Sputnik Kita, Tageskindergarten, Tagesschule

Sputnik, a daycare center for children between the ages of two and six, opened in the summer of 2012. It is centrally located between Bern's main train station and the Bern Inselspital hospital and has child-friendly premises covering around 200m2. It also has an equally large garden area, direct access protected from the outside, and a mountain view over the rooftops of the city of Bern.

Would you like to visit Sputnik? We look forward to hearing from you.

At Sputnik KITA, we offer high-quality care for children from the age of two until they start school. It is based on the English preschool model and follows the Montessori method of education. Through play, learning, and experience, children are introduced to the diversity of life. For example, meals are prepared together in the children's kitchen, vegetables and fruits are planted in the daycare garden, carrots are counted, and name tags for the herb bed are made and labeled.

Playing, learning, and experiencing.

Kindergarten-age children are encouraged to learn according to the objectives of the curriculum set by the Cantonal Education Directorate (ERZ) and are prepared for school. As kindergarten attendance is compulsory, children must attend Sputnik Kindergarten for at least three full days per week.

Sputnik Kindergarten is licensed by the ERZ.

Our team consists of pedagogically trained specialists of various ages who have language skills in addition to German. One or two interns and one apprentice complete the team. We make sure that both genders are represented.

Services

Today's lifestyle and the demands placed on working parents require flexible childcare. Sputnik KITA meets this need with opening hours of 12 hours per day and childcare during school holidays. The facility is closed for holidays during calendar weeks 28, 29, 52, and 01. The daycare center is closed on public holidays (Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, August 1).

Children aged 2 and above are accepted until they start school. For educational reasons, attendance of at least 50% per week is desirable. Special arrangements can be made in justified cases.

Children who attend the compulsory kindergarten must attendthe Sputnik Kindergarten for at least three full days.

 

Basic offer

•  Open Monday to Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

•  Full-day and half-day care

•  Internal kindergarten

• Structured program, rituals

• Healthy food, snacks, and hot lunch

•  Children's playground with various equipment in our private garden

• Walks, visits to public playgrounds, forest days

• Space and time to play, relax, do crafts, laugh, celebrate...

• Parent-teacher conferences, events with and for parents

Additional services

These are offered in collaboration with specially trained professionals. Additional services are charged separately.

•  Early English / English

• German for foreign-language children

•  Early music education – in collaboration with the Krompholz Music School in Bern

Settling in

Parents who are interested in a place at the daycare center are invited to a taster day with their child. When a child is admitted to the Sputnik daycare center, the settling-in period is carefully planned together with the parents. The settling-in period usually lasts around two weeks.

Example of a daily routine.pdf

Fees and registration form