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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.

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.

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.

The Ministry for Children, Youth, Family, Equality, Flight and Integration of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia strives to make its websites accessible. Websites should be designed in such a way that they comply with national legislation implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament. The following accessibility statement applies to the www.familienportal.nrw website and was created on September X, 2021.

A miscarriage or stillbirth is a severe blow for the parents concerned. You can report the birth at the competent registry office and get a certificate of this.  

If your child was born at home, there are a few things you need to keep in mind to report the birth.

Being a parent is not always easy, no matter how happy you are. A little whirlwind will turn your usual daily routine upside down. Whether you are bringing up your child alone, have to find new roles in your relationship or live together in a colorful family model: There are always new challenges to overcome. With a child, familiar structures change - no matter which family model you live in. Especially at the beginning, some things can be overwhelming for new parents, as roles and relationships have to be redefined. Discover valuable help and advice here on the Familienportal.NRW for creating a family life in which children grow up happily. Single parents in particular face many questions and challenges before and after the birth. There are numerous support and advice services as well as financial help for single pregnant women. Find out here where you can find advice and support.

On this day of action, the focus is on men's health.

The North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Family Affairs has launched a new family portal. The portal is intended to be the first point of contact for families and families-to-be in North Rhine-Westphalia, offering them simple and quick access to child- and family-related services and offers as well as further information in a wide range of life situations.

Being parents - remaining lovers