New points system for daycare places in Stuttgart: What families need to know

New points system for daycare places in Stuttgart: What families need to know

Stuttgart fights against the shortage of daycare center

The city of Stuttgart faces a significant challenge: the lack of daycare places affects many families and causes unrest in the community. In order to better meet this Situation, the city introduces a new points system to award daycare places in October 2023.

background of the measure

Stuttgart has been faced with an inadequate range of childcare places for some time. The youth welfare office on the daycare portal explains that the need for places has grown faster than the city was able to win additional specialists or implement necessary construction projects. It is emphasized that the city is actively trying to get personnel and is already working on the creation of new places through new and converted. Nevertheless, the gap between the high needs and the available places is alarming.

The new point system

From October, the allocation of daycare places will be regulated according to a new point system, which is considered "needs-based". For children under the age of three, the parents' gainful employment is particularly weighted. From the age of third, aspects such as educational justice and the child's welfare come into play. With the same points, the oldest child in the respective age group always gets the place. Katrin Schulze, who has headed the youth welfare office since August 1, emphasizes that the city wants to actively counteract the large number of over four year old children without a care place.

Availability of places and registrations

The placement of space is not only via the main procedure, which is currently completed, but also continuously through free places, for example when families move. Parents of children who need a place for the day of 2025/2026 can register by February 15, 2025. An online registration on the new daycare portal of the city including the uploading documents is required. It is important to note that the old space requirements reports cannot be taken over for data protection reasons.

conclusion: a step towards solution

With this innovation, Stuttgart not only wants to promote short-term solutions in the area of daycare placement allocation, but also to work in the long term to improve the education system for the youngest citizens of the city. The city hopes that these measures make a noticeable improvement in the situation. Further information is available on the municipal daycare portal at www.stuttgart.de/kita-portal

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