Scandal around allotment garden day care center: Bayreuther administration stops project!

Scandal around allotment garden day care center: Bayreuther administration stops project!

In Bayreuth, an unexpected decision by the city administration causes excitement. The vision of an "allotment garden day care center", which was intended in response to the acute lack of childcare places, is not pursued. Social officer Manuela Brozat announced in the youth committee of the city council that the project was put on hold. Florian Kiel, the chairman of the Society for Community, who worked out the concept, expressed disappointed and described the decision as "scandal" (KURIER). .

The plan envisaged that 15 to 25 children can be looked after all day in an all -day garden. However, the city found that at least four groups would be necessary for an economically viable company, which could be implemented as difficult in allotment gardens. In addition, there is not only sufficient specialists, but also in the interest of the parents. Safety concerns that were expressed by the association "Community" could also not be cleared (Bayreuther Tagblatt) .

background of the decision

The discussion about alternative forms of care is becoming more and more present, because in Germany there is a lack of daycare places. Around 385,900 places are missing in the West German federal states; In the East Germans around 44,700. This situation means that the legal claim to early childhood care, which has existed since 2013, remains unfulfilled for many families. The Bertelsmann Foundation emphasizes that the increasing demand for childcare places is steadily increasing (Bertelsmann Foundation) .

In the interests of the children and their families, you have to act quickly. In view of the complexity of the topic, there is hope that new solutions can be found after clarification of open questions and the urgently needed discussion with the allotment garden associations. A new way of thinking may need to meet the needs of parents and children. Even if the pilot project is not implemented, the topic of daycare care in Bayreuth remains at the city administration's agenda-for the benefit of the coming generations.