There are different forms of child day care in Dresden. These include the day nursery, the child day care centre, the kindergarten and the after-school care centre.

Children under 3 years are taken care of in the day nursery. Your child meets many other children in the day nursery. There are several child educators for your children in the day nursery. The child educators take care of your child.

The child day care centre is similar to the day nursery. There is a maximum of five children in one group in the child day care centre. That means it resembles a family. The people who take care of your children are called child minders.

Children can start to go to the kindergarten when they are 3 years old and can stay there until they start going school. There are also many children of the same age in the kindergarten. Child educators work in the kindergarten and take care of your children.

Children who already go to school can attend with other children the after-school care centre before or after their classes. The after-school care centre is another form of childcare from the first to the fourth grade. The after-school care centre is usually located in the school or nearby.

The childcare costs everywhere in the city are the same. These costs are also called Parental fees. Parental fees are expenses that must be paid monthly for the childcare. The amount of the parental fees depends on the form of the day care and childcare hours per day. The costs for the child day care at the day nursery or day care centre are the same. Follow the link below to find the latest information on the topic of parental fees:

More information about the amount of the parental fees and the current leaflets in different languages as well as information for asylum seekers and refugees can be found below:

If you have more than one child or you raise your children alone and have financial struggles, you can receive financial support. That means that you can pay discounted fees monthly or no fees at all for your childcare. You have to apply for this financial support. The name of this application is “Application for remission and reduction” (Antrag auf Erlass und Ermäßigung). You have to make the application at the Fees Office of the Office for Child Day-care Services (Beitragsstelle des Amtes für Kindertagesbetreuung).

If your child takes daily lunch together with other children, you also have to bear additional costs. These costs are called lunch costs. You can apply for a reduction of the lunch costs at the Social Welfare Office Education and Participation Division (Sozialamt im Sachgebiet Bildung und Teilhabe). For more information visit:

In Germany, children aged one and over have a legal right to a placement at a childcare facility. As soon as you have moved to Dresden and registered your place of residence, you can apply for a place in the childcare facility for your child. You may only do this once your child has been born. The application should be made up to eight months before you want to start the childcare.

Registration and Placement

Here you will find all information about registration and placement for childcare facilities as well as a link to the parental portal.

Registration

You can register your child after he/she is born at a day care facility (Kita for short) or child day care centre. The registration is possible online at the parental portal or as a paper application (via email, fax, post or in person). You will find important information about the application under this link: Registration and Placement

At the parental portal you can register your child online at a day care facility or at a child day care centre. For the online registration in the parental portal, you need a user account, created on the parental portal website. The parental portal is available in German and English. You can access the parental portal online at any time, using any available Internet connection. For further information and a guide to the parental portal in German and English visit the following link:

Placement

The Main Counselling and Placement Centre at the Office for Child Day Care Services supports you in your search for a day care facility, helps you with a placement as well as arranges personal appointments. Upon request, we can also provide language assistance for the appointment. Please contact your refugee social worker (also known as social worker) to arrange a personal appointment with language assistance.

During your personal consultation, the Main Counselling and Placement Centre will also advise you of the following important issues associated with child day care in Dresden:

• The steps to sign a care contract for childcare placement
• Calculation of the monthly parent fees for a day care facility
• Application for reduction or remission of the parental fees
• Supplying food for children at the day care facility
• Financial support for the lunch costs in the day care facility
• Dealing with illnesses at childcare facility
• Insurance protection and first aid at day care facility.

Overview of the childcare centres in Dresden              

There are many day care facilities and child day care centres in Dresden. That is why we recommend

having a personal meeting in order to select and apply for a day care placement. You will find a list of childcare facilities on the Internet. The list of the childcare centres and day nursery centres allows you to search under different criteria. The results list can be viewed online or be downloaded. Additionally, day care facilities and childcare centres invite you to open house days, open tours through the house or informative parents´ evenings. The Main Counselling and Placement Centre offers personal consultations on this topic. You will find the list of childcare facilities:

The information leaflet for immigrated parents about childcare in Dresden gives you further information about the childcare facilities in Dresden. You will find the information leaflet in German, English, Persian, Russian, Arabic, and Tigrinya:

• Handzettel für zugewanderte Kinder (*.pdf, 449 KB)

• Handouts for immigrant children (*.pdf, 549 KB)

• دفترچه راهنمای کودکان مهاجر (*.pdf, 717 KB)

• Раздаточные материалы для детей иммигрантов (*.pdf, 391 KB)

• صدقات للأطفال المهاجرين (*.pdf, 961 KB)

• Handzettel zugewanderte Kinder in Tigrinya (*.pdf, 424 KB)

For further questions, please contact also your refugee social workers or the migration advisory centres for adults: www.dresden.de/integration