Because parents are desperate, professionals are stressed, and city hall employees are frustrated, the district has set up a task force.
Nearly one in three children under the age of three in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district is cared for in a nursery or childcare provider. But things are not going smoothly everywhere: the tough search for skilled workers and unexpected closures due to lack of staff are creating problems for families and administrations. And the expansion of places is reaching its limits. For these reasons, the district has now established a task force.
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At 32.3 per cent, the childcare rate for children under the age of three in the district is well below that of Freiburg (45.2), slightly below the national average and slightly below the state average. Frauke Zahradnik, head of department in charge of the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district office, recently presented data on childcare in the district to the Youth Welfare Committee, which on the one hand show the great efforts made by the municipalities …
