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Soon at home in Cologne-Weidenpesch

A place to arrive, discover, and feel at home – right in the heart of the neighborhood.

From August 2027, we are opening a new rainbowtrekkers location for approximately 60 children at Kapuzinerstr. 10. The location in the Nippes district offers short distances and plenty of green spaces. It’s not far to the racecourse, Neusser Straße next door has that Cologne flair, and the professional fire brigade headquarters around the corner is sure to be an eye-catcher. What you can expect today: active multilingualism, a gentle settling-in period, and warm cooperation between the team and families.

What makes rainbowtrekkers special

Warmth, language, and structure – for an everyday life that feels good.

At rainbowtrekkers, children find a place where they can feel safe and discover new things. Clear routines provide stability, and loving relationships create a sense of security. Multilingualism is naturally integrated: German and English in daily life, and family languages are welcome.

We approach the settling-in period gently and maintain open communication with you as parents. Through play, projects, and outdoor activities in the neighborhood, children learn every day – with their head, heart, and hands. Our team fosters independence, friendships, and the ‘I can do it!’ feeling. With our preschool concept, we build a bridge to primary school – playfully and practically. This builds trust, and children bravely take their next steps.

Multilingual from the Start

German and English are part of our everyday life – in stories, games, and songs. Children are welcome to bring their family languages and experience that language connects. This is how expressive power grows naturally, without pressure.

Settling In & Relationships

We start gently and as a team. Your child gets time, familiar rituals, and reliable caregivers. You as parents are actively involved – step by step, at the pace that is good for your child.

Learning in Everyday Life & Preschool

Discover, try out, ask questions – education happens with us in doing: in projects, in nature, with movement and music. Our preschool concept builds on this and creates a stable bridge to elementary school.

A good start – with a place at rainbowtrekkers

This is how you register your child with rainbowtrekkers – simply, transparently, and personally.

A Kita place is more than just care – it is the beginning of a journey together. To ensure that the start is a success for you and your child, we accompany the entire registration process transparently and personally. Would you like to register your child with rainbowtrekkers? Simply use our digital form and send us your place request directly online.

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A folder with the inscription "Kita-Beiträge", a calculator, a pen and some money

Costs & Contributions

At rainbowtrekkers, we attach great importance to transparency – also when it comes to costs. The care of your child is largely publicly funded, and part of the contributions depends on your income. With your membership in the support association, you also contribute to ensuring that we can maintain our high quality standards, fair working conditions and special offers for all children.

The amount of parental contributions is determined by the youth welfare office of your place of residence. It depends on the income and the number of children in your family. For families residing in Cologne, the Youth Welfare Office of the City of Cologne is responsible, outside of Cologne the respective local youth welfare office. You will receive the notification of the contribution amount directly from there.

Our Kitas are only partially publicly funded. The state funds alone are not sufficient to secure our quality level in the long term. Our budget is legally fixed and is composed as follows: 92.2% public funding + 7.8% own contribution (support association, donations). That is why we ask all parents to become members of the support association “Frühe Bildung in der Kita e.V.”.

Your advantages:

  • Your contribution flows 100% directly into your child’s Kita.
  • You support fair working conditions, good equipment and special projects.

Monthly support contributions:

  • €25 for families with basic security benefits (SGB II)
  • €195 regular
  • from €100,000 annual income: freely selectable, at least €195

We charge a monthly food allowance of €75 for your child’s meals. Families with low incomes can apply for a reduction to €1 per lunch via the Education and Participation Package.

Rainbowtrekkers is a non-profit, independent organization – no corporation, no church. We finance our work exclusively through public grants and your contributions. Unlike large welfare associations, we have no additional sources of income such as church tax or foundation funds.

With your support, you help us to continue doing what is close to our hearts: to offer children a loving, safe and inspiring place to grow.

Let's talk to each other

Do you have questions about the concept, times, or settling in? We would be happy to advise you and keep you up to date.

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rainbowtrekkers Daycare non-profit GmbH
Management: TBD
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Questions about registration in Weidenpesch? Find answers here.

In our FAQ, we have summarized the most important points regarding registration, placement, and getting started.

If you would like to submit a place request, please use our place request form.

Our daycare center in Weidenpesch is expected to open in summer 2027. We are accepting place inquiries immediately.

As soon as the building inspection by the building authority has taken place, we will offer viewing appointments at the facility. We cannot yet say exactly when that will be. Probably in the 2nd quarter of 2027.

We receive many place requests every week. We are currently unable to respond personally to all inquiries immediately – neither by phone nor by email – before it is clear whether a place will become available.

Your data will be placed on our waiting list. We expect to begin allocating spots for the 2027/28 daycare year after the summer holidays in 2026.

If we can offer you a place and you are still interested, we would be happy to welcome you and your child to one of our facilities.

You pay meal fees directly to rainbowtrekkers, as well as an income-dependent parental contribution to the City of Cologne. Further details on fees & contributions can be found here.

Since demand is often higher than the available capacity, we decide according to the following criteria (in descending order of importance):

  • Siblings already attend the facility
  • Age appropriateness for the desired group
  • Balanced gender distribution
  • Alignment with our values and concepts
  • Contribution to the social or cultural diversity of the group
  • Families without an existing support network or moving to the city

Children from neighboring towns or foreign families can also apply – you do not necessarily have to live in Cologne.

We do not participate in the Little-Bird procedure, but award our places directly via our place request form. If you send us a place request, you can also send five further place requests to Kitas of other providers via “LittleBird” if you wish.