Our bilingual nursery and kindergarten Joki Harlaching

Overview

Joki Harlaching is truly a gem. In the building that was previously used as a silo for the Kraemer mill, the children experience a quiet oasis in the middle of the city. The flow of the Auer Mühlbach stream and the charm of the old mill building bring a special atmosphere to this day care centre. Our rooms on the ground floor 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.

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

Bilingual care from the beginning: Alongside our German speaking educators, each group will usually have an English native speaker who introduces the children to their language and culture playfully through conversation and games. Using the immersion method, our native speakers converse with the children solely in their native language. The aim is not to teach the children the language in a school-like way, but rather that they come into contact with the foreign language naturally, for example by singing songs and playing games.

Our chef has received intensive training on the special nutritional needs of young children. All meals are prepared freshly each day to ensure they are appropriate for the age of the children. Therefore, it is not necessary to bring any snacks to the day care centre. The menu can also be adjusted for children with allergies.

It goes without saying that the nursery children at Harlaching have priority in receiving a kindergarten place here, so that the children experience the whole of their early years education in the same day care centre and with the same values. This also allows friendships with other children, parents and educators to develop.

Please register for a place in our nursery or kindergarten here.

Impressions

Bilingual groups

Joki has a very good staff to child ratio. In each group 3-4 educators look after the children in the nursery and the kindergarten.

Alongside our German speaking educators, each group will usually have an English native speaker who introduces the children to their language and culture playfully through conversation and games. Using the immersion method, our native speakers converse with the children solely in their native language. The aim is not to teach the children the language in a school-like way, but rather that they come into contact with the foreign language naturally, for example by singing songs and playing games.

This promotes intercultural competence in the children, which prepares them for a globalised world. Additionally, their minds 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.

Parents quotes

Quotations from the Parents’ Questionnaire 2020

Opening hours

The day care centre is open year round, with the exception of four staff training days per year, the time between Christmas and Three Kings Day, and two weeks summer holidays in mid-August. Closing days will always be announced 12 months in advance.

Day care fees and booking options

In our day care centre we take care of children from six months old until the end of their sixth year. Our opening hours are from 7.30am Monday to Friday.

The day care fees depend on the booking categories as shown below and correspond to a booking of 5 days per week.

Nursery 2020/2021

Kindergarten 2020/2021

The registration fee will be due when the contract is signed. The registration fee is reduced to 290 € as of the second child.

Discount for each further sibling 40 €.

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

*without taking into account the monthly contribution (of 100 €) by the State of Bavaria to the entire kindergarten time.

Service

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

• All meals are prepared freshly by our chef
• You don’t need to pack 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 a personal folder
• In addition to our long opening hours, we offer flexible solutions for exeptional work-related circumstances, where you may occasionally need longer hours of care for your child

Click here for pre-registration (nursery & kindergarten).

A detailed copy of the educational concept of Joki Harlaching is available at the centre.

How to find us

Joki Harlaching is just a few minutes away from Harlaching, Giesing, Au and Thalkirchen. You can reach us by car from Candidplatz in two minute via Schönstraße / Lebscheestraße and the tube station Candidplatz is two bus stops away or 10 minutes by foot.
We have our own parking spaces for parents in front of the building. Strollers, car seats and bike trailers can be left with us during the day.

Public Transport

From the Au, Giesing and Harlaching: U1 Olympia Einkaufszentrum – Mangfallplatz
Train stop Candidplatz, from there about 10 min. by foot or two bus stops

From Glockenbachviertel and the Au: Bus 52 (Marienplatz – Tierpark):
Bus stop Lebscheestraße, from there about 200m by foot

Click here for the Munich Public Transport System.