Dresden daycare fees explode: up to 18 euros more per month!

Dresden daycare fees explode: up to 18 euros more per month!

Dresden, Deutschland - Dresden will soon be faced with increased costs for daycare companies. From September 1, 2025, parental contributions for the Dresden daycare centers will increase by up to eight percent. The city has decided on this due to increased operating costs. In the future, parents will have to pay 215.75 euros per month for nine -hour care in kindergarten - an increase of almost 17 euros. In the crib, this care costs 268.75 euros per month, which corresponds to an increase of a good 18 euros.

A ray of hope for families with several children and single parents: discounts are planned to alleviate the financial burden a little. Especially in times when each euro counts, such supports can be a welcome relief. A look at after -school care shows that their costs will increase comparatively little. For six hours of after -school care, parents will pay 119.12 euros per month in the future, which means an increase of around 8 euros.

uprising against daycare law

But the price adjustments are just a part of the story. The federal government makes two billion euros available to the federal states to reduce or even partially abolish the costs for kindergartens. This is done in the context of the new KITA quality law, which is due to come into force on January 1, 2025. However, the federal states have to bear the costs for daycare places without federal funding themselves. Here it could be difficult for parents in some regions, because while some countries have the opportunity to significantly lower the fees, only a few do this. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, for example, the country takes over 79 million euros for daycare fees, while the federal government only contributes 23.4 million euros. North Rhine-Westphalia spends 428 million euros annually for daycare centers, with 151 million euros from the federal government.

The fear that the parents will have to be involved in the costs is therefore not out of air. From 2030, between 50,000 and 90,000 specialists in the German daycare centers could be missing, as various studies show. It should also be borne in mind that some municipalities will collect parental contributions through a lack of a lack of regulations, while others do not do so - a system that leads to inequalities for some families.

demands for nationwide standards

In order to ensure the quality of early childhood education, the German daycare association has requested a uniform set of rules. This is intended to better regulate the conditions in the daycare centers and to ensure fair financing. In many cases, parents want more transparency about the financial means and the use of their contributions to ensure that they also benefit the quality of their children.

The challenges increase, because not only the rising costs are troubled by parents - there are also concerns about the quality and equipment of daycare centers. In many regions it can be observed that the daycare centers are under pressure that could have a negative impact on the quality of care. Instead of financial burdens and uncertain space, children should be able to be cared for in a stable and supportive environment. It is important to keep an eye on these considerations if the new contributions come into force from September.

The Situation around the daycare financing clearly shows that a lot of effort is still necessary here to ensure a fairer and qualitatively better educational path for all children.