Childcare

Pupils who are not entitled to transportation and do notreceivereimbursement of costsin accordance with § 45 Para. 3 No. 5 of the School Regulations Act (SchoG) canapply for a subsidy towards travel costs. 80% of the cheapest,necessary costs can be reimbursed.

School authorities and public or independent child and youth welfare organizations that want to improve the quality of all-day programs at elementary school by strengthening children's participation and co-determination can apply for funding.

The school authority covers the necessary transportation costs if your child attends a primaryor special school.

Pupils: Pupils with disabilities who attend a mainstream school canapply foratravel allowance for the journey to school.The assumption of costs supports equal participation in school education.

In the case of pupils who have a particularly long journey to school,the costs for their transportationcanbe coveredunder certain conditions.

In justified exceptional cases, school transportation may be considered necessary,even if the way to school or the way to the internship site is shorter than 4 km.

Early help offers various services for families with children from 0 to 3 years of age. The staff at your regional coordination office are available to answer your questions and help you with any challenges you are currently facing.

If you would like to live in another country, you can find more information about rights and obligations in the field of education in each Member State of the European Union here.

If you as an authority or youth welfare organization consider the content of a medium to be harmful to minors, you can apply to the Federal Agency for the Protection of Children and Young Persons in the Media (BzKJ) for an indexing procedure or initiate one.

Equivalence with the Hauptschulabschluss or the Mittlerer Bildungsabschluss and recognition of a subject-specific or general university entrance qualification.

If you would like to register your child in a childcare facility, the childcare facility is usually responsible. Information on this and the costs can beobtained from the responsible offices in the relevant towns or municipalities.

Necessary transportation costsincurredby attending a special school outside the Saarlandcan be reimbursed to the legal guardians by the state.

If you employ domestic help on a mini-job basis, you must register them using the household cheque procedure.

If you are a family member of an EU or EEA citizen and come from a third country, you will need a residence card for your further stay in Germany no later than three months after your entry.