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Choosing a high-priced daycare centre is a significant financial decision for many parents. Particularly in the city of Munich, which advertises its free daycare centres and the issue of childcare and child protection in general poses enormous challenges for the federal, state and local governments, it is worth taking a closer look at the advantages of private childcare for your own child. Because as nice as a fee-free daycare centre sounds, the criticism of inadequate childcare ratios and the lack of nursery places has been the same for years and has intensified since the introduction of the legal entitlement to a childcare place. Long waiting times for parents to find a childcare place and cumbersome enrolment procedures are the result. Investing in a private daycare centre like cocon pays off in many ways.
High-quality education and care
Private daycare centres such as cocon daycare centre attach great importance to excellent quality of care and education. Our educational concept is contemporary and modern. The teachers at cocon are highly qualified and undergo regular further training and are always up to date with the latest pedagogical research and methodology. This makes a decisive contribution to the cognitive, social and emotional development of the children and lays a solid foundation for their later educational career. cocon has this quality confirmed in all areas by external evaluations such as the Kindergarten TÜV seal (www.paedquis.de). Private daycare centres such as cocon are often characterised by an international environment and, at cocon, by diversity in practice. We are aware of our diversity and see it as an advantage. The future of children is global and we are aware of our responsibility to prepare them for it. At cocon, we live typical Bavarian traditions with all their international facets.
Individualised holistic support and childcare ratio
Children need to be seen and heard in their entirety. In the early years, it is important to build trust in people and the environment and to support the children at their own pace. A decisive advantage of cocon is therefore the individualised support in small groups in the crèche and kindergarten. Thanks to a scientifically recommended care ratio between teachers and children in each group, the professionals have more time to respond to and recognise the special needs and talents of each individual child. This individualised support can boost self-confidence and support the development of skills that might otherwise remain undiscovered. Children are given the opportunity to discover and deepen their interests, which has a positive long-term effect on their motivation and willingness to learn. At cocon, we support this through our programmes, which we see as educational impulses for the children. Daily stimuli in the STEM field, cognitive and social-emotional development methods are anchored in our daily educational programme. Our in-house studio and the art teachers we employ round off the creative development of children of all ages.
Language development is a cornerstone that should be found in most daycare centres on the basis of the Bavarian education and upbringing plan, but at cocon, it is reinforced by additional bilingual language development.
Experienced and qualified specialists
The right experts are needed to provide a high-quality educational programme. Highly qualified and experienced professionals are also a reason for the higher costs of a private daycare centre. The team at the cocon daycare centre consists of highly trained educators who care for the children with a lot of heart and commitment. They are not only professionally competent, but also trained in the emotional support and care of the children. The bilingual care is also worth emphasising: all bilingual staff at cocon are native speakers with pedagogical training who speak exclusively English or French with the children. This enables authentic and effective language teaching in everyday life. However, this requires that the language is introduced according to the immersion principle. We only work with native English and French speakers in our centres and employ our English-speaking or French-speaking specialist and supplementary staff in every group.
State-of-the-art equipment and safe environment
Our comprehensive and child-orientated facilities are designed in each house to provide a safe and stimulating environment for the children. At cocon, we attach great importance to ensuring that the rooms are clearly laid out and lovingly designed. In addition to reading and quiet corners, this also includes spacious outdoor areas that offer the children plenty of room to play and explore. The rooms in Bogenhausen were completely modernised just this year.
Health and nutrition
Children’s health and a healthy diet are also very important in high-priced daycare centres. Many private facilities attach great importance to a healthy and balanced diet.
At cocon, nutrition and health are so important to us that we offer each centre its own fresh food kitchen, where we employ a full-time chef. All meals are served to the children fresh and, in particular, quickly and without any additional supply chains. In this way, we ensure that important nutrients reach the children and offer better and transparent quality in the care of the children and our staff. Good nutrition not only contributes to physical health, but also promotes the children’s mental performance and general well-being. Our kitchen specialises in regional and seasonal organic products.
Additional offers and activities
The cocon daycare centre offers a varied programme of additional activities and courses in both the crèche and kindergarten areas that go far beyond the normal childcare offer. Specially equipped rooms such as gyms or art studios are just as much a part of the programme as trips and excursions outside the daycare centre. Music and art projects, scientific experiments and projects on environmental protection and sustainability are also on offer, as are sporting activities such as skiing courses. These programmes promote the holistic development of the children and enrich their everyday lives.
Compatibility of career and family
Reconciling work and family life is probably a crucial aspect of caring for your own child or children. At the cocon daycare centre, we are aware of the challenges faced by working parents. We therefore have very short closing times so that you can rely on stable childcare. Our flexible childcare hours help you to better reconcile work and family life and contribute to a harmonious work-life balance. We also see ourselves as an educational partner and work closely with parents to ensure the best possible development of your child.
Quality assurance
As a private, owner-managed daycare centre, quality is one of our most important unique selling points. This is reflected not only in our own concepts, but also in numerous external evaluations and certifications by independent institutes.
Our quality begins with the selection and management of our employees. In contrast to other facilities, our house managers are not assigned to a group so that they can concentrate fully on their management tasks. All bilingual employees are native speakers with professional pedagogical training. Regular further training, coaching and supervision ensure the quality of our professional work. We also select our external co-operation partners according to high criteria and standards.
Communicating values
For us at cocon, the most valuable thing is the child. The child whose voice is heard, whose opinion we take seriously. The protection of the child and the child’s participation in the community are non-negotiable for us. For this reason, we have established rituals in our daily routine that apply equally to everyone. These include the morning circle, lunch together and our children’s conferences. Together with you as parents, we also teach and exemplify the values that must be taken for granted in our society. Respectful coexistence and diversity are just as important to us as the involvement of your children in shaping our day-to-day life at the daycare centre.
Conclusion
Investing in a private daycare centre such as the cocon daycare centre in Munich has numerous advantages. The high-quality education, individualised support, modern facilities, healthy food, experienced professionals and family-friendly childcare times ensure that your child receives the best possible care and support. What’s more, cocon is not part of any major organisation or company. Cocon consists of two owner-managed centres and our parents know the entire team and the provider. The cooperation in the centres is characterised by a lively educational partnership to which everyone involved attaches great importance. These factors also justify the higher costs and offer considerable added value for your child’s development in the long term.
Our credo: Your child at the centre!
Visit us and let us convince you of our extensive range of services and our dedicated team. We look forward to seeing you and your child! Contact us and arrange an exclusive tour with our management. We will be happy to answer all your questions personally and show you our everyday life at cocon.
Did you already know? You can receive financial support from the Economic Youth Welfare Service. You can find more information on the City of Munich’s childcare centre orientation calculator.
