The Elysée kindergarten is a place where children can find their feet, explore the world with curiosity and are permitted to grow at their own speed. It opened in 1993 in a magnificent period villa that is fully integrated into the Grand Elysée Hamburg – the kindergarten was extensively refurbished and extended in 2007. In this environment, which combines nature with creativity and outdoor exercise, we lovingly care for children from the age of eight months until they start school on the basis of clear pedagogical principles. The result is a kindergarten with history that makes children stronger and dependably relieves families.
We do not currently have any more places. You are welcome to enter your child on our waiting list via our registration form, which is available from the Elysée kindergarten or can be downloaded right here.
The Elysée kindergarten's work is based on Hamburg's statutory framework for early years education. It defines how the day-to-day kindergarten routines, playing with each other and planned activities, but also a stimulating environment, can aid the children's learning processes. In this respect, the Elysée kindergarten's qualified childcare practitioners believe in the concept that education is a child-driven further development process. The Grand Elysée kindergarten therefore aims to encourage and increase every child's independence and confidence in order to prepare it in the best possible way for school.
The statutory framework cites seven different aspects of education that children should experience in the course of everyday life at their kindergarten to equip them for the acquisition of fundamental skills. These are the following:
This multifaceted range of experiences they ought to be able to have helps the children to understand the world in which they live, to increase their skills and to willingly meet new challenges.
We at the Grand Elysée Hamburg kindergarten care very much about your children, and our fundamental pedagogical principles are important to us. We therefore aim to:
Build a good relationship with you, the parents, by regularly talking to each other.
Prepare the children in the best possible way for the next stage in their lives, school.
Teach them to respect rules and set limits.
Help them to focus on "the essential".
The Elysée kindergarten's further offers include early years music education with "Lütte Skol" as well as weekly English lessons.
Do you have questions about the Elysée kindergarten or would you like to put your child on the waiting list? Our principal will be happy to advise you in person – on the phone or via email:
Marina Hecklau
Principal, Elysée kindergarten
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