Very excited to be moving to Berlin in 2 months! But increasingly frightened after reading expat forums on how impossible it is to get into a bilingual kita or international school. Would greatly appreciate any advice!
We have one DS, 3.5 years. We'd be looking for him to be in kita from January. My husband is German but neither DS nor I speak German yet (we've been living in France) so we'd really like him to go to at least a bilingual environment.
We can't afford the super pricy schools and also need something with public transport. So we've been focusing on Berlin Metropolitan, Be Smart Academy, Berlin Cosmpolitan and the JFK preschool in Steiglitz. Also some bilingual kitas like Max und Moritz in Schoneberg (where we might be living).
Am I deluding myself that we can get a place?
If we can't, I don't really understand how the childminder system would work -- I understand it's subsidised up to 3, and can be subsidised after 3 if no kita space is available, but it's not clear to me whether they might also subsidise if you can't find a bilingual space and your child does not speak German.
Thanks for any advice!!!