for day care centres and child day care (in German)
Quality in Day Care

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The quality of early childhood education, child-raising and care is of decisive importance for the further life journeys of children and thus influences the future viability of our society. As places of early childhood education, day care facilities have a special role and responsibility.
Berlin Educational Programme for day care centres and child day care
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Berlin Education Programme
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Quality agreement on day care facilities (QVTAG)
Support of educational practice in day care

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Social Pedagogical Training Institute Berlin-Brandenburg
The Social Pedagogical Training Institute Berlin-Brandenburg (SFBB) as a state-owned continuing education institution is aimed at child and youth welfare specialists from Berlin and Brandenburg and helps them to meet the continuously changing demands in their profession.
The SFBB offers an extensive programme of professional qualification and thus supports the specialists in dealing with current issues and developments and in gaining knowledge and competence for their everyday educational work.
Consultation day care centres – experience practice-related educational quality
Day care educators and prospective educators, administrators and teachers, representatives of the providers and other interested parties have the opportunity to experience practical work in accordance with the Berlin Education Programme and to enter into an exchange of professional experience on various focal points such as language education integrated into everyday routine, artistic design or discussing nature, environment and technology.
The teachers in the consultation day care centres are available with their experience and knowledge as competent specialists and look forward to an exchange of practical experiences, ideas, open questions and professional assessments.
The eight consultation day care centres in Berlin welcomes interested parties for a tour of the facility followed by an expert discussion, work shadowing or professional consultation in a small group. The Berlin Day Care Institute for Quality Development (BeKi) is supporting the project on behalf of the State of Berlin and in cooperation with the Social Pedagogical Training Institute Berlin-Brandenburg (SFBB).
This offering of the consultation day care centres is financed by the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family and is available to you free of charge. The number of consultation day care centres was expanded in 2015 with additional focal points. You can find more information at Konsultationskitas.de.
State programme “Day care centres on the move – for a good, healthy day care centre”
As part of the Berlin state programme Day care centres on the move – for a good, healthy day care centre”, the focus is on supporting education and health in Berlin day care centres. The state programme initiates an ongoing organizational development process in the participating day care centres. As part of the programme, the day care centres get the opportunity to use free advanced training, professional support and an online survey for educational professionals and parents.
By including everyone involved in the daily day care routine, the participating day care centres are making a contribution to the further development of the quality of education and health – for the well-being of Berlin’s children. You can get information about the programme, the cooperation partners, the participating districts and day care centres in the information flyer. You can find additional information at www.gute-gesunde-kitas-in-berlin.de.
For professional information on health-promoting quality development, see the Frame of reference for a good, healthy day care centre.
BiSS-Transfer – Federal programme “Education through language and writing”
BiSS-Transfer is a joint initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Conference of Ministers of Education for the transfer of language education and reading and writing support in schools and day care centres. It ties in with “Education through Language and Writing” (BiSS). The initiative started on 1 March 2020 and is designed to run for five years.
BiSS was a federal research and development programme that was carried out from 2013 to 2019. As part of the programme, the offerings for language training, language diagnostics and reading support for children and adolescents introduced in the federal states were scientifically examined and developed further with regard to their effectiveness and efficiency. The elementary area in the state of Berlin is participating in BiSS with three so-called associations (projects).
Regional Comenius programme “Young children as active learners exploring their world (YALE)”
Since 2013 the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Science has been a supporter of an EU project in partnership with the City of Poznań (Poland) and the Astrid Lindgren Institute in Poznań. Partners in Berlin are the organization “Children in Motion” and the Berlin Day Care Centre Institute for Quality Development. During the course of the programme, the focus was on the possibilities of enabling children to actively design their own learning processes. A brochure on the ‘ YALE ‘ project 2013 the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Science has been a supporter of an EU project in partnership with the City of Poznań (Poland) and the Astrid Lindgren Institute in Poznań. Partners in Berlin are the organization “Children in Motion” and the Berlin Day Care Centre Institute for Quality Development. During the course of the programme, the focus was on the possibilities of enabling children to actively design their own learning processes. A brochure on the ‘ YALE ‘ project was published by the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs. You can read about the results in a practical guide: was published by the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs. You can read about the results in a practical guide: