Care & education

If you want to return to work soon after giving birth, you should think about childcare early on. If you would like to start thinking about this during your pregnancy, you can find an initial overview of the childcare options in North Rhine-Westphalia here.

Which form of childcare is the right one? How do we find suitable daycare? When should we ideally look for it? And how much does it cost? We answer these questions below.

Balancing work and family life can be quite challenging and cause uncertainty. We know that a successful return to work depends, among other things, on finding the right childcare - and we won't leave you alone in this situation. In North Rhine-Westphalia, you as parents have a choice of different forms of childcare. Here you can find out which childcare models are available and when is the right time to register.

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Services on the topic Family and child

  • 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.

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