Parents in Vegesack on alert: daycare social index causes unrest!

Parents in Vegesack on alert: daycare social index causes unrest!

In Bremen-Vegesack, mold renovation in the children's and family center Beckedorfer Straße ensures increased discussions among parents. In parallel, the city has recalculated the daycare social index, which could have far-reaching effects for the establishment. As the Weser-Kurier District index of the State Statistical Office and takes into account various factors such as language support requirements, the non-dab-grade quota and the number of beneficiaries.

The parents of the center are concerned because the value of the daycare center is not made public to avoid stigmatization. The index represents a relative assessment that classifies institutions after their social stress. The special thing: the improvement of the index value depends on the social situation of the children's living addresses, not from the location or neighborhood of the facility itself.

dangers for funding

In particular, the parents fear that the new residential area Hammersbecker showed the classification of their daycare negatively. The affected parents' advisory board has given the assumption that this development could lead to a downgrade of the index value. The authority, on the other hand, sees no connection between the new building and the social index calculation of the daycare center.

In comparison, the kindergartens in the neighborhood mainly look after more children from socially weaker quarters, which means that they were able to maintain their index status. This division enables additional support from a coordinator who helps families with language barriers. But from the coming summer vacation, this coordinator will be transferred to another facility, which is expected to reduce the intensity of the advice.

Financial cuts from index adjustments

The changes in the daycare social index could also have financial effects. New attitudes of educators in the daycare center are less remunerated, which can lead to a lack of specialists. The parents also have to adapt their expectations to the offers because there are fewer financial resources available. Among other things, there are cuts in the breakfast offer.

The parents appeal to the city to have the daycare centered as index daycare even after the summer vacation. The General Association has introduced a daycare social index in this context, but also pursues strategic goals in order to pursue the image of the image promote.

Especially in facilities with many socially disadvantaged children, a high need for resources can often be seen. The index aims to identify disadvantages at an early stage and to enable targeted provision of help, for example through more personnel and language support. In order to effectively implement these services, it is important that access to daycare centers for disadvantaged groups, such as refugee children, is also improved.

The next recalculation of the daycare social index is scheduled for October 2027. Until then, a lot will certainly happen to meet the needs of children and families in Bremen. The nifbe emphasizes the importance of continuous support for daycare centers, which must particularly have to respond to the needs of their protégés. This is the only way to overcome the structural hurdles in the education system.