Childcare provider for the Starup area

Become a day-care provider in the Starup area – and make a difference every single day.

Do you have great care for small children and dream of a job where presence, security and development are at the centre? Then perhaps you are the one we are looking for.

Haderslev Municipal Day-care is seeking an engaged day-care provider in the Starup area who wants to open their home to the town's youngest residents and create a daily life filled with play, learning and communities as of 15 November 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

As a day-care provider you get a meaningful job with a high degree of autonomy

• Opportunity to work from home with 4 children aged 0-3.1 years, where you plan the daily routine yourself
• Close collaboration with colleagues, professional sparring with the day-care consultant and pedagogical supervision
• Opportunity to follow the children's development up close
• A workday filled with laughter, presence, hugs and experiences, where you can make a difference for the youngest children
• Opportunity to have your own child under 3 years at home in your own day-care.

The day-care's view of children and pedagogical approach

In Haderslev Municipal Day-care, we base our approach on a view of children where all children are seen as competent, curious and unique individuals.

We work with secure relationships, presence and time, because we know that young children develop best when they feel seen, heard and understood.

The daily life in day-care is planned with a basis in

• the child's perspective and individual needs
• play as the basis for learning and development
• stable relationships and recognizable frameworks
• small groups of children, where there is room for the individual child.

We are looking for you who

• have your heart in the right place
• thrive with structure, responsibility and a varied daily life
• have space in your home for a group of children
• want to be an important adult in the children's daily life
• are curious about your own practice and can reflect on why you do what you do
• want to develop professionally
• can see the value of strong professional communities in the playroom and other joint activities
• see play, daily routines and social interaction as important pedagogical learning spaces.

Quotes from day-care providers about the job as a day-care provider in Haderslev Day-care

• ”You make a huge difference for children and families”
• ”There is time for each child”
• ”The coolest job in the world”
• ”My family life and work life fit together”
• ”Both children and we day-care providers are thriving and developing.”

Attractive workplace

We want to be an attractive workplace for employees of all ages and life phases. The balance between private life and working life is crucial, and therefore we strive for an open dialogue about each employee's wishes and needs.

Salary and terms of employment

The position is 48 hours per week. Salary and terms of employment are according to the applicable collective agreement between FOA and the negotiating organization. In addition, day-care providers accrue ½ comp day per month .

Further information

If you want to know more about the position, you can contact the head, Kristine Kotewitz, at phone 92 43 60 98 or the pedagogical day-care consultant, Lone Larsen, at phone 30 94 98 53.

Here you can also hear about the day-care's visiting day-care providers, whom you can join for unpaid internships by agreement before sending your application.

You can also read more about being a day-care provider here on the municipality's website.

Application

Send your application, CV and any attachments via the application button as soon as possible and no later than 30 October 2026.

Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to hearing from you.

If you are offered employment as a day-care provider, child and criminal record checks will be obtained for all persons in your household over 15 years of age.

Fact box

• You are employed under FOA's collective agreement
• You receive 60% day-care deduction
• You receive 7 compensatory days each year
• You get a job where high job satisfaction and joy in work are at the top.

About Haderslev Municipality

We are an organization with ambitions for both Haderslev Municipality and ourselves. We work purposefully and innovatively, achieve results together and dare to aim high. For us, dialogue and community are keys to development – across professions, citizens, business life, associations and politicians. Therefore our ambition is that by 2030 we will have 250 more in education, 500 more inhabitants and 1,000 more jobs. You can become part of all that with a job with us.