Childcare Services

• Target group: Children aged 1 to 3 years
• Scope of care: full day (40h/week)
• Opening hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Closing times: 24,5 days/year + 3 pedagogical days + public holidays
• Parental contribution per child per month: Full-time place: 243 euros; 70 euros infant surcharge; meals: 75 euros; care products allowance (as long as necessary): 25 euros
• Provider: Dibber 2 gGmbH
• Address: Dibber, Robert-Koch-Straße 9, 70563 Stuttgart

• Target group: Children aged 10 months to 3 years
• Scope of care: full day (40h/week)
• Opening hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Closing times: 23 days/year + public holidays
• Parental contribution per child and month: full-time place 328 euros (contribution-free month of August); flat rate for meals: 62 euros
• Provider: Studierendenwerk Stuttgart
• Address: Kinderhaus Pfaffenwald, Pfaffenwaldring 3, 70569 Stuttgart-Vaihingen

These are corporate childcare places. There is also a public group in which (doctoral) students are given preference and also pay a lower fee (see “Regular childcare by the Studierendenwerk and Stups e.V.”).

• Target group: Children aged 8 weeks to 3 years
• Scope of care: full day (42h/week)
• Opening hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Closing times: 23 days/year + public holidays
• Parental contribution per child and month: full-time place: 301.50 euros; meals: 66 euros; hygiene fee: 19 euros
• Provider: pme Familienservice GmbH
• Address: Schloßkinder, Schlossstraße 74-76, 70176 Stuttgart-West

In addition to subsidized daycare, our membership in the non-profit organization Kind e.V. Stuttgart makes it easier for employees of the University of Stuttgart who live in Stuttgart to access the daycare facilities run by Kinder in Stuttgart gGmbH. The childcare offer varies and is aimed at children up to the age of 14. When registering, please state that you are employed at the University of Stuttgart:

• Kinderhaus Bärcheninsel in Stuttgart-Vaihingen
• Kinderhaus Bengelbande in Stuttgart-Vaihingen
• Kinderhaus Junges Gemüse in Stuttgart-Vaihingen
• Regenbogenhaus in Stuttgart-Vaihingen
• Kinderhaus Spatzennest in Stuttgart-Burgholzhof
• Kinderhaus Steppkes in Stuttgart-Vaihingen

You can fill in the registration form several times to be placed on the waiting list for several daycare facilities.

As a result of a new agreement between Uni & Family and the non-profit provider of element-i childcare facilities, employees of the University of Stuttgart are given priority on the waiting lists for the following company daycare centers, in some cases regardless of their place of residence:

• Die Willys, Willy-Brandt-Straße 41, 70173 Stuttgart (children aged 6 months to 3 years)
• Kinderländle, Alexanderstraße 93, 70182 Stuttgart (children aged 6 months to 6 years)
• Neckarlöwen, Neckarstraße 145a, 70190 Stuttgart (children aged 6 months to 6 years)
• Pallassimo, Schockenriedstraße 7, 70565 Stuttgart (children aged 6 months to 3 years)
• Villa Reitzensteinle, Sandbergerstraße 10, 70184 Stuttgart (children aged 6 months to 6 years)
• Spielzeit, Urbansplatz 2, 70182 Stuttgart

When registering, please indicate that you are an employee at the University of Stuttgart. 

For highly qualified young academics whom the University of Stuttgart would like to retain or recruit, there is also the possibility of advice and placement of au pairs and nannies by a cooperating organization. If you are interested, please contact Uni & Family.

Childcare by the Studierendenwerk and Stups e.V.

The Studierendenwerk Stuttgart and Stups e.V. offer places for regular childcare for children aged 6 months to 3 years and 3 to 6 years in their own childcare facilities in Stuttgart, Esslingen and Ludwigsburg. Priority is given to enrolled students and doctoral students, who also pay lower fees. Please note that these are public places, i.e. you must live in Stuttgart, Esslingen or Ludwigsburg.
You can register your child directly at the facility. If there are currently no places available, you will be placed on the waiting list of the respective institution.

You can use the online tool “KiTS”, which is offered by the City of Stuttgart, to find childcare services [de] in Stuttgart for children up to 14 years of age. Using “KiTS”, more than 500 municipal and independent providers can be listed according to criteria such as city district, age of the child, and types of childcare service. If the daycare center is operated by a municipal provider or by the Catholic or Evangelical Church, it is also possible to send a requirement message directly to the daycare facility, for a maximum of 10 selected childcare services. As a rule, daycare centers take in new children at the beginning of a kindergarten year - a kindergarten year is from 1 September to 31 August. If you are looking for a place for the new kindergarten year, starting from 1 September, it is important that you have registered your child by 15 February of the current year.

Please note: The City of Stuttgart provides information on the deductibility of childcare costs [de] on its website.

The umbrella organization of the parent-child groups [de] in Stuttgart provides information about the numerous parent-child initiatives in Stuttgart.

The umbrella organization of Stuttgart's parent-child groups [de] provides information about the numerous parent-child initiatives in Stuttgart. Here you will also find current vacancies in Stuttgart.

In addition to the municipal allocation of places, there are some independent providers in Stuttgart who offer the possibility of filling places without municipal subsidies. These are therefore considerably more expensive, but can be allocated regardless of where you live.

The tasks of child day care in Stuttgart are carried out by the Child Day Care Department of the Youth Welfare Office of the City of Stuttgart. The Caritas Association is responsible for arranging child day care.

The City of Böblingen uses an electronic pre-registration procedure [de] for the allocation of places in all municipal and in some independent and church daycare centers. The kindergarten year begins after the summer break, in late August / early September. Positive answers will be sent out starting from late February.

As part of the TAKKI program, the city of Böblingen subsidizes daycare for small children under three years of age. The Verein Tages- und Pflegeeltern e.V. Kreis Böblingen [de] (registered association of childminders and foster parents in the Böblingen district) gives advice on this topic.

The city of Esslingen has set up a daycare center finder [de] about the range of daycare centers in Esslingen in denominational, independent and municipal facilities. You will also find information on daycare registration and allocation of places [de].

In Esslingen, the Tageselternverein Kreis Esslingen e. V. [de] (registered association of childminders in the Esslingen district) gives personal advice and finds a suitable and qualified daycare professional for your child. In addition, the childminders’ association can also find you a nanny, who will look after your children in your own home.

There is a single application procedure [de] for more than 70 daycare centers in Ludwigsburg that are operated by various institutions and providers. Parents should register their children no earlier than one year before the desired admission. For the allocation of places beginning in mid-March, applications by 15 February will be considered. You can register your child for childcare online via the City of Ludwigsburg's parent portal [de].

The Competence Center for Child Day Care [de] of the Ludwigsburg District Office provides information and advice on all questions regarding child day care and the registration for childcare.

University parents may arrange hourly childcare for children ages 0–12 through the exceptional care program at the Eltern-Kind-Zentrum West,. This service is available to support participation in work, study, or university-related activities.

Typical use cases include disruptions to regular childcare, professional development, business travel, recruitment processes, extended work hours, or other work-related needs.

Location & hours
Eltern-Kind-Zentrum West, Ludwigstraße 41–43. Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. From March 15 to November 15, services are available until 5:30 p.m. In individual cases, care outside regular hours may be arranged upon request.

Fees
For exceptional care, costs are generally the responsibility of parents: €5 per hour during regular hours and €10 per hour outside regular hours. Meals are available upon request for an additional €7 per day. In justified individual cases, costs may be covered by the university or through third-party funding. Please contact Uni & Family regarding reimbursement options.

Getting to know the center
We recommend visiting the center with your child in advance so they can become familiar with the environment. The center’s café is open to families and offers an opportunity to explore the space.

How to book
To arrange care, please register by email and leave a message via phone at +49 711 505368-53, indicating your affiliation with the University of Stuttgart.

If regular childcare arrangements fall through at short notice, university parents may access emergency childcare. This service is available for children up to age 12 and is offered free of charge for up to two days per semester.

Care is provided during regular operating hours at the following locations:

• Eltern-Kind-Zentrum West (Ludwigstraße 41–43): Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (until 5:30 p.m. from March 15 to November 15)
• pme Familienservice “Bülowkids” (Heilbronner Straße 190): Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
• pme Familienservice “Schloßkinder” (Schloßstraße 76): Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Eligibility
Emergency childcare is available when regular childcare arrangements are unexpectedly unavailable (e.g., due to illness of a caregiver) and parents need to work, study, or attend university-related activities.

Important: Emergency childcare does not replace regular childcare. It is not a substitute for periods when your daycare center is closed or when your childminder is on vacation. Please use the exceptional childcare service if you have to plan for childcare shortages.

Getting to know the facilities
We recommend visiting the childcare facilities with your child in advance so they can become familiar with the environment. Tours of the pme Familienservice centers are available on the first Saturday of each month (registration required). The Eltern-Kind-Zentrum West also welcomes families to its café, offering an opportunity to explore the space informally.

More information & booking
Detailed information and booking instructions are provided in the Emergency Childcare information sheet [de].

Overnight care (exceptional cases)
In special circumstances—particularly for single parents—the pme Familienservice Stuttgart offers supervised overnight care in childcare centers (up to 24 hours), for example during short business trips. Please contact Uni & Familie for further information.

Due to the reduced services offered by our current partner, event childcare is currently availabele only at the partner's facilities. We are actively seeking a new partnership to restore childcare services on campus or near event locations in the future.

Departments and university units may arrange childcare for events, professional development programs, and recruitment processes through our partner providers of exceptional and emergency care, which is delivered at their facilities.

All arrangements are subject to the policies governing exceptional and emergency care. Please make bookings independently under the University of Stuttgart’s master agreement and ensure compliance with applicable funding guidelines when using third-party funds.

Only full weeks can be booked, not individual days. In the event of bad weather, excursions will be organized, the additional costs will be announced in good time. 

If too few children register, it may not be possible for the vacation care to take place. Therefore, please note the closing date for registration.

Period: June 1–3
Time: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Address: Allmandring 28f, 70569 Stuttgart
Costs per child: around €100 (including meals and materials); the exact costs will be announced when registration opens
Registration deadline: two weeks before the start

The provider sets a minimum number of participants. If there are too few registrations, the provider reserves the right to cancel the offer in good time. There is also a maximum number of subsidized places; if this number is exceeded, you can be placed on the waiting list.

Period: August 3–7, August 10–14, September 7–11
Time: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Address: Allmandring 28f, 70569 Stuttgart
Costs per child: around €100 (including meals and materials); the exact costs will be announced when registration opens
Registration deadline: two weeks before the start

The provider sets a minimum number of participants. If there are too few registrations, the provider reserves the right to cancel the offer in good time. There is also a maximum number of subsidized places; if this number is exceeded, you can be placed on the waiting list.

Period: August 3–7
Time: 9 a.m.–3 p.m., pick-up by 3:30 p.m.
Address: Allmandring 28f, 70569 Stuttgart
Costs per child:  around €120 (including meals and materials); the exact costs will be announced when registration opens
Registration deadline: two weeks before the start

The provider sets a minimum number of participants. If there are too few registrations, the provider reserves the right to cancel the offer in good time. There is also a maximum number of subsidized places; if this number is exceeded, you can be placed on the waiting list.

• As the vacation programs are subsidized, the prices quoted for vacation childcare apply exclusively to children of full-time employees (including visiting academics) and students of the University of Stuttgart and only if the employment relationship or enrollment at the University of Stuttgart still exists at the time of the vacation childcare. If you do not belong to this target group (e.g. as a lecturer or because your employment ends before the date of the vacation care), participation in the offers is generally possible, but only at a higher price. If you are in doubt whether your child can participate in the above conditions, please contact us before registering your child.
• Due to the Income Tax Act, some childcare services for children aged 6 and over (e.g. vacation care, flexible emergency care, family-related additional costs for business trips) can only be subsidized tax-free up to a total amount of 600 euros (per employee, not per child!) per calendar year and only if the care is necessary for compelling and work-related reasons.
  The programs can therefore only be booked by you at the “internal” rate if you have not/not yet reached the limit of 600 euros and there is a compelling professional reason. If you do not or no longer meet one of these reasons, please register for a “non-subsidized place”.
  Classification: If you only make use of vacation childcare (and no other flexible childcare services), you can book up to 6 weeks of childcare. If you are unsure or have any questions, please contact Uni & Family.
• If you are a member of a Cluster of Excellence, Collaborative Research Center, Research Training Group, Priority Program (SPP) or a research group, please indicate this in the “Remarks/Consortium” field together with the name of the program/consortium when registering.

If your children aged 6 to 12 years (siblings from 4 years) would like to take part in the “Stuttgart Research Holidays”, please register them online using the link provided with the respective offer. The registration, organization and implementation is carried out by Konzept-e GmbH. Konzept-e GmbH is responsible for the associated data processing.

This sample weekly program [de] gives you an impression of the wide range of activities from which the children can choose. 

If too few children register, it may not be possible for the vacation care to take place. Therefore, please note the closing date for registration. 

If you have any questions about the registration or how the research vacation is organized, please contact

Christina Maier-Diaz
Phone +49 711 656960-1010
Email

Period: April 7–10
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m
Address: Freie Element-i Grundschule Stuttgart, Breitwiesenstraße 8, 70565 Stuttgart
Costs per child: €63 plus €35 for meals
Registration deadline: February 14

The provider sets a minimum number of participants. If there are too few registrations, the provider reserves the right to cancel the offer in good time. There is also a maximum number of subsidized places; if this number is exceeded, you can be placed on the waiting list.

Period: May 26–29
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m
Address: Freie Element-i Grundschule Stuttgart, Breitwiesenstraße 8, 70565 Stuttgart
Costs per child: €63 plus €35 for meals
Registration deadline: April 17

The provider sets a minimum number of participants. If there are too few registrations, the provider reserves the right to cancel the offer in good time. There is also a maximum number of subsidized places; if this number is exceeded, you can be placed on the waiting list.

Period: August 3–7, August 10–14, August 17–21
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m
Address: element-i Kinderhaus "Junges Gemüse", Melunerstr. 41, 70569 Stuttgart 
Costs per child: €74 per week plus €45 per week for meals
Registration deadline: May 15

The provider sets a minimum number of participants. If there are too few registrations, the provider reserves the right to cancel the offer in good time. There is also a maximum number of subsidized places; if this number is exceeded, you can be placed on the waiting list.

Period: October 26–30
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m
Address: Freie Element-i Grundschule Stuttgart, Breitwiesenstraße 8, 70565 Stuttgart
Costs per child: €63 plus €35 for meals
Registration deadline: August 31

The provider sets a minimum number of participants. If there are too few registrations, the provider reserves the right to cancel the offer in good time. There is also a maximum number of subsidized places; if this number is exceeded, you can be placed on the waiting list.

• As the vacation programs are subsidized, the prices quoted for vacation childcare apply exclusively to children of full-time employees (including visiting academics) and students of the University of Stuttgart and only if the employment relationship or enrollment at the University of Stuttgart still exists at the time of the vacation childcare. If you do not belong to this target group (e.g. as a lecturer or because your employment ends before the date of the vacation care), participation in the offers is generally possible, but only at a higher price. If you are in doubt whether your child can participate in the above conditions, please contact us before registering your child.
• Due to the Income Tax Act, some childcare services for children aged 6 and over (e.g. vacation care, flexible emergency care, family-related additional costs for business trips) can only be subsidized tax-free up to a total amount of 600 euros (per employee, not per child!) per calendar year and only if the care is necessary for compelling and work-related reasons.
  The programs can therefore only be booked by you at the “internal” rate if you have not/not yet reached the limit of 600 euros and there is a compelling professional reason. If you do not or no longer meet one of these reasons, please register for a “non-subsidized place”.
  Classification: If you only make use of vacation childcare (and no other flexible childcare services), you can book up to 6 weeks of childcare. If you are unsure or have any questions, please contact Uni & Family.
• If you are a member of a Cluster of Excellence, Collaborative Research Center, Research Training Group, Priority Program (SPP) or a research group, please indicate this in the “Remarks/Consortium” field together with the name of the program/consortium when registering.

On the website “Vacation care and summer camps”[de], you can find an overview of vacation care services in Stuttgart. In addition, the City of Stuttgart lists numerous vacation programs for children aged 6 to 12 years on the portal “Ferien in Stuttgart” [de] (“vacation in Stuttgart”).

Vacation programs in Stuttgart include:

• Vacation program for children offered by the Volkshochschule Stuttgart [de] (Adult Education Center Stuttgart)
• Vacation care for children at Haus der Familie [de] (Easter, summer, and fall breaks)
• Kids Week [de] offered by the Förderverein Kinderfreundliches Stuttgart e.V. (registered association for the support of children in Stuttgart) in the Easter and fall breaks - the University of Stuttgart is involved as a co-organizer
• KinderSpielStadt Stutengarten [de] (summer break)
• “Ferienwaldheim” day camps [de] (Easter, Pentecost, summer, and fall breaks)
• Summercamp International School Degerloch (summer break)

The City of Sindelfingen informs about vacation care and summer day camps [de].

The City of Esslingen presents an overview of the vacation care services in Esslingen [de]. The Stadtjugendring Esslingen e.V. (registered umbrella association of urban youth organizations in Esslingen) and the Kreisjugendring Esslingen e.V. (registered umbrella association of youth organizations in the Esslingen district) give an overview of vacation care programs on the portal “Ferien in Esslingen” [de] (“vacation in Esslingen”). During the summer break, some kindergartens provide a single, shared vacation care service; please register your child with the Office for Training, Education and Care [de].

There is an annual brochure about childcare in Filderstadt. Information about vacation care can be obtained from the Office for Family, Schools and Associations, Constanze Traub, phone: 0711/7003-210.

The City of Ludwigsburg informs about the “Ferienspass” (“vacation fun”) program [de].

The City of Stuttgart has compiled important information on schools and extracurricular childcare options in Stuttgart on its website.

The City of Böblingen has compiled a list of all the activities on offer at Böblingen schools on its website.

The City of Esslingen describes itself as a “school city” and presents the schools of Esslingen on its website [de]. 

The City of Ludwigsburg links to all Ludwigsburg schools on its website [de].