Full-time care; application for a care permit

The care permit is an expression of the state's care for children and young people who are cared for outside the parental home in a family and is issued by the relevant local youth welfare office.

A care permit is not required if a child or a young person or a young person

• as part of educational assistance or integration assistance for mentally handicapped children and young people on the basis of a referral by the youth welfare office,
• as guardian or custodian within the scope of his or her sphere of activity,
• as a relative or in-law up to the third degree,
• up to a duration of eight weeks,
• as part of a school or youth exchange,
• in adoptive care (§ 1744 of the German Civil Code)

day and night.

The care license expires if

• the foster relationship is terminated with the consent of the foster carer and the child or young person leaves the foster home,
• the child or young person is removed from the foster home permanently or in accordance with Section 42 Para. 1 SGB VIII or by court order in the legitimate exercise of the right to determine residence, or
• the child or young person has not lived in the foster home for more than six months without interruption.

The youth welfare office may only issue a care permit if the child's welfare is guaranteed in the foster home.

The care permit must be refused in particular if

• a caregiver does not have sufficient educational skills to meet the child's or young person's level of development and educational needs,
• the admission of the foster child is not compatible with the welfare of all children and adolescents living in the foster carer's family or a foster carer is overburdened with the care of another child or adolescent; this can generally be assumed if there are already three foster children in the foster home,
• a caregiver does not guarantee that the basic direction of education, including religious or ideological education, determined by the legal guardians is observed,
• there are indications that a caregiver or a person living in their household could endanger the moral welfare of the child or young person,
• the financial circumstances of a caregiver and their household management are obviously not in order,
• a caregiver or the persons living in their household suffer from an illness that endangers the well-being of the child or young person to a more than insignificant extent, or
• there is insufficient living space for the children or young people and the people living in the household.

• extended certificate of good conduct for all adults living in the caregiver's household
• Proof of income
• Registration certificate
• Short resume
• Birth certificate, marriage certificate if applicable

• Informal application (with signature)

  This wizard helps you to create an informal letter if the responsible office does not provide an application form.

• Art. 34 to 40 Act on the Implementation of Social Laws (AGSG)
• § Section 44 Social Code - Eighth Book (SGB VIII)

Before you apply for a childcare permit, you should seek advice from the youth welfare office. They will tell you what specific requirements you need to meet and what evidence you need to provide.

The care permit can be applied for in writing or on record at the local youth welfare office.

In individual interviews with the applicant/applicant, the child or young person, the Youth Welfare Office checks whether the child's welfare is guaranteed in the foster home. The conditions on site are also checked during home visits.

If the requirements for granting a care permit are met, the applicants/applicants will receive a corresponding notification.

If a child lives in a foster family, the foster family must inform the responsible youth welfare office of any important changes in the foster family (e.g. change of residence, illnesses that could endanger the child's well-being) and, if necessary, provide further information about the foster home and the child or young person.