Begrüssung und Abschied in der Kita

This training material for professionals in daycare centers includes 33 cards featuring conversation-starting photos on the front and prompt questions on the back. The topic cards help the team work on enhancing the educational quality during the key moments of greeting (including the drop-off phase) and farewell. Even after the settling-in period, professionals must sensitively accompany the transitions at the beginning and end of the daycare day, providing attentive support and structured guidance. Established rituals serve as orientation, and individual attention makes it easier for children to say goodbye to their parents in the morning. At the same time, the relationship with parents should be strengthened in the spirit of an educational and caregiving partnership.

Examples of prompts:

• Do we welcome parents and children in their diverse languages?
• Do we greet them by name?
• How bright and welcoming are our entrance and cloakroom areas?
• How do we support crying children?
• What significance do door and threshold conversations hold for us?.