When a small child starts at a German daycare center, the first weeks follow a plan called the Eingewöhnung, the settling-in. The best-known model is the Berlin model, named after Hans-Joachim Laewen, Beate Andres and Eva Hédervári-Heller. It begins with a basic phase of about three days. The child spends one or two hours a day in the group, and the parent stays in the room, passive but attentive to the child. The first short separation comes only on the fourth or fifth day. If the child protests, the parent comes back after a few minutes. The separations then grow longer step by step. The settling-in is complete when the child accepts the teacher as a sichere Basis, a secure base. The city of Bielefeld tells parents to plan mindestens 2 – 4 Wochen, at least two to four weeks. Its leaflet adds: Ihr Kind bestimmt das Tempo! (Your child sets the pace!)