The new All-Day Support Act (GaFöG) obliges the youth welfare offices to offer more afternoon care services from 2026. There will be a legal entitlement to these childcare services. It will be introduced step by step, starting with first-graders in the 2026/2027 school year.
The city of Idar-Oberstein is conducting an online survey to find out more about childcare needs. All parents and guardians whose children are starting elementary school in 2024 or 2025 or are in first or second grade at the time of the survey can take part until Thursday, February 29, 2024. Among other things, they will be asked how their children are currently looked after, what childcare times parents need and what public services they would like to use. The wishes and suggestions identified in this way are important for the planning and further improvement of future services. The information is treated confidentially and evaluated in such a way that no conclusions can be drawn about individual persons. Compliance with data protection is guaranteed at all times. Information on the results will be provided after the evaluation.
- There are separate questionnaires for parents with pre-school children and parents with children from elementary school. The questionnaire for nursery school children can be found at https://ism-ggmbh.limesurvey.net/gafoeg-io-kita and the one for school children at https://ism-ggmbh.limesurvey.net/gafoeg-io-schule. Participation in the online survey takes about 10 minutes. Completion of the questionnaire can be interrupted. However, it must be continued on the same PC or smartphone. If participants have any questions, they can contact Sophie Oberländer, telephone 06781/64-5171, e-mail sophie.oberlaender@idar-oberstein.de, from the City Youth Welfare Office. The contact details of other contact persons are listed on the online platform.