Finding a childcare place in plain language

Many parents want:

• Good care for their child
• Time to work
• An environment in which the child learns something

To achieve this, they need good and suitable childcare places:

• For children under 3 years
• For children over 3 years

Parents can choose:

• Child day care
  (day mother or day father)
• Child day care facility
  (for example daycare center or children's garden)

Children over 3 years old usually go to a child day care facility.

Child day care facilities are, for example:

• Kitas
• Kindergartens
• Family centers

Many children are cared for in a child day care facility:

• Many children are together in groups
• There are several educators
• The children are well looked after
• They learn a lot there
• The children are supported in their development
• There are large rooms
• There are lots of toys
• There is often a garden

The children can be in the children's day care center all day.
Or they can only be at the children's day care center for a few hours.

Every daycare center has a plan for working with children.

The plan is called:
Pedagogical concept.
The plan states:

• How the children learn at the daycare center?
• How the children are educated?

The plan shows:
How the daycare center works.
How the children are supported.
Read the plan.
Then you can better decide:
Is this daycare center a good fit for your child?

• When is the daycare center open?
• Are there any special offers at the daycare center?
• Who runs the daycare center?
• Is it a family center?

Are you looking for a daycare center?
Then our daycare center checklist will help you.
You can find it further down on this page.

Then you can use the KiTa-Finder NRW.

The KiTa-Finder NRW is an online service.
You can find information about the daycare centers in your area there.
For example:

• How many groups are there in the daycare center?
• How many places are there in the daycare center?
• How does the daycare center work with the children?
• Who works in the daycare center?
• When is the daycare center open?

The daycare centers always update the information.

Many parents ask themselves:
How much money do I have to pay for childcare?

This depends on various things:

For example:

• How much money do you earn per year?
• How old is your child?
• How long does your child stay in childcare?

For example:

• 25 hours per week
• Or 35 hours per week
• Or 45 hours per week

You have questions about the costs?
Then there are several options:

• Look at the website of your city.
• Inquire at your daycare center
• Or ask at the Youth Welfare Office in your city.

There is a search function on our website.
Type in the name of your town or your zip code.
You will then find the youth welfare office nearest you.

The care is provided by a day-care mother or father.

• There are only 3 to 5 children in the group.
• The care is personal.
• The care takes place in the home.
• Or in the home of the day-care mother or father.

You want to know more?
Then click here.
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