City continues to use dialogue and measures against the shortage of skilled workers
to end the limited cut of the daycare support module D on May 1, 2025 This measure aimed to stabilize the care system in winter and to ensure predictability for families. From May onwards, furnishing -specific measures will again take place in the event of a lack of personnel.
The parents' feedback was the decisive factor
With this decision, the city reacts to the numerous feedback from parents, providers and daycare teams. "The compatibility of family and work as well as high -quality care must remain secure," said Mayor Hanno Benz and Mayor Barbara Akdeniz .
Mayor Akdeniz emphasizes: "The feedback shows: It takes a balanced handling of the needs of families and the burden on the specialists."
The challenges remain: a shortage of skilled workers and high requirements
All sponsors in Darmstadt continue to fight with open specialist departments . In the past ten years, the city has significantly increased the number of childcare places:
- U3 places : +50 % (from 236 in 2015 to 349 in 2024)
- Ü3 places : +30 % (from 1,419 in 2015 to 1,846 in 2024)
At the same time, according to the parity overall association, there is a defect of around 125,000 specialists in early childhood education nationwide.
Measures to generate skilled workers
The city of Darmstadt relies on a variety of strategies to gain and bind skilled workers. These include:
- International skills
- Appearances at training fairs
- Career orientation in schools
- Specialist campaign and social media
- Expansion of advanced and further education offers
The state program "Strong teams, strong daycare centers" is actively used to create relief - a new funding period is to be requested.
Carriers draw differentiated balance sheet
Michael Müller-Möscheid (Evangelical Deanery): emphasizes the importance of preventive measures and promoting employees.
Anne Marquardt (AWO): emphasizes that the reduction had relieved at short notice - flexible solutions will be asked in the future.
Martina Jonat (ASB): sees the hourly reduction as a strategic instrument that must be used in the future.
Markus Schmahl (Catholic daycare center): warns of long -term consequences and emphasizes the importance of appreciation for the educational staff.
Dr. Erik Sparn-Wolf (parity): welcomes the common responsibility of providers and city-and emphasizes the positive effects in everyday day care centers.
The child EV : shows solidarity with the measure, but warns that the lack of personnel continues to exist and will have to be worn again by providers alone.
(Darmstadt - Red/PSD/DK)
