Child Day Care

Childcare at a daycare center offers your child

• Care provided by a consistent primary caregiver
• care in a small group
• individualized support

Childcare hours are arranged on a flexible basis. This makes it possible to balance child-rearing with a career.

The child day care offices of Fulda District and the City of Fulda help parents find suitable child care options. They provide information about available day care spots in the respective municipality or city.

During a personal consultation, parents receive information about the unique features and educational programs offered by each child care center. The specialized agencies also provide information on organizational, legal, and financial matters related to child day care.

Childcare providers are self-employed and work in cooperation with the respective city or county youth welfare office. A childcare provider cares for a maximum of five children under the age of three—primarily in their own home, or alternatively in rented space or in the parents’ home.

Theoretical and practical training is provided through free courses totaling 300 hours. About half of this training is completed before the employee begins work.

You can become a child care provider,

• If you enjoy working with children,
• If the development, support, and education of children are important to you,
• if you can provide children with a loving, supportive, and family-like atmosphere,
• if you are willing to take on responsibility and are interested in educational topics,
• if you are willing to work openly and collaboratively with the parents and the child welfare agency,
• if you are willing to participate in continuing education and exchange ideas with other child care providers.

The Child Day Care Office

• provides advice on the topic of child day care
• qualifies you in accordance with the “Competency-Based Training Manual for Child Day Care.” The program covers the fundamentals of early childhood education and developmental psychology, as well as legal topics.

• supports networking and information exchange with other child care providers.

Publicly subsidized child care providers receive fixed monetary payments from the Youth Welfare Office for their work. The training courses to become a child care provider are free of charge.

Similar to daycare centers, parents pay a fee for childcare in a family daycare setting. The amount of the fee depends on the number of hours of care per week. If necessary, parents may apply to the Youth Welfare Office for an exemption or reduction of the fee.

You can find the form in the Downloads section.