Hamm-Mitte: Strong expansion of daycare centers ensures new opportunities!

Hamm-Mitte: Strong expansion of daycare centers ensures new opportunities!

The city of Hamm plans to invest comprehensive investments in early childhood care and will build several new facilities in the coming years. This is part of a larger project that also uses nationwide funding concepts to cover the needs of families and to improve educational opportunities for children. According to Wa.de will create a new kindergarten building in Hamm-Mitte at least three group places.

The initiatives include the planned extensions of the open all-day schools (OGS) at the Bodelschwinghschule and the Theodor-Heuss School. Construction work begins in April 2025, with a completion being targeted in mid -2026. Funding of 1.6 million euros was approved for the Bodelschwinghschule, while the Theodor Heuss School is supported with 2.2 million euros.

expansion of offers

Other important projects include the Martin Luther-Kita, whose dilapidated old building from 1983 is to be demolished and replaced by a new building. This facility will develop into an "inclusion focus device", with a planned capacity of three to four groups. The completion is planned for the years 2026/27.

The mosaic daycare center also experiences a modernization, with a new building for two groups, the construction work of which has already started. The opening is planned for the kindergarten year 2025/26. The daycare center at the zoo is also urgently needing a new building, the project is currently in the concept phase. Important steps for quality assurance and inclusion are taken for all new facilities.

nationwide support and quality assurance

These investments are part of a more comprehensive plan that aims to improve the nationwide improvement in childcare. The Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) supports the countries in the further development of the offers. A central goal is equal opportunities for children and the better compatibility of family and work for parents. Since 2008, the Federal Government has provided a total of 5.4 billion euros in five investment programs to create over 750,000 additional places for children, such as bmfsfj.de . As part of the fifth investment program, one billion euros are currently available to expand 90,000 care places.

In order to improve the quality in early childhood education, a working group has formed from specialist ministries and municipal umbrella organizations, which aims to develop standards and the improvement of the working conditions for early educational specialists, such as fruehe-chichte.de explained.

The city of Hamm shows with its commitment that it takes the prerequisites for high -quality early childhood education seriously and thus also makes an important contribution to the equal opportunities for children. In the next two to three years, a wide range of services in the region should be available to meet the requirements for modern daycare centers.