QueB - Developing quality with and through movement
Especially during the first three years of life, children gain experiences by using their entire bodies. Their need to move forward, to feel themselves, and to perceive the world around them through these movements is immense. Whether it involves crawling, creeping, standing up, walking, sliding, or climbing—toddlers need an environment that allows them to develop their skills through constant repetition. This requires both ample space and protected areas. Aids and challenges such as handholds, railings, stairs, an inclined plane, and platforms challenge and encourage these developmental steps.
It is important to us to design this variety of opportunities for movement to support children in their motor development. With an interdisciplinary approach drawing on the fields of education, interior architecture, design, acoustics, and carpentry, we design challenging movement landscapes that comply with the standards of DIN EN 1176 and the requirements of accident insurance funds.
For one of these projects, we collaborated with the University of Bayreuth to develop and build a movement-focused nursery that offers diverse, challenging, and age-appropriate opportunities for movement. The experiences and insights gained from this collaboration and professional exchange inform our work, with the goal of creating quality spaces for children.
With support from the University of Bayreuth and funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Queb e.V. project was developed with the goal of promoting more physical activity in daycare centers. In this journey toward a movement-friendly daycare center, Kameleon is involved in training as well as through the participation of its own employees in the continuing education of so-called Queb coaches. In this way, we can work together to support daycare centers in analyzing their current situation, formulating specific goals, and jointly determining measures.
Physical activity promotes children’s health in the long term and serves as their gateway to the world.