Family centers NRW
Family centers are a meeting place in the district. They offer children and parents easily accessible services and advice on everyday life, parenting and educational issues. But what distinguishes them and how do they differ from a "normal" childcare facility?
Read here what makes family centers so special and how parents can benefit from the wide range of services.
What are family centers for?
The best possible support for families - especially in socially disadvantaged districts and social hotspots - is one of the most important goals of the NRW state government. Family centers play an important key role in this.
Wide-open doors for families help to create closeness and trust. This is the basis for making help and support more easily accessible. The low-threshold services offered by the family centers invite people to come, join in, exchange ideas and do things together. This makes it easier to close educational gaps and improve children's chances of getting off to a good start. In addition, mothers and fathers are specifically addressed in order to strengthen parents' parenting and educational skills.The services are provided in collaboration with local providers and cooperation partners. For example, the family centers cooperate with the elementary school nearby, with the gymnastics and sports clubs in the district, with educational counseling, with therapists or debt counseling.Wide range of offers - easily accessible on site
The family centers focus on the entire family. The staff in the teams know the social situation of families in the district environment in detail and can tailor their services specifically to the needs of local parents.
In this way, help can be organized and arranged that is close to parents and children and easily accessible. This particularly benefits families in challenging situations, single parents and families with a migration background.Examples of services in family centers:
Where can we find help and advice at a family center near us?
In North Rhine-Westphalia, there will be around 3,120 family centers nationwide in the 2022/2023 kindergarten year. This number will increase by a further 150 facilities in the 2023/2024 kindergarten year.
A free online service allows you to search for family centers near your place of residence. On the website www.kita.nrw.de you will find further information on all daycare facilities and family centers in North Rhine-Westphalia.You can search directly for daycare centers and family centers here: www.kita-finder.nrw.deFurther information Links to read more
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