The Zingel daycare center in Salzgitter-Lichtenberg was officially opened on Thursday, June 5.
The newly built "Zingel" daycare center will start operations in the next few weeks. The 4-group facility is designed for 30 crèche children and 50 kindergarten children.
The costs for the new building total almost 7.6 million euros, 4.07 million euros of which were covered by the state's 50 million structural aid fund.
"Daycare centers are much more than just places to look after children. They are places of early education, social anchors and bridge builders in a diverse society. I am therefore delighted that this modern and friendly daycare center in Lichtenberg was built with the help of the state's funding. It is a visible sign of our joint commitment to the socially equitable development of the city of Salzgitter," said Dr. Ulrike Witt, State Commissioner for Regional Development Braunschweig.
Klingebiel adds: "With our considerable investments in daycare centers and schools, we are literally laying the foundations for the positive future development of our urban society. It is therefore logical that the majority of the structural aid made available to Salzgitter by the state should flow into this area in particular, thus helping us to meet the demand situation in the nursery and school sector. In our new daycare center buildings, we attach great importance to a focus on content and an appealing environment for the children and employees. We want our daycare centers and schools to be modern, friendly meeting places and places of learning that are fun to be discovered."
The building is also designed to be technically modern and climate-friendly. It has a PV system and a state-of-the-art heat pump.
Klingebiel adds: "The Caritas Association Salzgitter will run the new daycare center. Registrations are now possible via the parents' portal. The daycare center will have a scientific focus. The children will be introduced to the subject in workrooms, learning workshops and also in the outdoor area and will be able to carry out their first experiments on magnetic and hydropower in a playful way, for example."
