KITA staff in the district demands more money and appreciation for U3 care

KITA staff in the district demands more money and appreciation for U3 care

In the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, 105 out of 142 day care for day care for children wrote a joint letter to the district. In it you demand more money and recognition for your valuable work in the U3 area. The day care for children represents an important building block for the care of children up to three years, because around 600 children of this age are currently being looked after by day care workers.

day care staff can look after a maximum of five children at the same time. These self -employed people rely on adequate financial support, but the existing funding rates are inadequate. The funding for the highest qualification level is currently 3.80 euros per child and hour, of which 1.40 euros come from state funds. In their own rooms, an additional 1.80 euros per child and hour can be claimed, which results in a maximum payout of 5.60 euros per child and hour. With full occupancy, this would mean earnings of up to 28 euros per hour.

inadequate support

The day care for the day care for the financial restrictions, since they often do not even have full groups and therefore have to accept loss of income. Unforeseen investments and increasing operating costs also increase them. The parents' self -contribution is 1.50 euros per child and hour in the circle, which further reinforces the financial burden on day care workers.

Although equality in the Social Code has existed since 2005, many day care workers do not feel sufficiently supported. The situation of voluntary support agreements by many cities and municipalities, which often only had a symbolic character, increases the situation. The youth welfare office Darmstadt-Dieburg reacted to the letter and offered a conversation for March 20 to discuss the demands of day care workers.

The day care workers have requested an increase in cash benefit per child and hour to 5.80 euros. In addition, you want the reimbursement of material effort to be doubled to EUR 3.60 per child and hour in your own premises. The flat rate for pre-providing and follow-up pedagogical measures should also increase significantly, since it is currently only 10 euros per child and month.

care offers in Weiterstadt

In Weiterstadt there is a wide range of day care centers. Registration for cribs and daycare centers is possible throughout the entire kindergarten year, whereby parents are asked to register at the latest eight months before the desired start of care. This online registration takes place via a centrally provided platform. The places are awarded quarterly according to social criteria, whereby the age of the child and the parents' age are taken into account.

The fees for the different crib time models are staggered and range from 281 euros for five hours of care up to 501 euros for full -time care by 4 p.m. Privately guided facilities such as the Hiliput day care center offer flexible care models with the option of using additional hours or lunch supply for an additional charge. The costs for an additional childcare hour amount to 5 euros, while lunch costs 3.50 euros or as a monthly flat rate.

To support young parents, there has been a so -called summer dent garden during the last three weeks of the summer vacation. The cribs remain closed even during the Christmas season. Nevertheless, there is a possibility to use a fee reduction of up to 50 % for siblings who are registered in different facilities.

The federal government has also taken care of the topic of childcare. According to the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth The expansion and further development of the offers are promoted through investment programs. As part of these programs, over 750,000 additional places have been created since 2008 to achieve a better care rate for the under-three year olds.

The current care rate of under three year olds increased from 17.6 % in 2008 to 36.4 % in 2023. The federal government also supports the federal states financially in the implementation of necessary infrastructural measures to ensure both the quality and securing skilled workers in childcare.