Kita disaster in Bremen: Every second preschooler speaks German!

Kita disaster in Bremen: Every second preschooler speaks German!

Gröpelingen, Deutschland - in Bremen shows a current survey that about every second preschool child has difficulty speaking the German language correctly. According to a report by Buten and inner this alarming knowledge ensures concern among those responsible in the area of ​​early childhood education. The Kita Bremen staff council expresses concerns about the acute lack of personnel, which inhibits the urgently needed language support. This is reinforced by the fact that daycare centers in districts such as Gröpelingen and Blumenthal often have too large groups. In these districts, three quarters of the preschool children do not speak German well.

The problem of language support is also tightened by a lack of further training positions for the educators. Although these are highly motivated, they cannot offer individual support that children with voice needs urgently need. "We urgently need more trained staff in order to be able to respond to the needs of these children," said a spokesman for the staff council. He also fears that new legal framework conditions could further tighten the situation.

The influence of the new daycare law

The new daycare quality law, which has been in force since January 1, 2025, aims to improve the quality of care in daycare centers nationwide. The federal government has agreed to provide around eight billion euros by the end of 2026. This law was developed to implement the recommendations of the "Early Education" working group and sets clear standards for linguistic education. According to bmfsfj are two fields of action that has to implement each country, the production of Specialists and linguistic support. In the medium term, uniform quality standards are to be achieved nationwide.

The educators and daycare lines should be able to deal professionally with language problems. The new law replaces the Gut-Kita law and takes effect with concrete measures. The efforts not only include the improvement of the specialist child key, but also the stronger support of the daycare lines. Despite all efforts, the staff council remains: the staff council fears that the new law also allowed support from less qualified personnel and thus have a negative impact on the language developments of the children.

The challenges on site

In many Bremen daycare centers, however, the situation is challenging. The appreciation for educator professions could be affected by inadequate personnel keys and little support during the training. The focus on the subject of language support is a ray of hope, but how quickly the expectations will be implemented remains to be seen. The need to implement adequate measures to promote linguistic development in everyday day care centers has been emphasized several times, but the current accompanying circumstances are not exactly encouraging.

It shows that there is still a lot to do when it comes to language support in Bremen to design the framework conditions in such a way that all children have the chance of positive linguistic development. After all, they are the future - and you should start early!