Government: Expansion of All-Day Care Must Continue
Berlin: The German government wants to continue expanding all-day care for children. “The demand for all-day care has increased enormously in recent years,” said Family Minister Lisa Paus (Greens) on Saturday in Berlin. “We need to continue to act here.” The federal government is therefore making almost 3.2 billion euros available from 2023 to 2026 for the expansion of all-day care in primary schools.
According to Paus, around 420,000 additional all-day care places are to be created in Germany by the end of the legislative period. “This would be a significant increase,” emphasized the minister. The federal government’s goal is to provide all-day care for all children who need it by 2026.
However, this goal is still a long way off. According to the Bertelsmann Foundation, there is still a shortage of around 800,000 places nationwide. In some regions, the situation is particularly difficult, such as in North Rhine-Westphalia, where there are currently around 200,000 places missing.
The expansion of all-day care is also controversial. Some critics argue that it is too expensive and that it would lead to children spending less time with their parents. However, supporters of all-day care emphasize that it offers children important educational opportunities and that it can help parents better reconcile family and work.
The federal government is also planning to make changes to the funding of all-day care. In the future, the federal government wants to provide more funding for all-day care in disadvantaged areas. In addition, the funding should be made more flexible so that schools can respond more easily to the individual needs of children.
The expansion of all-day care is part of the coalition agreement between the SPD, Greens and FDP. The government has also set itself the goal of making early childhood education free of charge. However, it is still unclear how this goal is to be achieved.
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