New regulation: from 14 years less care for young people in Erlangen!

New regulation: from 14 years less care for young people in Erlangen!

In the city of Erlangen, there are important news about the youth learning rooms, which will bring a whole new set of rules for young people from the coming school year. From the 14th birthday, children and adolescents can only be looked after in exceptional cases in these facilities. This has an impact on the support offers that are increasingly aimed at children under 14 years of age, such as Erlangen.de.

For the school year 2025/2026, however, a temporary solution is offered, which is specially intended for young people with pedagogical needs. This affects 18 young people, nine of whom are 16 in the course of the school year. A striking problem arises: In the future, these young people can no longer request funding from the Free State of Bavaria. In order to compensate for the lack of means, the city plans temporary overloads in the facilities.

new structure of the learning rooms

The youth welfare rooms are now referred to as "mixed -age learning rooms". These new institutions aim to promote socially disadvantaged children and adolescents through intensive pedagogical accompaniment. In addition, the rule care will end in the future at the age of 14, which means that the age groups in the facilities must be reoriented. In the future, facilities that previously cared for older children may also be able to accommodate children from the third or fifth grade.

An interesting detail: The learning rooms place a special focus on primary school children or form mixed age groups in order to meet the different needs. The regulations initially apply to two school years, namely 2025/2026 and 2026/2027. From September 2025, all offers must be recorded in the city's day -care center. Dieter Rosner, the speaker for youth, family and social affairs, notes that it is necessary to implement additional youth welfare measures in order to meet both legal requirements and to support affected families and adolescents.

variety of offers

Among the points that the city of Erlang wants to advance, the open youth social work, the youth houses, adventure playgrounds and mobile youth social work, includes. These diverse offers are intended to further improve the integration and promotion of young people. It is important for the city that measures not only meet the legal framework, but also meet the individual needs of the young people.

For families, it will continue to be necessary to bear some costs, such as for meals and other services, which is done by parental contributions. Parents should prepare for the fact that a lot will change in the coming years and their participation is also asked. The new regulations for youth lovers are not only a challenge, but also an opportunity to sustainably improve the educational landscape in Erlangen.

For detailed information and the latest developments, interested parties can be found on the city of the city Erlangen.de and the Landratsamt Erlangen-Höchstadt.