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The State Parents' Council represents the interests of children and their parents and has a say in issues relating to child daycare facilities and childminders.

The current version of the Children's Education Act (KiBiz) came into force on August 1, 2020 and is one of the central and most extensive legislative projects of this state government.

From the age of one, every child has a legal entitlement to a childcare place in daycare or in a childcare facility, and from the age of three, a right to a childcare place in a childcare facility.

The Child and Youth Welfare Act (Eighth Social Code - SGB VIII) forms the federal legal basis for the organization of child and youth welfare in Germany.

By strengthening the educational mission through the promotion of early childhood education, upbringing and care, the state government is pursuing the goal of improving educational opportunities and educational equality for all children.

Would you like to learn how to motivate parents to change problematic behavior with brief interventions? Then this training program is just right for you.

The state supports further training measures for educators in the elementary sector through a subject-related lump sum. The funding principles for 2025 are now available.

If you are interested in working as a childminder, you should have an initial consultation with the local specialist advice and placement office.

The "Early Opportunities" web portal brings together information on the expansion and quality of child daycare as well as many other topics relating to early childhood education.