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Start of the anniversary weeks “15 Years of the DeKiTa Municipal Enterprise”

Participation in the traditional Dessau Airfield Festival of the DVV-Stadtwerke Dessau

Participation in the municipal “Dessau-Roßlau City Festival”

“Project StadtNatur” at the “Nesthäkchen” day-care center within the framework of participation in the “Weeks of Sustainability” of the City of Dessau-Roßlau

Participation in the nationwide “Girls' & Boys' Day”

Large traditional DeKiTa Children’s and Family Festival in Dessau City Park

Participation in the municipally initiated “Weeks of Sustainability” of the City of Dessau-Roßlau

Project participation of the “Waldwichtel” After-School Club in the Porsestraße playground redevelopment project in the district of Roßlau

Relocation of the DeKiTa administrative headquarters to the current location “Gliwicer Straße 1”

Inauguration, opening and handover of the newly built extension at the “Luisenkinder” day-care center

Reopening after complete renovation and conversion/extension of the “Bremer Stadtmusikanten” day-care center

Welcome celebration and naming ceremony for the “Am Georgengarten” day-care center after moving in and merging the “Villa Kunterbunt” day-care center and the “Bussi Bär” nursery at Essener Straße

Thanksgiving celebration with the naming ceremony for the “Farbkleckse” day-care center in the new “Raguhner Straße” building

Opening and commissioning of the after-school club building in Fliederweg Roßlau after complete renovation, relocation back and handover of the “Waldwichtel” after-school club

Topping-out ceremony marking completion of shell construction for the extension to the “Luisenkinder” day-care center

Establishment and operation of a “Mobile Day-Care Center” in the emergency accommodation facility for Ukrainian refugee families at the BSZ “Hugo Junkers”

Opening after completion of construction of the integrative new day-care center at “Raguhner Straße”

1st »DeKiTa Information Day« at the new “Raguhner Straße” day-care center as part of support for Ukrainian refugees for refugee families

2nd »DeKiTa Information Day« at the Federal Environment Agency Dessau as part of support for Ukrainian refugees for refugee families

Completion of construction work and opening with commissioning of the new “Essener Straße” day-care center

DeKiTa introduces new communication channels for digitalisation, particularly for improving parent information

Large traditional DeKiTa Children’s and Family Festival in cooperation with the Dessau Zoo on the occasion of World Children’s Day under existing pandemic conditions

Start of the “Spielmobil” (play mobile) cooperation project as part of the expansion of the range of services in open children’s and youth work in the City of Dessau-Roßlau

Introduction of a “support hotline” for children, parents and citizens as an additional measure due to existing contact restrictions during the ongoing Corona pandemic

Our operational anniversary “10 Years of the DeKiTa Municipal Enterprise”

Topping-out ceremony for the second new day-care center “Raguhner Straße”

Certification “Audit Gesunde Kita” (Healthy Day-Care Center Audit) for the “Luisenkinder” day-care center

First official ground-breaking at Essener Straße — start of the first newly planned day-care center new build after more than 30 years

Expansion and extension of the “Märchenland” day-care center to up to a total of 220 nursery and day-care places

Topping-out ceremony for the completion of the shell construction of the new day-care center on Essener Straße

First ground-breaking for the second planned new day-care center on Raguhner Straße

Reopening after relocation of the “Platte 15” youth club to the new location “Sachsenbergstraße”

Expansion of full-day catering for municipal day-care centers with a regional catering service

City council approval — green light from the city for the new “Essener Straße” day-care center

Project participation “Healthy and Active through Summer” — all 8 municipal after-school clubs compete against each other in the 1st DeKiTa Football Tournament at the Paul-Greifzu Stadium

Funding decision for energy-efficient renovation of the “Waldwichtel” after-school club is confirmed

Opening of the “Pusteblume” after-school club after renovation and modernisation of the auxiliary school building of the “Hugo Junkers” primary school

Introduction of full-day catering in the day-care centers (“Nesthäkchen”, “Kinderland”, “Luisenkinder”, “Märchenland”, “Pusteblume”, “Sausewind” and “Spielhaus”)

Municipal initiative on the subject of species protection — participation in installing bat nesting boxes on the buildings of the municipal day-care centers

Expansion and launch of the “Jolinchen Kids-Fit” programme at the “Fuchs und Elster” day-care center

Launch of the “Jolinchen Kids-Fit” programme with support from the AOK health insurance fund

Founding and opening of Youth Club “Platte 15” in the district of Roßlau for open children’s and youth work services

Start of self-initiated training services for educators at the DeKiTa Municipal Enterprise, supported through a pilot project in Saxony-Anhalt

Health project “Gesunde Kita” (Healthy Day-Care Center) — launch in initially five DeKiTa day-care centers

Creation of agreements on individual care hours for strategically important large employers

Reopening of the “Friederikenplatz” primary school and commissioning of our first integrative day-care center, “Friedi” after-school club

Admission and integration of children from newly arrived refugee families in all municipal DeKiTa day-care centers

Completion of the certification of individual DeKiTa day-care centers as “House of Little Scientists”

Further development of staff-to-child ratio through the first deployment of a permanently employed special education teacher for inclusive work in the DeKiTa day-care centers

Completion of construction and finishing of the interior of the integrative day-care center “Friedi” after-school club

Start of conversion and renovation of the “Friederikenplatz” primary school and the “Friedi” after-school club

Our participation in the soap box race

Participation in the municipal “Action Day for Families”

Action for the redesign of outdoor areas and play surfaces at the “Spielhaus” day-care center

Publication of the first dedicated website »www.dekita.de« at the start of the year

Our participation in the Saxony-Anhalt Day — city bet with the Lord Mayor — 800 DeKiTa children sing the DeKiTa song specially composed for this occasion

Cooperation project with the DVV Stadtwerke for the sponsorship and support of the “Kreuzberg” and “Tempelhof” after-school clubs

1st Large DeKiTa Children’s and Family Festival on the first anniversary of the DeKiTa Municipal Enterprise. This event became established on the occasion of the founding day on the “International Day of the Child” as a good tradition and an annually recurring highlight.

Opening of the “Pusteblume” day-care center with handover of the facility after completion of construction

“Schlaumäuse” support project — equipping 13 day-care centers and after-school clubs with PC technology, supported by regional business partners

Certification as “House of Little Scientists” for the “Kreuzberge” after-school club

Founding of the Municipal Enterprise “Dessau-Roßlauer Kindertagesstätten” (DeKiTa) after the merger of all 13 municipal day-care centers and 8 after-school clubs in the twin city of Dessau-Roßlau. The start of the organisation and development of the administrative headquarters was carried out by a team of 10 staff members.

“Open Days” to present the day-care centers: “Nesthäkchen” | “Villa Kunterbunt” | “Rasselbande I and II” | “Sterntaler” | “Mildenseer Spielbude” | “Kleutscher Spatzennest” | “Märchenland” | “Spielhaus” | “Bremer Stadtmusikanten” | “Kinderland” | “Sausewind” | Nursery “Bussi Bär” as well as the after-school clubs “Friedi” | “Am Akazienwäldchen” | “Am Luisium” | “Fuchs und Elster” | “Am Kornhaus” | “Tempelhof” | “Kreuzberge” | “Waldwichtel”