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The provider of a childcare facility: what is it and what are its tasks?

In North Rhine-Westphalia, many daycare facilities with a special focus are recognized and/or financially supported.

Depending on your highest school-leaving qualification, there are basically three different paths open to you for working in childcare facilities.

If you have already completed vocational training and would like to reorient yourself professionally, you can find out on this page how you can contribute your skills and experience to work in childcare facilities.

"Acting Safely in an Emergency – Emergency Management for Severe Allergic Reactions in Daycare Centers and Schools" and "Legal Assessment of Assistance During an Anaphylactic Reaction in Daycare Centers and Schools from the Perspective of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)" - two free online semin

Information on the "Early education professions" vocational language course funded by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees

For the purpose of counting toward the minimum staffing requirement, the Staffing Regulation (PersVO) stipulates that, for certain degrees, a so-called 160-hour qualification must be completed.

Good early childhood education lays the foundation for successful educational biographies and future prospects for all children in North Rhine-Westphalia. Well-trained staff are central to this.