Child day care; application for a care permit

A person who wishes to care for a child or several children under the age of 14 outside the household of the legal guardian for part of the day and for more than 15 hours a week for more than three months in return for payment requires a permit in accordance with Section 43 SGB VIII. This is issued by the local youth welfare office (§ 87a SGB VIII).

The care permit is limited to five years and may be subject to ancillary provisions.

The permit authorizes the care of up to five foreign children present at the same time. In individual cases, the permit may be limited to fewer than five children (e.g. if the premises are too small for five children). The total number of children to be cared for is limited to eight.

Large-scale day care is a form of child day care in which several child day carers (max. 3 regularly employed day carers) look after the children who are contractually and personally assigned to them in shared rooms (the large-scale day care center). In principle, no more than three childminders may work permanently in large-scale daycare in Bavaria and may not care for more than ten children present at the same time (a maximum of 16 care relationships in total). If more than eight children are cared for at the same time, at least one of the childminders must be a pedagogical specialist.

The requirements for suitability as a caregiver include personal, professional and health suitability. For example, the following criteria are checked:

• Personal aptitude and qualifications that qualify for childcare*
• Suitable home environment/rooms for the care of children
• The well-being of the daycare child must be guaranteed (as well as that of any children who may already be living with the family)
• Orderly economic circumstances

* Day carers should have in-depth knowledge of the requirements of child day care (§§ 23, 43 SGB VIII). This is usually taught in a qualification course.

The responsible youth welfare office decides on the scope of this course or possible (partial) recognition of other qualifications in this sense. A minimum qualification of 160 hours is required for state refinancing. In addition, the willingness to participate in regular further training of at least 15 hours per year.

Childminders who care for children before the age of one are refinanced by the state if they are pedagogical staff according to § 16 AVBayKiBiG or if a qualification in the sense of Art. 20 sentence 1 no. 1 BayKiBiG of at least 300 hours is proven.

The courses also serve to promote networking and mutual exchange.

The permit for child day care is limited by law to 5 years in accordance with § 43 Para. 3 S. 4 SGB VIII.

You can apply for an extension before the deadline expires.

• extended certificate of good conduct
• Short resume
• Training certificates
• Proof of course "First aid in educational and care facilities for children"
• pedagogical concept, in particular with statements on
  • General conditions
  • Family structure
  • Goals of the educational work
  • Children's development conditions
  • Experience and funding opportunities
  • Health education, nutrition
  • Daily routine
  • Goals and forms of parental work, cooperation with facilities and institutions

• Informal application (with signature)

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

• Art. 9 Bavarian law on the education, upbringing and care of children in kindergartens, other day care facilities and in day care (Bavarian Child Education and Care Act - BayKiBiG)
• Bavarian law on the education, upbringing and care of children in kindergartens, other daycare facilities and in daycare (Bavarian Child Education and Care Act - BayKiBiG)

  GVBl. 2005 p. 236; BayRS 2231-1-A

• § 43 Social Code - Eighth Book (SGB VIII)
• § Section 87a of the German Social Code VIII (SGB VIII)

Before you apply for a 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.

You can then submit the application in writing to the responsible youth welfare office or hand it in in person for recording. According to § 87a Para. 1 SGB VIII, the youth welfare office in whose area of responsibility the childminder carries out their work is locally responsible. If the childminder works in the area of responsibility of several local authorities, the local authority in whose area the childminder has their habitual residence is responsible.

The youth welfare office checks the suitability and the available premises.

Permission is granted if the requirements are met.

Children can only be cared for after the permit has been issued.

• Child daycare facilities; application for an operating license