Uncertained future for daycare centers: Quercomers ensure alarm mood!

Uncertained future for daycare centers: Quercomers ensure alarm mood!

Wilhelmshaven, Deutschland - In the past few months, uncertainty for career changers in the Lower Saxony daycare centers (daycare centers) has increased noticeably. The reason: A funding program that employs a particularly large number of valuable forces such as Elke Weidner and Monika Unger expires at the end of July. These additional forces, which were equipped with a comprehensive training of 160 hours, make a significant contribution to pedagogical work and support the educators on site. But now her professional future is on the brink, while the state government has not given a secure promise to continue the program. It all depends on a draft guidelines that have not yet been published Nwzonline reported.

"It is a scary time," says Diana Kreuzburg and Anja Janßen, who also have to look at the spout of the funding program. They were firmly integrated in their daycare centers and are now asked to pack their things. Many of them have already gained experience with uncertain employment relationships and demand planning security from the state government. The head of the Christ Kindergarten, Sabine Wistuba, also emphasizes that the already existing shortage of skilled workers also tightens the situation.

The support for daycare centers in Lower Saxony

In Lower Saxony, the “Guideline Quality” pursues the goal of significantly increasing quality in daycare centers. This guideline grants grants to gain additional staff and thus support educational, educational and support work in the daycare centers. But time urges; Because the applications for grants must be submitted by November 30, 2023 at the latest. This also includes special funding for forces in training, such as from the information from [Bildungsportal Niedersachsen] (https://bildportal-niedersachsen.de/fruehkindliche-bildung/finanzhilfe-foerderprograms/Gerlinien/ Listen-qualitaet-in-kitas-2).

In order to be able to continue working after the program has expired, only a few options are available to the affected forces. A full -school training as a social assistant, who takes two years regularly, could be a possible way. In addition, the option is to continue their education, which takes another two years. However, many of the affected quality forces cannot afford financial resources for such training.

Need for specialists is growing

The situation not only challenges individuals, but also the entire system of early childhood education in Lower Saxony. The Bertelsmann Foundation's specialist radar shows that there will be a great need for specialists by 2030. With the right measures, however, the personnel offer could meet the parents' care requests. To achieve this, long -term strategies must be developed in order to create suitable framework conditions. The aim is to ensure child-friendly and high-quality care for all children in Lower Saxony, such as [family-in-niedersachsen] (https://www.familien-in-niedersachsen.de/fachinformations/paedagogik-in-kita-und-schund

The challenges are huge, and something will soon have to move so that daycare centers in Lower Saxony will not only be well positioned today, but also in the future. There is a great need for support, especially in focal points and facilities with a high proportion of migration. So the time has come to courageously bare new ways and to promote the establishment of a stable skilled worker offer in early childhood education.