As of: February 1, 2024, 7:00 p.m
By: Patrick Staar
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Happy about the start of the large day care center (from left): Managing Director Hans Keller, Martina Syrowatka, Helena Haunschild, Mayor Thomas Gründl and Julia Kammerlochner (from left).
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Good news for the Bad Heilbrunner parents: After a year and a half of searching and many setbacks, the long-planned day care in the guest's house started this Thursday.
Bad Heilbrunn – “We are very happy that we have now found these three great ladies,” said Mayor Thomas Gründl at a press conference on Wednesday.
As reported, it was originally planned for a childminder to move into the former guest information center on Wörnerweg, but she backed out in August 2022.
Then a large day care facility run by “Sira Child Care gGmbh” was supposed to start in the building in April 2023, but this failed due to a lack of staff.
The community then started looking for staff on its own - but without success for a long time.
Sometimes there was a lack of feedback, sometimes there was a lack of the necessary qualifications.
Advertising on the federal highway attracted applicants
But now the problems seem to have been solved.
The reason for this was an idea that Dietlind von Plettenberg put forward at a local council meeting in April 2023.
At that time, the daycare center director advocated displaying the banner “Skilled workers wanted” at the entrance to the town.
This sign has proven itself in other communities - and now also in Bad Heilbrunn.
“I regularly drove past this sign,” says educator Julia Kammerlochner.
“Then I thought to myself: Bad Heilbrunn is so beautiful.
It would be great to open a large day care center there.” Her enthusiasm grew even further when she found out that the building is right next to the herb park: “Lots of nature, getting out into the open air, herbs – that’s exactly what I want.” The proximity to the herb park The large day care also owes its name: “Kräuterkrinpse.”
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The trio has a wealth of educational experience.
Kammerlochner has already worked as a teacher in a kindergarten and a crèche.
Martina Syrowatka is a nanny, mother of a four-year-old boy and a two-year-old daughter and was most recently on parental leave for five years.
“Now I wanted to work in a small, family-run facility again – and this offer came to me.” It was a similar story for Helena Haunschild, a trained special education teacher and childcare worker.
As the mother of a two-year-old daughter, she had a “care problem” in Bad Heilbrunn: “So I thought I would join Julia.
Then I can look after my daughter myself until she gets a place at kindergarten.”
This is what the care times look like
The plan is for up to ten children between the ages of twelve months and three years to be looked after in the guest's house, although two places are currently still available.
Opening times are Monday to Thursday from 7:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The three educators are employed by the municipality and look after the children together in an external room - a difference to childminders who work at home.
“If you look at the training of the three, you can send children to day care with a clear conscience and heart,” says Thomas Gründl.
“It's not easy to find staff.
That’s why I’m glad that we found three great people who will become active in the community and accomplish this task.”