Gyermekkert Nursery building and community spaces

Nursery in Józsefváros

Gyermekkert Nursery

1082 Budapest, Nagy Templom utca 3.

  • 72 places
  • 3 care units

Nursery details

Contact details, opening hours and map

ManagerCsete Krisztina
Capacity72 places
Age groupFrom 20 weeks to 3 years of age
Groups3 care units

Opening hours

Monday-Friday 6:00-18:00

Getting there

Accessible via bus and tram connections near Nagy Templom Street.

Accessibility

Please contact the nursery directly for details of accessible access.

About us

Get to know our nursery

The nursery building is a protected historic monument. Built in 1876 based on designs by Miklós Ybl and constructed from the start to be a nursery, the institution opened in 1877. The building houses the Nursery Museum and serves as the location for the Social Work Library and Reading Room.

Our nursery employs 32 people.

We prepare meals for the children and staff in our own kitchen, where a certified dietitian serves as the food service manager and coordinates operations.

During the winter months, children can use our new salt room as part of a therapeutic programme.

We provide care and education for the children in six group rooms.

The playground is equipped with everything needed to meet the children’s need for physical activity. Each group has a set of high-quality, aesthetically pleasing toys appropriate for their age group and compliant with safety standards.

The group rooms also provide opportunities for active play; children can independently use the movement-development equipment and the climbing tunnel. Picture books and storybooks await the children in the reading and book-browsing corner. To support visual creativity and artistic expression, the necessary materials—crayons, coloured pencils, and drawing paper—are always available.

Programmes

  • In February, we host a Carnival celebration. This is a fun, family-friendly gathering held as part of a family afternoon. For this occasion, the children dress up in various costumes. We treat our guests to freshly made traditional carnival doughnuts.
  • With the arrival of spring, the children plant flowers in the nursery yard together with their educators.
  • For Easter, we prepare by dyeing eggs and holding a crafts afternoon. If the weather permits an outdoor celebration, the children eagerly search for eggs hidden in the grass in the yard.
  • On Father’s Day, fathers can spend a full day at our nursery with their children.
  • We hold the Children’s Day celebration in June as a garden party. The early childhood educators prepare a commemorative certificate for the children who will be starting kindergarten and present it to them at this celebration.
  • For prospective nursery children and their parents, we’ve organised a “Getting a Taste of the Nursery” programme before the start of the adjustment period. We warmly welcome the whole family to this event—including fathers and grandparents.
  • In November, the “Pumpkin Days” are slowly becoming a tradition at our nursery. Over the course of several days, the children can participate in pumpkin-themed arts and crafts activities. They can make jack-o’-lanterns and learn about pumpkin seeds and various fall crops.
  • Santa Claus visits every year and surprises the children with gifts. We say goodbye to Santa Claus with a group sing-along.
  • We create a Christmas atmosphere by decorating a Christmas tree in the lobby and listening to and singing Christmas carols.

The Goal of Our Nursery

We strive, in cooperation with their families, to raise the children entrusted to our care to be open-minded, curious, receptive, independent, and respectful of the basic rules of social coexistence.

What Makes Our Nursery Unique

Art education is a priority at our nursery. With its balanced atmosphere and varied, informal activities, the nursery helps bring out the children’s individual talents and abilities. Creative activities are always experiential and tied to the seasons and holidays. We always work with the children in small groups, ensuring that each child receives individual attention. In the realm of creativity, we encourage the children’s curiosity, spirit of discovery, and interest in creating.

Additional Services

The Unified Nurseries of Józsefváros employ full-time psychologists and special education teachers, and an integrated parent-infant/early childhood consultation service is also available.

Our nursery provides temporary childcare services for families who do not use full-day care but occasionally find themselves unable to arrange childcare for their children.

Daily Schedule

A well-organised, flexible daily schedule creates the conditions for education and care and provides young children with a strong sense of security and predictability. Within the daily schedule, We structure the activities within the daily schedule to suit the children’s age, developmental level, and the current season.

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