The daycare centre "Kita im Grünen"

The premises
Kita im Grünen wants to break new ground. This becomes clear as soon as you enter the premises. In the centre of the new main building, a spacious plaza welcomes visitors. This space not only serves as an entrance area. It is also used for various events. The eight group rooms with adjoining side rooms and bedrooms are also spacious and bright. There are also other functional rooms such as the creative room, music room, work room and a reading room. A multi-purpose hall also offers space for exercise activities.

In March 2017, the daycare centre moved into a new, extended main building. The old building was extended with four new groups, a spacious entrance area, function and administration rooms. The new building 2 was connected to the existing daycare centre building (built in 1999) with an intermediate wing. This extension enabled the number of childcare places to be doubled from 60 to 120. The content of the centre was also revised, which is why the name "Kita 4 Jahreszeiten" was replaced: From now on, the new facility will be called "Kita im Grünen, Pädagogisches Zentrum am Campus".

The outdoor area
The outstanding feature of the daycare centre is the very large outdoor area with over 4,000 square metres and an old stock of trees, which gives the impression of a small forest excursion. The grounds are completely fenced in and have several pieces of play equipment (including a mud table, swings, slide, climbing frames, sandpit, bobby car track). In summer, the electric XXL awning keeps the sun's power at bay and allows children to play outside at any time.

The kitchen
The Studierendenwerk is subject to high quality criteria and acts in accordance with the "Quality Standards of the German Nutrition Society" and the FIT KID programme. At the daycare centre, the children are provided with breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. Breakfast and afternoon meals are prepared directly on site. Lunch is delivered from the neighbouring central kitchen of the Studierendenwerk. The so-called "Cook & Chill" method is used for production. The food is prepared in the kitchen, cooled quickly and stored at temperatures of 2 to 3 degrees. In the daycare centre, the meals are then regenerated to at least 72 degrees immediately before consumption. This process is the system of communal catering with the best possible nutritional physiology. Vitamins and micronutrients are largely preserved, as is the flavour.