State‑Certified Childcare Worker

The programme covers educational, care and support tasks in kindergartens, day‑care centres, children's homes, children's clinics and private households. It includes explaining professional practice theoretically and methodically, perceiving persons and situations, observing and explaining behaviour, recognising and meeting daily‑life needs, experiencing, supporting and reflecting on educational activities, initiating movement and promoting health, designing play as a learning activity, encouraging and accompanying artistic‑creative activities, and fostering language development and communication. Successful completion leads to the title of state‑certified childcare worker (male/female) and qualifies for further training as a state‑recognised educator or curative education nurse.

Perform educational, care and support duties in kindergartens, day‑care centres, children's homes, children's clinics and private households; explain professional practice theoretically and methodically; observe and assess persons and situations; recognise and meet daily‑life needs; support and reflect on educational activities; promote physical activity and health; design play as a learning activity; encourage artistic‑creative activities; foster language development and communication

Secondary school certificate (Realschulabschluss) or equivalent; proof of a suitable internship placement