Year-round flexible billing for city daycare services introduced in Stuttgart
In Stuttgart, families with young children can now benefit from a more transparent and flexible kindergarten placement system. The city's youth welfare office has implemented a new allocation procedure, allowing kindergarten providers to react more adaptably to changes.
The central hub for information and registration is the Kitaservice/Family Information office of the city youth welfare office, which can be contacted Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 to 11 am, and Thursday from 2 to 5 pm. Alternatively, you can reach them via email at [email protected] or by phone at 0711 216-55445.
The new system encourages families to pre-register their children online or at their preferred daycare centre. Offers for kindergarten places are typically made in the spring, usually between March and April, for the upcoming school year starting in September. Parents will have a deadline to accept the offer, often within a few weeks. After acceptance, final registration and documentation submission complete the process.
For instance, the Esslingen Plochinger Straße daycare centre emphasises the importance of pre-registration to secure a place, as the process is centralised and planned well in advance.
Unfortunately, no detailed government-specific timeline for the 2025-2026 cycle was found, but the general framework based on common practice in Stuttgart applies. Parents should check the Stuttgart city or district youth welfare office websites for exact current dates and registration portals.
Good news for families who missed the initial offer period: those who did not receive an offer for a kindergarten place from February to early August still have a chance to get a place in the current kindergarten year. Necessary documents must be uploaded to the kindergarten portal for consideration in the current kindergarten place allocation.
Moreover, the annual main allocation procedure for kindergarten places has been replaced by a more flexible allocation procedure that spans the entire year. Offers for kindergarten places that will become available from January to July 2026 will be sent out towards the end of the year.
The kindergarten portal, created for each child, offers improved transparency and clarity for both facilities and families. It serves as a valuable source of further information and allows families to search for free kindergarten places specifically.
In summary, the new kindergarten allocation procedure in Stuttgart offers more flexibility, transparency, and accessibility for families seeking kindergarten places for their children. Be sure to check the Stuttgart city or district youth welfare office websites for the latest registration details and deadlines.
The new kindergarten allocation procedure, facilitated through the Kinderservice/Family Information office, provides families with the opportunity to secure a appropriate lifestyle for their children, taking into account family-dynamics and home-and-garden considerations. By accepting offers for kindergarten places, families establish stronger relationships within the community, enabling a smoother integration into the education system, particularly during the critical early years.
