Acute lack of educators in Gießen: Round table should find solutions
Acute lack of educators in Gießen: Round table should find solutions
The city of Gießen is facing a blatant lack of daycare places, which requires urgent need for action. In the district of Allendorf/Lahn, especially in the district of Allendorf/Lahn, the emergency is reinforced by missing educational specialists.
acute bottlenecks in childcare
A total of around 500 daycare places are currently missing in Gießen. This situation is not only alarming for the parents who rely on reliable care for their children, but also has far -reaching consequences for the entire community. The “Lummerland” daycare center in the Allendorf district is particularly affected, where care can no longer be guaranteed due to the lack of personnel.
causes of the problem
A central problem is the nationwide shortage of skilled workers in early childhood education, which is also very noticeable in Gießen. City spokeswoman Claudia Boje confirms that both illness and further training of the employees tighten the situation. In Allendorf, the Ehramer Weg new development area has also increased the demand for kindergarten places, while at the same time the legal entitlement to a daycare center and the professional activity of both parents has increased.
initiatives to improve the situation
In view of this development, members of the SPD parliamentary group in the local advisory board have already submitted the proposal to set up a "round table". In addition to the kindergarten management and representatives of the youth welfare office, this should also include parent representatives in order to tackle the challenges in childcare together and find solutions.slow progress in the daycare expansion
Despite the difficulties, there are positive developments: This year, the expansion of three new facilities created a total of 155 new daycare places. A further 200 places are to be created by new facilities by 2025. These efforts are urgently required to meet the increasing demand.
perspectives and challenges
The need for action in Gießen goes beyond the pure number of places. It also applies to developing a strategy for personnel acquisition and maintenance in order to ensure the quality of the care. The city councilor Gerda Weigel-Greitlich sees a valuable opportunity in the proposed round table to step into the dialogue on site and to promote understanding between the various participants.
administrative crisis and their consequences
Childcare is not the only field affected by the shortage of skilled workers. In other areas of the administration, too, it can be seen that small municipalities are increasingly difficult to find qualified staff. This could lead to regional reforms and the merging of small municipalities in the long term. Many smaller municipalities are already passing on larger planning orders to external service providers in order to deal with the tasks.
The situation in Gießen serves as an impressive example of a nationwide phenomenon that not only affects the immediate needs of families, but also the social stability and the future of the municipalities as a whole.
- Nag
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