"Fugu" Daycare
"Fugu" Kinderkrippen GmbH
Key information
- Publication date:09 July 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Buch
Job summary
Welcome to the "Fugu" Kinderkrippe, a nurturing space for children. Here, families can support their kids during this big transition.
Tasks
- Parents must accompany their child during the first visits.
- The adaptation period typically lasts around two weeks.
- Children build trust with educators while exploring their new environment.
Skills
- No specific qualifications needed, just a caring attitude.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.
- Patience and understanding are crucial during the adaptation phase.
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Adjustment
Design and Significance
of the Adjustment.
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Information Sheet Adjustment
Dear Parents
We warmly welcome your whole family to the "Fugu" Daycare.
We are aware that the transition from family to the often still unknown world of
daycare represents a change for the whole family, which is often accompanied by uncertainty and many questions.
For the child, it means a great challenge to adapt to a different environment and to build relationships with new people. Therefore, during the adjustment, we are absolutely dependent on cooperation with you parents, and it is essential that parents accompany their
child during its first visits to "Fugu". The adjustment usually takes about 2
weeks.
Already in the first months of life, the child develops a close attachment to its parents.
This forms the secure basis. If the child feels insecure, e.g., in the still unfamiliar environment of the daycare, it seeks the closeness of the attachment figure or signals its need for it. If it feels secure, it distances itself from the attachment figure and explores the new environment. For this reason, parents are indispensable during the adjustment process.
The fundamental goal of the adjustment is, in cooperation with the parents, to enable the child, under the protection of the
attachment figure, to become familiar with the new environment and to build a bonding relationship with the educator. The fear of losing the child to the educator is unfounded.
Diverse studies show that children, when given the choice, overwhelmingly prefer their parents to the educator. Parents are and remain the primary attachment figures.
The adjustment is the basis for a successful, trusting, and supportive care relationship between child, parents, and daycare.
The basis for this information sheet is our personal experiences from practice and the book
"The First Days in Daycare" / Laewen, Anders, Hédervàri / Luchterhand Verlag 2000.
1 Basic Phase
The basic phase lasts 3 days. During this time, the child stays for about 2 hours with one parent in the "Fugu" Daycare. The attendance times are agreed upon with the group leader.
No separation attempts are made during the basic phase. Even if the mother or father wants to leave the room briefly, they take their child with them. The first three days play a very important
role and should not be burdened by a separation. The child's self-confidence in its
explorations is based precisely on the presence of the mother or father, and in most cases, it would quickly lose interest in new things if it suddenly had to cope with the new situation alone.
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1.1
The Role of Parents in the Basic Phase
The task of the parents is to provide a secure base for the child during its explorations in the new
environment. If the child can already crawl or walk, the parents allow the child to decide when it wants to move away from them and when it wants to return. The child should not be pressured into any behavior. If it moves away from the parents, it will periodically check with quick glances to see if it still has their attention. Therefore, the parents choose a comfortable spot in the child's line of sight and simply be there. They respond positively and affirmatively to
the child's approaches and eye contact; otherwise, the parents behave passively. They do not take the initiative to make contact with the child - it will clearly signal when it needs closeness or affirmation. During this passive time, the parents can enjoy observing their child. At the same time, there is an opportunity for mutual acquaintance with our
team and also to learn more about the daily life in the "Fugu" Daycare.
1.2
The Role of the Educator in the Basic Phase
The educator observes the situation and responds to contact attempts such as eye contact, smiling,
accepting toys, etc., which every child will eventually make. The child determines
the pace and type of contact. She will offer the child play opportunities and leaves it up to them to engage. It is important that the child can freely determine its play and exploration activities and that it is not pressured into any specific behavior.
1.3
The First Separation
On the fourth day, a first separation attempt of max. 30 minutes will be made.
Immediately upon arrival at the "Fugu" Daycare, the accompanying parent waits until the child, for example, turns to a toy, the educator, or other children. Then the parent goes to the child and says goodbye. It is very important that the mother or father says goodbye briefly and clearly and does not just "sneak away". The parents risk the trust. It may be that the next time the child is not as quick to engage in play or with another person, as it expects that the parents will say goodbye and leave again.
Two different separation reactions are now conceivable:
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The child protests already at the farewell and begins to cry. Or it initially reacts hardly at all and starts crying after some time, without any visible reason. It can also happen that a child remains in a tense body posture, no longer plays, and does not let itself be addressed by the educator. When these children cry, they can hardly be comforted by the
educator at all or only for a short time. In these situations, the attempt is aborted, and the educator will bring the parents back into the room. Therefore, they should remain in the house or otherwise on call during this first separation.
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The child shows only a slight or no reaction when father or mother leaves the room. It may follow them with its eyes, but then continues to play without noticeably restricting its activity and remains approachable.
If it protests or starts to cry at the farewell or shortly thereafter, it can be calmed down by the
educator permanently. In this case, the father or mother stays away for 30 minutes and then returns to the room.
The parents can use the half hour during the first separation to gain insight into our other children's group, or they can retreat to our team and office room.
It is important that the parents can be there immediately if the situation requires it.
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On the fourth day, the educator will also increasingly take over the care of the child (feeding, changing, brushing teeth, etc.). At the beginning, this should happen as much as possible in the presence of the parents and then in their absence.
2 Final Phase
2.1
Further Progress
At the end of the fourth day, the preliminary further progress of the
adjustment will be planned together with the parents. After each brief absence of the parent when bringing the child, the period in which the child stays alone in the "Fugu" Daycare will be extended daily. However, the parents should be reachable by phone in case of emergency.
Experience shows that familiar objects (blanket, stuffed animal, favorite toy, etc.) brought from home can be very helpful for the child during the separation phases and when falling asleep in the still unfamiliar environment.
2.2
Completion of the Adjustment
The adjustment is considered complete when the child accepts the educator as a secure base and allows itself to be comforted by her. It can certainly happen that the child still protests against the departure of the
parents - and that is its right. Its sadness and anger should have space.
What matters is whether it can be calmed down quickly by the educator and then shows interest and good spirits towards the offered activities. If, from the child's perspective, the drop-off and pick-up situations can be experienced as a transition from one secure base to another, we have achieved our
goal.
Furthermore:
: it is of great importance that a good contact can develop between the parents and the caregivers. The adjustment does not take place exclusively on the level of the child. The
design of a relationship triangle between parents, child, and educator is the goal of this joint
process.
We are looking forward to a colorful, intensive, and varied time with your child and your family.
Thank you very much for your cooperation and trust.
Your "Fugu" Team
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