Our bilingual kindergarten Joki Harlaching

Overview

Joki Harlaching is a little gem. In the previous silo of the Kraemer mill, the children experiencea quiet oasis in the middle of a big city. The rush of the Auer millstream and the charm of the old mill building bring a special atmosphere to this nursery. The rooms on the ground and first floor are bright, spacious and furnished to a high standard. Each group has its own room and a separate sleeping room that can also be used for other activities.

True to our motto „ we provide your child a home from home“, the group room is fitted with its own small kitchen, so that we can cook, bake, wash and clear up, just like at home.

The nice, rambling garden with various play equipment and sand pits is used exclusively by us. The children can make lots of discoveries about nature in this 900 m2 plot. On our outings we can explore the Isar which is in walking distance, the sheep on our neighbour`s field and the nearby zoo.

Further details about the history of this lovely, unusual area can be found here.

Bilingual care from the beginning: Alongside our German speaking carers, the kindergarten group will normally have an English speaking carer who will introduce the children to their language and culture through fun and games. Using the Immersion method, our native speakers speak with the children solely in their mother tongue. The aim is not to teach the children a language in a school-like way, but rather that they should come into contact with a foreign language, songs and games.

Our own cook receives special intensive training about the nutritional needs of young children. She prepares all meals fresh each day and appropriate for the age of the children. Therefore, it is not necessary to bring any snacks to the nursery. The menu can be adjusted for children with allergies.

Impressions

Bilingual group

Joki offers an exceptionally high staff to child ratio. In each group 3-4 carers look after 25 children from the age of 3 until they start school.

Alongside our German speaking teachers, normally an English speaking carer introduces the children to their language and culture through fun and games. Using the Immersion method, our native speakers speak with the children solely in their mother tongue. The aim is not to teach the children a language in a school-like way, but rather that they should come into contact with a foreign language, songs and games.

Through this the intercultural competence of the children is encouraged, which prepares them for a globalised world. Additionally their brains will be trained according to well-founded scientific findings without any pressure of a particularly intensive form. A high mental flexibility results all the more, the earlier and more consistently the child finds itself in a multilingual environment. You can find further information at www.fmks-online.de.

Opening hours

The Kindergarten is open the whole year, with the exception of five Internal Conference Days per year, the time between Christmas and Three Kings Day, and two weeks summer vacation in mid- August.  Closing times will always be announced 12 months in advance.

Fees and booking options

In our kindergarten we take care of children from three years old until they go to school (refer to our nursery for younger children) from 7.30am Monday to Friday. The booking options normally end at 3pm, 4pm 5pm or 6.15pm and Fridays at the latest 4.45pm. The kindergarten fees depend on which category is booked and correspond to a booking of 5 days per week.

The registration fee becomes due when the contract is concluded. The registration fee is reduced to 290 € as of the second child.

You can claim tax relief on the fees up to the set limit according to the German tax legislation.

The monthly contribution is 100, – € reduced for preschoolers in the last year of kindergarten.

Service

We offer a complete service package for our working parents, holding true to our motto ‘Job and kid, a happy combination.’ If you should have any additional wishes, please let us know.

• All meals are prepared fresh by our chef
• You don’t need to prepare any meals or snacks, which can save you time in the morning
• Children with allergies will receive meals specially prepared for them
• We will wash children’s dirty or soiled clothes
• We record important, exciting and special developmental progress through a mixture of words and pictures in development a personal folder
• In addition to our long opening times, we offer flexible solutions for exeptional work-related circumstances, where you may occasionally need longern hours of care for your child

Click here for pre-registration

You can download the educational concept of Joki Childcare Centres in Munich here

A detailed copy of the educational concept of Joki Harlaching is available in our centre

How to reach us

You can reach Joki Harlaching in a few minuites from Harlaching, Giesing, der Au and Thalkirchen. By car you can reach us from Candidplatz via Schönstraße / Lebscheestraße in two minutes, the tubestation Candidplatz is two bus stops away or 10 minutes by foot.
For parents we have our own parkplaces in the front of the building. Prams, car seats and bike trailers can be left with us during the day.

Public Transportation

From the Au, Giesing and Harlaching: U1 Olympia Einkaufszentrum – Mangfallplatz
Trainstop Candidplatz, from there about 10 min. by feet, or two busstops
 From Glockenbachviertel and the Au: Bus 52 (Marienplatz – Tierpark):
Busstop Lebscheestraße, from there about 200 m by feet

Here is the link for the Munich Public Transportation System