The Early Excellence approach is an early childhood education concept from England that views and nurtures every child as ‘excellent’ in their uniqueness. It involves parents as partners and experts on their children and sees the childcare facility as a networked meeting place for families and the social environment.

The aim is to identify and promote children's individual strengths and potential through resource-oriented observation.

The approach is based on three core pillars:

Every child is excellent:

• Every child is unique and achieves unique things. The approach emphasises appreciation and respect for the child as they are.
• Parents are the experts on their children: Parents are involved as equal partners in the educational process. They are encouraged to contribute their expertise about their child in order to support them in the best possible way.
• The daycare centre opens up and networks: The facility becomes a place of education for the whole family and networks with other services in the neighbourhood, such as health and adult education services.

Participating daycare centres in Saarland that we support are:

• ‘Melanchthon’ daycare centre in Saarbrücken St. Arnual
• ‘Haus des Kindes’ in Neunkirchen
• Catholic daycare centre ‘St. Eligius’ in Völklingen
• Protestant daycare centre in Dillingen

We provide targeted assistance in building skills by financing structural renovation measures and further training for educators.