Child day care, follow-up application

Basically for the valid legal claim:

• Child registered with main residence in Hamburg, deviations are possible in individual cases
• Children from the age of 1 up to pre-school class or up to school enrollment in first class if no pre-school class is used
• up to the age of 14 if no all-day care is used in the school.

In addition, if you are supervised for up to 60 hours a week, for example, one of the following requirements:

• Employment
• training
• continuing Professional Education
• Measure for integration in work (Hartz IV),
• German language course for migrants
• Integration course
• for urgent social or educational needs

(usually applies to all adults registered in the household)

Supervision of up to 20 hours per week for a maximum of six months:
Child in the first year of life (i.e. up to the 1st birthday
job seeking

• fully completed and signed application (see link)
• Fully completed and signed questionnaire on the economic situation (see link) (if you want care for more than 30 hours)
• Copy of the identity cards / passports of the custodians registered with the child
• Proof of income (see link child day care and day care, proof of income for new applications and follow-up applications) (if you want care for more than 30 hours)

For more than 25 hours of care weekly or before the age of 1, additional proof of needs
(As a rule, the current pay slips are sufficient)

For educational needs:
Current proof of need either from the General Social Service (ASD) or the day care center

Applications are usually approved for a maximum of one year, unless the need is shorter than a year. After that, a subsequent contribution may have to be made.

Applications for child day care can be submitted in person to the day care exchanges or sent by post, fax or e-mail (by e-mail only if the required forms with the original signature have been scanned).

Please always state the following in all correspondence:

• Surname of the child
• First name of the child
• Child's date of birth
• Complete registration address of the child