Kita Glühwürmli
A Reggio daycare center
Our educational philosophy
- We educate children with democratic values by enabling each child to have self-determination and creative freedom, so that they can grow up to be self-confident and independent citizens.
We view child development as a holistic process, and in supporting it, we rely on close collaboration between child, parents, and educators to ensure that each child's development is met. We treat every child and adult as an equal, demonstrating acceptance, respect, and appreciation to build a trusting relationship. We encourage our staff to engage in self-reflection so that they can advance their personal development and assume their professional responsibilities. We promote the educational quality of our staff by engaging with contemporary research findings to further develop our educational quality in practice.
Reggio Pedagogy
The Glühwürmli daycare center follows the pedagogical principles of Reggio Emilia. Reggio Emilia originated in the province of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy. Loris Malaguzzi, a former head of municipal facilities, is considered its founder because his ideas played a decisive role in the further development of Reggio Emilia.
Reggio daycare centers describe themselves as "learning organizations." They don't adhere to specific theories, but are open to all research findings and apply them in practice.
“Child development is (…) not an individual matter, but a process that takes place within a community.” Malaguzzi
Reggio pedagogy places particular emphasis on the social environment. The collaborative partnership between child, parents, and educators plays a crucial role. Although children are competent beings from the outset, they need competent adults and other children to develop. The responsibility lies in the community, in the exchange between all involved.
“A child has a hundred languages.” Malaguzzi
The Reggians believe that children have an unlimited capacity for expression in many different ways. To do so, children need competent adults and supportive environments that foster their expressive potential and enable individual sensory experiences.
"The ability to socialize and remember, to communicate, to draw or modify conclusions, to absorb and understand is genetically given to children. They develop further through their interactions with people, things, and ideas." Malaguzzi
We see the child as an eager researcher and active constructor of his own knowledge with a hundred languages.