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Holiday care in Oldenburg: New regulations for primary school students from 2026!
From 2026, primary school students in Oldenburg will also have to be looked after during the holidays. New offers are presented.
Holiday care in Oldenburg: New regulations for primary school students from 2026!
On November 6, 2025, there will be new developments for primary schools in Lower Saxony, which will primarily affect families. From the 2026/27 school year, parents have a legal right to holiday care for their first graders if they wish. This is a remarkable step that increases the pressure on schools and the city of Oldenburg to create suitable offerings. Loud NWZonline The city is already actively working on implementation.
The plans stipulate that the Dietrichsfeld and Drielake primary schools will act as central contact points for holiday care, especially for half-day primary schools, which are often only able to offer limited or no childcare options. With these measures, the city wants to ensure that no child is left without care during the holidays and that the needs of working parents are taken into account.
Gradual implementation of the all-day offers
Parents whose children study at half-day primary schools also have options to enroll their children in full-day schools with free places. This option will be gradually expanded in the coming years, so that in addition to first graders, grades 2 to 4 will also be able to benefit from the new care offerings by the 2029/30 school year. The Hogenkamp primary school will be converted into all-day primary schools in the 2026/2027 school year and the Wechloy primary school in the 2027/2028 school year.
On September 29, 2025, the city decided on the locations for the central holiday offers in the administrative committee. This not only represents an organizational challenge, but also an opportunity to improve the quality of school culture.
New service portal and additional offers
In order to make the organization easier for parents, a new “service portal” will be set up to process requests for changes to all-day schools and bookings for the central holiday offers. In addition, additional educational lunch tables with space for 30 children each will be set up at the Paul Maar School and the Haarentor elementary school in the 2026/2027 school year. This means that more students can benefit from well-planned care.
These are all exciting steps for parents and schools in Oldenburg. With the planned changes, the city shows that it has a good knack for meeting the needs of families. It remains to be seen how well these initiatives can be implemented and what further measures will follow to make the care situation future-proof. The planned improvements are definitely very popular and show that new paths are also being taken in education. There is great anticipation for the new offers.