Califrau, we should have got one of those, I think, but the snooty woman turned us down, despite me being a single parent, f/t working with 4 children.
cheechy, it IS a bit of a nightmare relocating from the UK to here, I wont deny it, but dont worry, there are a lot of english speakers in Munich who have already been through this. There are a lot of answers on toytowngermany, or ask questions on mumsnet and we'll do our best to help!
KG is in the mornings, usually 8.30 - 12.30. Remember, the children don't start school here until they are 7, so KG provides important early years education.
Eg, if you go back to the UK when your dd is 6, she will be in a class with children who've already done a year at school, and can read and write.
I don't think reading and writing is taught in the state KGs. I have just entered dd (age 3) into a Montessori one (private, the cost is about the same as for the state KGs), and Im hoping they will teach her reading and writing, as we plan to move to France soon, and that will put her on a par with what the French children are learning in the maternelle.
Bavaria is different from the UK. In many ways its better, but there are some things you just have to accept, or leave (Im leaving, becuase the school has put 2 of my children in the class below, by force - long story, but children feel humiliated and stupid, and I cant accept this. So we're off asap).
On the other hand, so many aspects of life are so much better than in the UK, that many Brits just never want to go home.