Parental contributions for municipal daycare centers
The Youth Welfare Office of the City of Stuttgart operates around 190 of its own daycare facilities for children. If a child is cared for in a municipal facility, a parental contribution and, if applicable, a flat-rate meal allowance must be paid.
The child and the parents with whom the child lives are liable for the parental contribution. If the child demonstrably lives predominantly with only one parent, this parent takes the place of the parents.
For which period do I have to pay parent fees and when are they due?
The childcare year begins on August 1 and ends on July 31 of the following calendar year. The month of August is free of charge. The parental contribution for a care year corresponds to 11 monthly contributions. The parental contribution is levied from the agreed admission date and is to be paid at the beginning of each month, at the latest by the third working day. For new admissions from the 1st to the 7th of the month, the full parental contribution is due; for new admissions from the 8th to the 14th of the month, 75% of the parental contribution is due; for new admissions from the 15th to the 21st of the month, 50% of the parental contribution is due; and for new admissions from the 22nd of the month onwards, 25% of the parental contribution is due.
What is the composition of the parental contributions?
The amount of the monthly parental contributions can be seen in the respective valid appendix to the statutes (list of cost contributions). It depends on the type of care chosen and on the number of children in the family.
Until when do children count as part of the household?
Children in a family are all children up to the age of 18 who live in the same household.
What is the residence of the child or siblings to be admitted?
Children who reside in Stuttgart are accepted. In individual cases, children may be admitted who reside outside Stuttgart, provided that free capacities are available.
Are the Bonuscard + Culture and the Stuttgart FamilyCard still valid if I move away from Stuttgart?
No. As soon as you move away from Stuttgart, these reductions or exemptions no longer apply to parental contributions for attendance at a daycare center.
Am I entitled to the monthly care fee if the facility is closed?
The parental contribution is not suspended, even if no socio-educational care can be provided for a limited period of time for organizational or personnel reasons. Exceptions are child cures and hospital stays of the child longer than one month.
To whom can I address my questions regarding the debiting of the parental contribution?
The collection of parent fees is handled centrally by the Stadtkasse Stuttgart (opens in a new tab). Questions regarding changes to direct debit authorizations, account details and SEPA can be directed therepoststelle.stadtkassestuttgartde.
I have a Bonuscard. Do I have to pay the parental contribution? How long is the Bonuscard + Culture valid for?
Parents who provide proof of a Bonuscard + Culture (basic decision of the municipal council in the currently valid version) for the child entitled to benefits for the current calendar year are exempted from the parental contribution from the date of validity of the Bonuscard + Culture until the end of the respective calendar year, as long as the child is resident in Stuttgart.
I have a Stuttgart FamilyCard. Do I have to pay the full parental contribution? How long is the Stuttgart FamilyCard valid for?
Parents who can prove their Stutgart Family Card entitlement with proof of top-up for the current calendar year and who live in a household with children entitled to benefits pay a reduced parental contribution for the current calendar year, as well as a reduced surcharge for infants who have not yet reached the age of 3.
If two or more children of a family under the age of 3 attend a daycare facility for children at the same time, the reduced infant surcharge is only charged once. The respective amount can be found in the current list of cost contributions.
What is the procedure for covering the costs of care at a day care center for children?
The participation fees or parental contributions can be paid in full or in part by the public youth welfare agency upon application if the burden is unreasonable for the families (§ 90 SGB VIII).
This applies to all childcare services in Stuttgart, not only to municipal daycare facilities. In the case of day care facilities run by independent organizations (kindergartens and all-day care), the maximum amount that can be covered is the municipal fee rates plus 40 percent.
The application for reimbursement of the attendance fee is available directly from the daycare centers or here at the bottom of the page under "further information".
Please note that a possible approval is only possible from the month of application.
Can children with disabilities get a place in any facility?
According to § 2 Paragraph 2 of the Child Day Care Act (KiTaG), children with and without disabilities should be supported together in day care facilities for children, insofar as the need for assistance allows this. Benefits of integration assistance according to SGB VIII or SGB XII remain unaffected. Therefore, children with disabilities, chronic illnesses or with special needs are admitted to the facilities if the need for support and the conditions in the facilities allow this.
How does the termination of the user relationship take place?
The parents of children who have not yet started school can declare the termination of the user relationship in writing with four weeks' notice to the end of the month. The usage relationship ends no later than July 31 of the year in which the child starts school. Exceptionally, the day care center can be attended until the actual start of school in September if the parents or legal guardians notify the facility management in writing by May 31 of the year in which the child starts school. In this case, the usage relationship ends on September 30 of the year in which the child starts school.
The parents of school children (after-school care children) can declare the termination of the usage relationship in writing at the end of a school year (by July 31). In the event of a change of school, the deadline for termination of the usage relationship is four weeks to the end of the month.
What to do when moving?
The facility management must be notified immediately in writing of any changes to the registration address.
Do both parents (legal guardians) have to sign the application for admission?
In principle, yes. If only one parent has custody, the signature of the custodian is sufficient.
If you are in possession of a Bonuscard + Culture, you can be exempted from the parental contributions. As a holder of a Stuttgart Family Card, you pay a reduced fee. The Youth Welfare Office can pay all or part of the fees if you cannot reasonably be expected to bear the burden. The fee reduction and fee exemption depend on your income.
To submit an application, you usually have to set up a personal service account on the service portal. This allows you to start, process, temporarily save and submit your application. The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior is responsible for processing your data in the service account.
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