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“Einsteinchen CompanyKids” - services offered by the company kindergarten

The GKSS company kindergarten on Max-Planck-Straße is right in front of the entrance to GKSS Research Centre and offers unique child-care services for 25 children between the ages of eight weeks and six years.

The GKSS company kindergarten on Max-Planck-Straße in Geesthacht — right in front of the entrance to GKSS Research Centre.
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GKSS Research Centre is offering these child-care facilities to make it easier for its employees to combine work and family life. Young scientists frequently have a high workload, and a service of this kind, which is a departure from inflexible child-care concepts, is particularly important for them.
pme Familienservice GmbH is providing the child-care facilities operated jointly by GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH and the city of Geesthacht. The GKSS company kindergarten “Einsteinchen CompanyKids” can accommodate two groups — one numbering 15 children between one and six years of age, and a group of ten children aged between eight weeks and three years. There are 18 places for children of GKSS employees, and seven places are reserved for children from the Geesthacht area. The educational approach used also makes part-time places and place sharing possible.

In addition to having unusual opening hours (8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), the educational concept of the “Einsteinchen CompanyKids” kindergarten — a result of the facility’s close association with a renowned research centre — is also quite remarkable.
For those who would like to learn more about the concept and educational features of the GKSS kindergarten, we have compiled more detailed information and addresses for you on the website pages "Concept", "Services" and "Contact".

Most of the places had already been reserved by the starting date of “Einsteinchen CompanyKids”. For further information, please contact one of the persons named on the “Contact” page.

Several reports on the GKSS kindergarten project appeared in the GKSS staff newsletter, UNTER UNS.
The following links will take you to the May 2007 edition of UNTER UNS, which contains a detailed report on the underlying concept of “Einsteinchen CompanyKids” (page 14), and to the December 2006 edition, which includes an interview with Michael Ganß, Commercial Director of GKSS Research Centre (page 15).

Unter Uns, Ausgabe Mai 2007

Unter Uns, Ausgabe Dezember 2006