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Care & Education

In the first three years of life, your child learns extremely much and quickly. A stimulating environment and daily routine create incentives from birth that promote the healthy development of your child. Early childhood education with age-appropriate pedagogical concepts in daycare centers as well as in daycare supports good development. If parents and caregivers awaken the urge to explore in early childhood, specifically stimulate linguistic and motor development, and ensure the development of stable social relationships, the foundation for a successful educational path and your child's future is laid.

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Childcare - Registration

You are looking for a place for your child in day care or a day nursery? This way! Find out as early as possible from the daycare center or daycare provider of your choice or from your local youth welfare office whether there are free childcare places at the facility or daycare provider you want.

Childcare - calculation of the parental contribution

You have received the commitment for a childcare place for your child? Then you will certainly also want to know how high the parental contributions for the childcare place are. Find out early on from your local youth welfare office whether it charges parental contributions, how much they are, if any, and what the assessment basis is for the amount of the contribution. This information is specified in the local parent contribution statutes.

Childcare - waiver of parental contribution

You have received the commitment for a childcare place for your child? Then you would certainly also like to know whether you have to pay parental contributions for the care place. Find out early at your local youth welfare office, whether it collects parental contributions, how much they are, if any, and which assessment basis applies to the amount of the contribution. This information is specified in the local parental contribution statutes. If you receive unemployment benefit II or social welfare, social assistance, housing benefit, asylum benefits or child supplement, you will be exempt from parental contributions for the months in which you receive these benefits.

Education and participation package

Your family receives benefits according to SGB II, SGB XII, AsylbLG, housing allowance or child supplement? Then you can receive financial support for participation in offers in school, KiTa, child day care and leisure time as well as equipment, catering and transport..