Day Care and Schools
There is a daycare center at both locations of the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, the City Campus and the Fassberg Campus. Further childcare offers in the vicinity of the institute are listed here. Links can be found for information on the Lower Saxony school system and schools in Göttingen. The Institute supports the compatibility of children and career by starting all official seminars and lectures no later than 2 pm.
Day care centers at the institute locations
Daycare center of the City Campus
The daycare center offers crèche and kindergarten places, 20 of which are reserved for children of Institute employees.
Daycare center on the Fassberg Campus
This facility provides care for up to 106 children from the age of 3 months until they start school. Two thirds of the places are reserved for children of Institute employees.
In order to promote better compatibility of work and family life, the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences has established two parent-child offices with bathroom, kitchen and outdoor area which can be used by all its employees with kids.
Kitas near the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kosmos Kids on the campus of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (bilingual).
A daycare center run by the Montessori-Verein Göttingen e.V., which reserves a number of places for children of employees of the MPI for Solar System Research. If necessary, this facility can also accept children of employees of the MPI-NAT.
Daycare Center at the North Campus (bilingual)
Crèche and kindergarten for students and employees of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen on the university's North Campus.
The Ark
This integrative kindergarten is run by Diakonisches Werk Christopherus e.V. and welcomes children of all faiths.
Kita Baumhaus Nikolausberg
Day nursery and kindergarten of the Evangelical Lutheran church community Nikolausberg (children of all faiths welcome).
Other daycare centers with bilingual care concept
ASC Children's Movement House (bilingual)
The Children's Movement House encourages children to participate in sports through play.
Daycare center "Bunte Welt" (optional language education offerings).
Crèche and kindergarten for children of students and employees of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen with integrative concept.