Childcare

Although children over the age of one are legally entitled to a day care centre place, the demand for such places still exceeds supply. Moreover, only one third of all children at primary school can stay there all day. This shortage of afternoon care means that many parents cannot work as much as they would like to.

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Wido Geis-Thöne ·
IW-Report Nr. 5 ·
11 February 2020

All-day childcare for primary school children

The institutional care of children of primary school age in Germany takes places in the interplay of compulsory school attendance, further (care) offers of the schools as well as state and state-sponsored extra-curricular care offers, such as after-school care.

Dr. Wido Geis-Thöne

Senior Economist für Familienpolitik

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Prof. Dr. Axel Plünnecke

Head of the Research Unit Education, Migration and Innovation

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