Guides
Guides for international parents in Munich
Practical, plain-English answers to the questions families ask most in their first years here.
Kita Eingewöhnung explained: settling into a German Kita
What the Eingewöhnung (Kita settling-in period) is, how long it takes, how the Berlin and Munich models differ and how to prepare your child.
Raising bilingual children in Munich: what actually helps
Home language, German at Kita, English at school: strategies for multilingual families, myths to ignore and Bavaria's German check before school.
Moving to Munich with kids: your first 90 days
Registration, Kita search, paediatrician, Kindergeld and school entry, plus how to help small children through the move itself.