Municipal day care center; payment of user fees / parental contributions

User fees or parental contributions may be charged for the use of childcare facilities.

Municipalities can charge user fees for the use of their public facilities. Non-profit or other providers of daycare facilities can set parental contributions.

The amount of the user fees in municipal daycare facilities (parental contributions) varies in Bavaria. The fees can, for example, be staggered according to social aspects. Some local authorities grant discounts for siblings or scale the parental fees according to income. The amount can also depend on the age of the child; it is based on the booking time.

To ease the burden on families, the Free State of Bavaria provides a subsidy towards the parental contribution for children in state-funded daycare facilities (in accordance with the Bavarian Child Education and Care Act [BayKiBiG]). The subsidy is granted for the period from September 1 of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age of three until the child starts school. The subsidy amounts to €100 per month. Payment is made to the municipalities as part of the child-related funding, which pass on the parental contribution subsidy to the providers. The municipalities and providers are obliged to reduce their contributions by the amount of the parental contribution subsidy.

Note: Families with a low income can apply for a fee reduction or exemption at the responsible youth welfare office.

For families in need (SGB II, SGB XII, child supplement and housing benefit recipients), the additional expenses for lunchtime meals at schools and daycare facilities are covered as part of the education and participation benefits.

You will receive more detailed information about the kindergarten fees in your municipality - if available - after "localization" (enter your place of residence and/or zip code).