Kita Tandem Binz 1 (Zürich)

The daycare centers Binz 2 (Binzallee 29) and Binz 3 (Binzallee 37/39) in the same neighborhood also run under Binz 1.

**Location

• Central location at 6 sites in Zurich (Kreis 3, 4, 6)
• Outdoor play facilities within walking distance (playgrounds, parks, etc.)

Childcare

• Loving, appreciative, professional
• Following the pedagogy of Emmi Pikler
• Each child is perceived as an individual and is supported in his or her development accordingly.
• We go outside every day
• Forest day on Friday for children from 2 years
• Movement is important for a good development of the child - we constantly educate ourselves and provide for sufficient movement in everyday life, which is fun.
• We speak German and emphasize good language development. We support foreign language children accordingly.
• In the last half year before kindergarten, we specifically promote competencies for kindergarten

Rooms / Play Materials

• The children should have space and be able to give free rein to their imagination and creativity - that is why we have rooms that are not overcrowded and thus leave room for the child.
• The play material is in good condition and accessible to the child.
• Regular free play - the children decide what and with whom they play.
• Regular, guided activities - the child may participate, but does not have to.
• It has creative and movement areas

Parent work

• We work with your loved one - that's why good parent work is important to us.
• One parents' evening per year
• One parent-teacher conference per year
• At least one parent event per year (brunch, barbecue, parent-child forest day, etc.)
• 1x per month news from the daycare by email
• Daily door-to-door talks
• Always an open ear for the concerns of parents
• Professional administration (contracts, invoices, payments, etc.)

**Nutrition

• Eating should be a pleasure.
• Many of our foods are of organic quality.
• We encourage independent eating, pouring and scooping with child-friendly dishes and cutlery.
• We arrange the food as nicely as possible, we set the table lovingly and ensure that the table atmosphere is as pleasant and relaxed as possible.
• We do not force anyone to eat, but we try to motivate the children to try everything.
• We pay attention to foods that come from the region if possible, to whole foods, to products with as little / no added sugar as possible. We do not buy "budget" or "prix guarantee" products.
• We eat a lot of fruit and vegetables (at every meal).
• Sweets should and may be, birthdays should be celebrated accordingly and also otherwise something sweet belongs to the Zvieri. But we always eat something healthy as well.
• Sweets can also be dried fruit and not just chocolate or cookies. We also consider jam and honey as sweets. For drinks we offer water and sugar-free teas, for breakfast also milk / cocoa. For birthdays we also offer juice (diluted). (In the toddler groups, we do not offer sweet snacks, since crispbread, crackers, cornflakes, etc. already contain sugar. already contain sugar. In the toddler groups we limit sweet Zvieri to 1 time per week).
• The midday meal is prepared for us by SV Service in Zurich Binz, since it is impossible for us to cook in the houses ourselves. SV Service uses seasonal and regional food whenever possible, especially when it comes to fresh produce, and does not source air-freighted goods.
• We usually eat meat 2x per week, vegetarian 2x and fish 1x per week.

Association with the staff

• Fair wages (better than the wage recommendations of the industry association kibesuisse)
• Open and transparent communication
• 3 paid training days per year
• Nursery managers with well-founded management training (e.g. Leadership and Management SVF)
• Training of apprentices as care specialists
• Training of child educators HF (higher technical college)
• We expect good performance from our employees, but we also expect ourselves to treat our staff well and fairly.