Mission Statement
Our goal is to provide local English-speaking families with small children the opportunity to hear and speak their native language in a social environment. Creating a community is very important to us too!
In our Monday morning baby and toddler group, the focus is more on the parents and many long-lasting adult friendships are forged in these early years.
Once our kids start attending the local kindergarten, English often takes a back seat to German. Our Thursday afternoon preschooler meetings take on the important role of getting kids to speak more English themselves.
Membership Eligibility
Although our playgroup primarily serves the native English-speaking community in Stuttgart, we also accept applications from non-native parents who speak English at home with their children.
All members must be willing to speak English only during the entire two-hour weekly playgroup meetings and the children are actively encouraged to do the same.
If your family is interested in joining our playgroup, please fill in the form on our Contact Us page to receive further information.
About our age groups
We are quite strict about our age groups: Monday mornings are for under 3 and Thursday afternoons for 3 and up.
We do offer the following exceptions:
- Younger siblings under the age of 3 may tag along to the preschooler group as guests of big brother or sister.
- Children who start kindergarten at age 2 (instead of 3) are welcome to join the preschooler group early.
Please keep in mind that because our preschooler group is not geared towards the under 3s, they will most likely not be able to participate in all of the activities.
Older siblings over age 3 are unfortunately not allowed to attend the Monday morning group.