{"id":12996,"date":"2017-10-14T06:43:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T03:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/?page_id=12996"},"modified":"2021-11-24T12:15:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:15:54","slug":"younger-and-older-children-under-one-roof","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/kindergarten\/kindergarten-concept\/younger-and-older-children-under-one-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"Younger and older children under one roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why mixed-age groups?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating an environment for children that is stimulating and family-complemental is of utmost importance.<\/li>\n<li>Children under the age of three do not provide each other with a lot of stimulus with respect to development, be it in intercultural, linguistic or social terms. Therefore, being together with older children is an advantage for them.<\/li>\n<li>Thus younger children receive numerous developmental impulses in the linguistic-cognitive area.<\/li>\n<li>In living together with the three-year-olds, older children can, in turn, gain social competence by assuming responsibility for the younger ones.<\/li>\n<li>The passing on of acquired skills strengthens self-esteem.<\/li>\n<li>Older children develop social skills such as willingness to help, consideration and comfort.<\/li>\n<li>There is less competition and thus less aggression observed.<\/li>\n<li>The focus is concentrated on the wellbeing and development of every child.<\/li>\n<li>In mixed-age groups of children, there is a great variety of stimulus \u2013 that comes not only from the teachers but also, to a great extent, from the children themselves.<\/li>\n<li>Every day there are special focal points and offers that benefit our mixed-age groups of 3 to 6-year-olds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Overview Kindergarten concept:<br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/our-mission-statement\/\">Our Mission Statement<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/educational-orientation\/\">Educational Orientation<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/daily-routine\/\">Daily Routine<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/kindergarten\/kindergarten-concept\/what-is-open-work-offene-arbeit\/\">\u201dOpen Work\u201c<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/kindergarten\/kindergarten-concept\/facilities\/\">Facilities<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/kindergarten\/kindergarten-concept\/younger-and-older-children-under-one-roof\/\">Younger and older children under one roof<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/kindergarten\/kindergarten-concept\/room-and-time-to-rest\/\">Room and time to rest<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/kindergarten\/kindergarten-concept\/areas-of-education\/\">Areas of Education<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/kindergarten\/kindergarten-concept\/learning-experiences-of-the-child-through-playing\/\">Learning experiences in the game<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/kindergarten\/kindergarten-concept\/concept-for-children-in-the-last-year-of-kindergarten\/\">Children in the last year in kindergarten<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/public-relations\/\">Public relations<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/kindergarten\/kindergarten-concept\/observation-and-documentation\/\">Observation and Documentation<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/quality-assurance\/\">Quality Assurance<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why mixed-age groups? Creating an environment for children that is stimulating and family-complemental is of utmost importance. Children under the age of three do not provide each other with a lot of stimulus with respect to development, be it in intercultural, linguistic or social terms. 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