Childcare in day care centers

Childminders accompany and support children in their development. They plan individual educational activities and enable the children to discover their world in a safe care environment.

The suitability of childminders is comprehensively checked in advance by the Caritasverband e. V. and the Stuttgart Youth Welfare Office on the basis of the following criteria:

• personal suitability,
• participation in the required qualification courses,
• Proof of a health certificate,
• Proof of an extended police clearance certificate,
• verification of child-friendly, suitable premises.

During their training to become a childminder, Caritasverband Stuttgart e. V. prepares childminders intensively for the care and support of children. They also receive constant professional support during their work. Furthermore, childminders regularly take part in further training and exchange meetings. This ensures that the quality of their work with the children is always assured and is constantly evolving.

• Education, upbringing and care by qualified childminders/day carers
• Consideration of children's individual needs through small groups and a fixed caregiver
• From an early education perspective, childcare in small groups is best suited to the development of children under the age of three
• The childminder as a reliable caregiver offers the children security and orientation and can accompany them through all stages of development
• Optimal compatibility of family and career thanks to extensive childcare hours, usually 40 to 50 hours of care per week (childminders often offer greater time flexibility than daycare centers)
• Family-like structures

In Stuttgart, childminders are generally self-employed. All childminders who offer childcare in Stuttgart are affiliated with the  Caritas Association's specialist childcare advice service (opens in a new tab), where they receive professional support and advice from the outset.

If a childcare relationship is established, a childcare contract under private law is concluded between the childminder and the parents. This contract sets out, for example, the agreed care times, details of payment, the duration of the contract and insurance.

Parents can apply to the youth welfare office to have the childcare costs covered. If the application is approved, parents usually contribute to the costs of childcare and pay a fee.

Yes, children in child day care are covered by statutory accident insurance via the Baden-Württemberg accident insurance fund if they are cared for by a suitable child day carer (§§ 23, 43 SGB VIII).