Childcare, city of chemnitz - Christina Cherry

For the care of your child are available in Chemnitz current

84 municipal day care centers – including nine branch offices,
88 privately owned – including eight branch offices as well
90 day moms and dads

You are free to choose whether you want your child to be cared for in a daycare center in the city of Chemnitz, a freelance institution, or with a childminder until the age of three.

Several facilities can be specified when registering.

Every child has a legal right to a childcare place. However, considering a specific request for a facility is not always feasible for various reasons. It also differs depending on the district.

The criteria The highest priority for the allocation of places is the professional activity of the parents.
Other factors, such as siblings, registration date, transition from day care to children also influence the allocation of places.

legislation

The eighth Social Code (SGB VIII) is the federal legal basis for childcare in public responsibility..

The Saxon law foundation forms the Saxon day care law (SächsKitaG).

Kita portal of the city of Chemnitz

Looking for a day care center place with just a click of the mouse? This is possible with the online occupancy management system "Kita-Portal".

Options for registering the child for a childcare place:

with the application form in the youth welfare office)
in the daycare portal or
directly in the day care center

Registration can take place after the child is born. Alternatively, registration is also possible in the youth welfare office.

Service center Kita-Platz

If parents need individual advice or support in the search for a suitable childcare place, the Kita-Platz service center of the city of Chemnitz (customer portal in Moritzhof, ground floor, room 012) is available.

Office hours:

Mo	8.30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
di	8.30 a.m. – 12 p.m. 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
do	8.30 a.m. – 12 p.m. 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Fri.	8.30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Special funding programs

in day care centers:

Federal program "Entry into daycare: building bridges"
Federal program "Language daycare centers: Because language is the key to the world"
ESF program: "Measures for children with special learning and life difficulties"

parental contributions

Parents’ contributions are charged for taking up a place in a day care center. These are determined on the basis of the valid statutes of the city of Chemnitz for collecting parental contributions. The contributions apply uniformly to all institutions in municipal and private sponsorship as well as for day care for children. The tiered parents’ contributions for the first and second child and other children are a sign of family-friendly politics in Chemnitz.

Parental contributions can be waived in whole or in part. The basis for the calculation is the respective income situation of the family. The youth welfare office, department for day care, child day care is responsible for advice on how to apply and for processing applications.

Reimbursement of parental contributions

Information and application in the service portal of the city of Chemnitz:

Transition from daycare to school

The transition from daycare to primary school is a big step. The entry into this new phase of life is not only expected by future school beginners full of curiosity and excitement. It is also exciting for parents how their children will master the transition.

The youth welfare office issues the brochure annually for comprehensive information "My child comes to school" out. The parents receive the guide in their children’s daycare center.

Parents whose children do not attend daycare can receive the brochure from the youth welfare office.

brochure

Child Day Care

The education, upbringing and care of the child by a childminder is equivalent to the care in a day care center. Day carers look after up to five Children in their own household or in a rented living space.

The daycare portal offers an overview of whether there is a childminder near the place of residence. Registration for the waiting list can be made online in the daycare portal, as with a place in a daycare center.

Advice and qualification

People who would like to carry out this activity can obtain information from the Youth Welfare Office about the necessary documents, funding opportunities and the requirements for working as a childminder.

Parent participation in day care centers

In the area of the daycare centers of the city of Chemnitz is the city Parents active. This represents the interests of the parents’ councils of municipal and independent day care centers and after-school care centers in Chemnitz.