Erlaubnis zur Kindertagespflege beantragen

If you wish to care for one or more children outside the household of the legal guardian on a regular basis and for a fee, you usually need permission to do so. You can apply for this at the responsible youth welfare office.

Children between the ages of 0 and 14 can be cared for in day care. You need a permit for day care if you want to care for a child or several children outside the household of the legal guardian during part of the day and for more than 15 hours a week for more than 3 months against payment.

The permit for child day care

• is granted by the local youth welfare office,
• is limited to 5 years,
• can be provided with additional conditions,
• authorizes you to care for up to 5 foreign children present at the same time.

• Flawless extended police certificate of good conduct according to § 72a SGB VIII
• Measles protection
• Health certificate (renewed every 5 years)
• Proof of qualification as a child day care worker

Permission will be granted if you are suitable for day care. This can be assumed if

• you distinguish yourself through your personality, professional competence and willingness to cooperate with legal guardians and other child day care providers,
• you have premises suitable for children,
• you have good knowledge of the requirements of child day care. You must have acquired this knowledge in qualified courses.

There are no costs involved.

You can apply for a care permit at the responsible youth welfare office. Submit the following documents here:

• completed qualification as a child day care worker
• certificate of good conduct from the police
• medical certificate (on measles protection)

Afterwards, the premises suitable for children are checked by means of a joint inspection with the local youth welfare office.

• Permission to provide day care for children
• children aged 0-14 years can be cared for in day care facilities
• from the age of three, care in a day care center must be given priority
• a person who wants to look after a child or several children outside the household of the legal guardian during part of the day and for more than 15 hours a week for more than 3 months against payment requires permission; in accordance with the legal basis in the Eighth Book of the Social Code (SGB VIII)
• Permission is granted by the local youth welfare office
• responsible: responsible youth welfare office