Advice on child day care
Are you looking for a childcare place for your child? We will be happy to advise and arrange childcare in your own home
Course description
In home-based childcare, qualified childminders look after up to five children in their own home. The service is mainly for children aged between zero and three, although some childminders also offer care for children aged three and over.
The child day care counselling service at the Sozialbürgerhäuser will be happy to answer any questions you may have about child day care in your own home, such as settling in, childcare times and daily routine, and will provide you with information on available places in child day care
Child day care is a small component in the overall range of child day care services in Munich.
Questions & Answers
In the child day care counselling service, we will inform you about suitable places that are currently available. Childminders allocate their places themselves.
For data protection reasons, it is not possible to publish a list of day carers. Parents can also not make a reservation for a childcare place with a childminder during the childminding counselling service.
You can find childminders in kita finder+ at .
Private initiatives such as pme Familienservice, the Tageselternverein or R.U.F also provide information on child day care.
Comprehensive information on other childcare options is available from the parent advice centre of the Department of Education and Sport
Please remember to ask for a valid care licence if you find an offer from a childminder on the Internet.
Childminders in your own household are self-employed and determine in their concept to what extent they provide care. When you first contact the carer, find out whether a shorter period of care is possible. As a general rule, the minimum care time in child day care is 10 hours per week. Childcare for just a few hours is also possible in playgroups.
Most places are offered for crèche children. A small number of places are available for nursery and after-school children.
You can find information on the requirements and qualifications of childminders at www.muenchen.de/kindertagespflege
The socio-educational specialists at the child day care centre are responsible for advising parents and for applications for child day care places.
Even if your child is already being looked after in a day care centre, you can contact the staff at the Sozialbürgerhaus if you have any questions.
The socio-educational specialists are also responsible for checking, authorising and advising childminders.
The childcare agreement is a contract under private law between the parents and the childminder. It is given to the parents by the socio-educational specialists at the relevant social centre.
Before you decide to have your child looked after by a childminder, you should clarify certain questions for yourself and with the childminder in advance and ask questions if necessary, such as
- For how long and to what extent do I need a childcare place?
- Is it in the neighbourhood? Can I get there easily?
- Do I like the room layout and the choice of play materials?
- How does the childminder interact with the children?
- How does the childminder organise the daily routine and the acclimatisation of new children?
- Do I have the impression that my child can feel comfortable with the childminder and that they also cater for special needs (such as allergies, sleeping habits)?