Strike chaos in daycare centers: Parents face a huge challenge!

Am Freitag, den 7. März, kommt es in Zweibrücken zu einem Warnstreik in städtischen Kitas. Informieren Sie sich über geänderte Öffnungszeiten und alternative Betreuungsmöglichkeiten.
On Friday, March 7th, there will be a warning strike in urban daycare centers in Zweibrücken. Find out more about changed opening times and alternative care options. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Strike chaos in daycare centers: Parents face a huge challenge!

On Friday, March 7th, a warning strike of employees in urban daycare centers will take place in Zweibrücken. The strike, which is supposed to draw attention to the precarious working conditions in the daycare industry, affects several facilities in the city. The Kita Kleine Welt in Canadastraße remains completely closed that day, while the Kita Regenbogen in Mittelbach-Hengstbach remains closed due to a further training.

For working parents, some daycare centers offer emergency care. In the Kita Sonnenschein in Bubenhausen, emergency care is available until 2 p.m. The Kita Weltdecker in Gabelsbergerstrasse offers emergency care until 2:30 p.m. The daycare center in Hand in Mörsbach has reduced opening times due to illness. Parents of the Arche Kunterbunt daycare center on Bleicherstraße should find out more about the opening hours on Friday.

regular opening times and urgent information

The following daycare centers are open on Friday:

  • Kita Adventure Land (Grinsardstraße)
  • Find of Apple Traum (Allensteinstrasse)
  • daycare for the fox holes
  • Children's Hort Max & Moritz in the youth center

The city points out that possible deviations can exist in the opening times mentioned. Parents are advised to seek alternative care options at an early stage, especially in view of the challenges that such strikes bring. How Rheinpfalz.de can experience a high level of stress during the strike and are in duty, to take care of suitable care for your children.

rights and recommendations for parents

The upcoming strike also raises legal questions. According to rbb24.de , parents have the right to stay at home if there is no care for their children. The Civil Code says that small children must not remain unattended. Experts recommend that parents can stay at home for up to two to three days, whereby the employer must continue to pay the salary during this time if the strike has been announced in advance.

However,

parents should actively strive for alternative care. It is possible for employers to grant vacation or unpaid exemption only in exceptional cases. Parents can also inquire about whether they can work in the home office or adapt their working hours. In order to avoid unpleasant consequences, it is important to inform the employer in good time, as it may be easy to stay away from work without notification.

The strike also reflects the continuing problems in the daycare centers, such as inadequate payment, high workload and lack of personnel that lead to an overloaded workforce. These circumstances were shown by Heb-franziska-zedler.de , which indicates the various motives for strikes in the daycare sector. The formation of children can be at risk during such strikes, which is a great challenge, especially for working parents.

parents have the opportunity to obtain information about the strike via the website of the respective daycare, local media or unions. It is advisable to find out early and to look for the dialogue with the daycare providers to avoid misunderstandings.

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