Germany’s grand coalition has taken steps to introduce a legal right to an after-school care space for all children in primary schools. One million additional places neededThe legal changes, which will then pave the way to the actual legal entitlement to all-day places, will be initiated at a later date. 'Children have right to high-quality care'The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) welcomed the move to bring a legal right to all-day care for children but warned it could fail due to lack of staff. "It is therefore important that this legal right is guaranteed by well-trained specialists." The DJI puts the current operating costs for all-day care from 2025 at around €3.2 billion per year.

Source: The Local November 13, 2019 14:22 UTC