Welcome to Kinderkiste Upsy Daisy e.V., a bilingual (English/German) kindergarten in Haidhausen, Munich! Upsy Daisy provides loving and enriching care and education for children aged 3 to 6 years old of all cultural backgrounds and nationalities.
We currently have one open spot starting September 2025 for a child born in 2021 or 2022, ideally English speaking. Please go to enrollment to complete an application for our wait list.
Our kindergarten
Our kindergarten is located in the heart of Haidhausen, close to Pariser Platz. The bright, spacious premises, porch with mud kitchen, as well as the adjacent garden offer the kids plenty of space to play, learn, exercise and rest. Our newly built kitchen with a work surface at kids’ height means the group can cook together and learn how to prepare healthy and delicious food in a hands-on way.
Values
The small group size of only 16 kids with a very well-staffed and engaged pedagogical team allows for individualized attention and support. The atmosphere at our kindergarten is safe and welcoming, and we focus on children learning how to work, play and co-operate in a group beyond their family and on personal, moral and social-emotional development. As a highly international group, we value cultural diversity and emphasize teaching the kids knowledge of and respect for different cultural traditions.
Activities
Our daily pedagogicial activities, weekly sports and music classes and regular field trips offer plenty of opportunities for the kids to learn about themselves, others, and the world around them. There are regular forest days, and every year, the kids go on an overnight farm trip with the team.
Bilingual Education
Our approach to bilingual education is immersive: Both German- and English-speaking kids can maintain and improve their native language while playfully acquiring the new language through everyday interactions with their peers and teachers. Additionally, we incorporate targeted language learning activities especially at the pre-school level.
Parents’ Initiative
As a parents’ initiative, the kindergarten welcomes and depends on parents’ involvement. Depending on individual interests and the needs of the kindergarten, each family is responsible for a certain task related to the management and operation of the kindergarten, such as food shopping, finances, or organization of events. The board of management consists of three members who are elected by the parents.
Parents’ meetings are held every month and are mandatory. In addition, all parents help with the general cleaning of the facilities a few times a year and attend the yearly “Community Clean-up”. Food is provided by a caterer and daily cleaning is covered by a cleaning help, so there aren’t any daily cleaning or cooking duties for parents.
The parents’ involvement is a significant factor in the friendly and family-like atmosphere at our kindergarten and makes possible an especially constructive co-operation between the parents and the pedagogical team for the sake of our children.
Upsy Daisy receives funding from the State of Bavaria and City of Munich.
Teachers
The children are looked after by qualified educators and additional staff, to ensure the best possible care and education.
Brooke
Kristina
Since June 2024, I am a teacher and stellvertretende Einrichtungsleitung here at Upsy Daisy. After completing my bachelor’s degree in educational sciences in Munich, I worked with children and young adults with severe multiple disabilities, before returning to university for my master’s degree in educational management. Since the beginning of my professional education, it has
always been my goal to actively contribute to the improvement of the education system. As early childhood education is still often neglected and at the same time is fundamentally important for every educational path, I am pleased to accompany the children in their development here
before they take the big step into school. It is particularly important to me to provide individual
support for each child based on their respective strengths and abilities, and to create a needs-oriented and emotionally safe environment so that the children can develop and express self-confidence, self-worth, and curiosity. The close collaboration within our multidisciplinary team and with the parents in this parent initiative creates a unique starting point with great
potential that benefits the children´s development.
Maridel
After completing my bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education in 2008, I worked for one year as a kindergarten teacher with children aged 3-6 years old. In order to improve myself professionally, I pursued a master’s degree in English Language Teaching with units in Early Childhood Education from 2009 to 2013 while working as an ESL (English as a Second Language) Teacher in the Philippines. In 2017 after working for 3 years in Dubai, I got married and moved to Munich in which most of my 2 years before working at Upsy Daisy in March 2020 were spent studying German language and immersing myself in German life and culture. It has been my dream to work with children since I was young. I believe that each child has distinct intelligences innate in himself/herself and it is the the role of the teacher to guide and help them nurture those. Furthermore, children are the future of our society and so next to playful and creative design of education, righteousness and fairness as well as imparting of knowledge and values to the children are particularly important to me.
Angelika
Angelika is a kindergarden teacher and supports the team part time one day a week.
Sıla
In 2017, I began my undergraduate studies in Early Childhood Education at Middle East Technical University. During this time, I participated in various volunteer activities related to early childhood education, such as engaging in sensory activities with autistic and visually impaired children and taking part in story-writing workshops for children.
In 2022, I graduated with high honors and worked as a teacher at an English-language kindergarten in Turkey for a year. Wanting to further my education, I applied to the Educational Sciences Department at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) for my master’s degree. After being accepted, I moved to Munich and, in May 2024, my path crossed with Upsy Daisy—a place that has always felt like a dream job to me.
Upsy Daisy has not only contributed to my professional growth but also deepened my understanding of early childhood education. Every day, I continue to learn and grow, both in my field and personally. Alongside my work, I am also pursuing my master’s degree and working on improving my German.
Cindy
Cindy is completing her Bundesfreiwilligendienst at Upsy Daisy.
Concept, Activities and Daily Routine
You can find information on our pedagogical concept here: Concept (PDF).
Activities
Morning circle
Every morning we have circle time. Children gather around for stories, songs or games. It is also time for discussing conflicts, rules or anything else experienced by the children.
Music
Once a week, an external music teacher comes for music lessons.
Pre-school
Pre-school is designed for children who will be attending first grade in the coming school year. Pre-school takes place twice a week, once in English and once in German. All pre-school kids attend both classes.
Sports and exercise
Once a week the children have sports class at a nearby sports hall. We also spend lots of time in our garden or go to various playgrounds in the neighborhood.
Field trips and excursions
We go on lots of excursions, such as visiting museums, theaters, the zoo, the library, or the forest. The kids are involved in the planning and preparation of these trips. Every year in spring/early summer, we take the kids to a farm nearby – and stay overnight! We also organize a 5 day ski course for children age four and up once a year.
Parties and more
We offer many occasions to party! Christmas, ‘Fasching’ (Carnival), Halloween party, and birthdays, to name just a few. Before the summer-break we have a summer-party with barbecue in our garden for the whole family.
Daily Routine
A typical day at Upsy Daisy:
- 07:50-09:25 Arrival of the children, free play
- 08:15-09:15 Open Breakfast
- 09:15-09:30 Time to tidy up
- 09:30-10:15 Morning Circle
- 10:15-12:15 Activities/Free Play/Garden
- 12:15-13:10 Lunch
- 13:15-14:00 Quiet Time
- 14:00-15:00 Quiet Activity
- 15:00-15:15 Snack Time
- 15:15-17:15 Free Play/Garden
Enrollment
We welcome your questions and your interest in our kindergarten! Please contact us via email, and we will gladly answer your questions.
We currently have one open spot starting September 2025 for a child born in 2021 or 2022, ideally English speaking.
Bilingual German – English Kindergarten for 3 to 5 year old children
We offer:
- small group (16 kids) with a well staffed and highly engaged team
- garden
- lots of weekly activities (sports, music) and regular trips (museum, theater, farm…)
- open 7.50am to 5.15pm (4:25pm on Fridays)
- healthy breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack provided
- Great, international community with lots of fun!
We look forward to hearing from you! If you would like to be put on our waiting list, please complete the application form and send it to: anmeldung@kinderkiste-upsydaisy.de
General Information
Opening hours
07:50 to 17:15, Monday-Thursday
07:50 to 16:25 Friday
Cost
We abide by the City of Munich’s fee schedule with staggered booking times. Taking into account the subsidy of 100 Euro per child in kindergarten granted by the State of Bavaria, the kindergarten does not charge a school fee (Besuchsgebühr).
Parents pay a monthly membership fee of currently 120 Euro. Additionally we charge 120 Euro per month for food (breakfast, lunch, afternoon, snack).
We charge an entry fee (one time payment, non-refundable) of 250 Euro per child (150 Euro for siblings), which helps us pay for renovation and similar costs, which are not subsidized. There is a security deposit (refundable) of 870 Euro.
Closing times
Our kindergarten is closed one week in August, on 23rd December to 6th January and on public holidays in Bavaria. In addition, there are two Pedagogical Planning Days per year, on which the kindergarten is closed.
Jobs
Job for a voluntary social year (FSJ / BFD) (f/m/x)
You are currently deciding what to do next year and would like to gain experience in a socially oriented profession? You like working with kids, being creative, and having fun? You have many talents, that you think children would benefit from? You enjoy imparting knowledge and getting to know the world from a child’s perspective?
Then apply now and become part of the Upsy Daisy Team!
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