Childcare; application for funding for children in daycare facilities and daycare centers

The costs of childcare can be paid in full or in part or waived if the parents or the parent are financially unable to pay.

Children are educated, raised and cared for during the day in daycare facilities . Daycare facilities are either aimed primarily at a specific age group or they offer an extended age mix. Facilities that predominantly accept children from one age group are Crèches (0-3 years), kindergartens (3-6 years) and day nurseries (6-14 years). Mixed-age facilities are, for example, homes for children whose services are aimed at children of different age groups (0-14 years). There are also special forms, e.g. day care centers in connection with schools and curative day care centers for educational assistance, day care homes.

Child day care is the most family-like form of child day care for toddlers, but also for kindergarten and school children, where individual needs can be taken into account particularly well. The care is provided by a permanent caregiver (day carer) in their home, in the home of the child's parents or in other suitable rooms.

If parents are unable to afford the fees (or parental contribution) of a child day care facility/child day care, the communal lunch or a vacation activity due to their financial circumstances, these can be covered in full or in part by the youth welfare office on application under certain conditions.

The parent with whom the child lives may take the place of the parents.

• Attach the following documents to the application:
  • Proof of your net income for the last 12 months and/or
  • current notice of granting of unemployment benefit II (Hartz IV) and/or
  • Proof of other income (e.g. child supplement, unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, parental allowance, alimony, BAföG, vocational training allowance, pension, rental and leasing income, etc.
    
  • Proof of the amount of your basic rent and a detailed breakdown of operating costs (rent certificate filled out by the landlord or a copy of your rental agreement) or
  • Proof of the amount of charges for own home (e.g. debt interest, property tax, chimney sweep fees, sewer/wastewater fees, waste disposal fees, building insurance) or
  • Current notification from the housing allowance office regarding housing allowance or burden subsidy
    
  • If applicable, proof of insurance contributions - the documents must show the amount of the insurance contribution and the payment mode (monthly, ¼yearly, ½yearly or annually) and the type of insurance (household, accident, private liability, disability, occupational disability, additional private health insurance)
  • if applicable, proof of contributions to a Riester pension plan
  • If applicable, proof of existing installment payment obligations - the documents must show the reason for the installment payment (e.g. car or furniture purchase, renovation costs, rent arrears), the monthly installment amount and the term of the installment payment obligation
  • If applicable, evidence of other financial burdens (e.g. travel costs to work, expenses for work equipment, contributions to professional associations, alimony payments)

Whether the costs are covered in full or subsidized proportionately depends on your income.

However, the costs can always be covered if the parents or child receive

• Benefits from the Jobcenter to secure their livelihood (SGB II benefits),
• Benefits according to the 3rd or 4th chapter of SGB XII (assistance for living expenses and basic security in old age and in the event of reduced earning capacity),
• Benefits according to §§ 2 and 3 of the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act,
• Child supplement according to § 6a of the Federal Child Benefit Act or
• housing benefit in accordance with the Housing Benefit Act (WoGG).

A corresponding application must be submitted to the youth welfare office in good time before assistance begins.

Daycare center: The application must be completed in full and signed and confirmed by the daycare center. If the costs are covered, the contribution will be transferred to the day care center's account.

Child day care: The youth welfare office approves the funding (care allowance) to the day carer and determines the amount of the parents' contribution to the costs. This parental contribution is to be paid by the parents to the youth welfare office.

The application must be submitted before your child is admitted to the day-care center, the day-care facility or when registering for a vacation program, or as soon as the requirements for acceptance are met.

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If your financial circumstances change during the period of cost coverage or subsidization, the Youth Welfare Office must be informed immediately. A recalculation will then be made. Incorrect or incomplete information or failure to notify the Youth Welfare Office of changes may result in the wrongly received benefits being reclaimed.