Billabong has space for up to twenty children. But we usually only have 2-4 available spaces per year, usually beginning in August. Siblings of current children attending Billabong are given first priority. In filling the remaining places, we aim to maintain the following:

• BILINGUAL ENVIRONMENT: Because we are a bilingual Kita, we give priority to the applications from children from native German- and English-speaking households. 

   

• AGE & GENDER BALANCE: We aim to have about half of the children in the age group 4-6 years, and half in the age group 1,5-3 years. We accept gender imbalances within individual age groups, but we aim for an overall balance between girls and boys across the kita.

   

• PARENT INVOLVEMENT: As a parent initiative, Billabong relies on active parent involvement. We expect all our parents to attend regular parent and teacher meetings, and to take on a variety of tasks as they occur. Furthermore, parents should be ready to work in the kita's governing body (Vorstand) for at least part of their child's time at Billabong - a job that will require a minimum of one day's work per week.

   

• GROUP STABILITY: In order to reduce fluctuation and its impact on the children, we give priority to families who intend to live in Berlin for longer periods and year-round.

   

With these aims in mind, vacancies will always be defined in very specific terms (i.e. for a boy 2-3 years old). Because of this, we cannot operate a standard waiting list on which families move up as time goes by. Instead, we have a waiting pool from which we will invite families for interviews as suitable vacancies occur.

If you have any questions about Billabong, PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE KITA. Please feel free to drop us an email with your questions and a parent will be in touch with you. Due to the increasing numbers of applications, this may take some time. We appreciate your patience.

If you want to join this pool, please fill out our application form.