Individual childcare in and around Munich \u2013 flexible care options through Kids Concept. Baby boom in parliament, but still too few childcare places. \u2018Currently, places are available in nurseries for 9.6% of all children under three,\u2019 according to the City of Munich\u2019s website. Even though the coverage rate is to be raised to 20%, it quickly becomes clear that this is far from enough. Munich, 31 January 2011. The shortage of places in nurseries or cooperating facilities is forcing parents to look for alternative solutions. Flexible childcare options today need to meet the needs of both children and parents. Claudia Feistkorn is an office administrator and mother of three-year-old twins. Luis and Emma unfortunately belong to the 90.4% of under-threes who did not get a nursery place. Despite the official entitlement to a kindergarten place, finding care for the little ones was a real challenge. \u2018It was simply awful and, in the end, lovely at the same time,\u2019 reports Claudia Feistkorn. \u2018Placing two toddlers at the same time in particular felt like trying to find an old friend again without knowing where she lived. It was only when I read about Kids Concept that I was able to feel hopeful again.\u2019 Claudia Feistkorn hadn\u2019t given up and had searched the internet for alternatives. In doing so she discovered Tobias Dreilich\u2019s company, the market leader in the Munich area for placing childcare and children\u2019s events. Through Kids Concept, the twins found a suitable childminder, and Claudia Feistkorn even found her old friend again, who, as chance would have it, had only recently registered with Kids Concept\u2019s database as a trained childminder herself. \u2018Many families find their way to us because they see no chance of placing their children in public facilities. Most of them want to go back to work while still ensuring the best possible care for their children,\u2019 says Tobias Dreilich, managing director of Kids Concept. \u2018That\u2019s exactly where we come in.\u2019 Susanne Kr\u00f6ll also used the extensive database of qualified caregivers. \u2018We had very serious problems finding suitable care. The rigid rules and booking hours of public nurseries just didn\u2019t work for us.\u2019 Her daughter Emily is now cared for by a young woman with pedagogical training, and on days when she really can\u2019t make it, a rented grandmother, Gerdi, lovingly steps in. \u2018The need for individual childcare concepts is high,\u2019 says Tobias Dreilich. \u2018That\u2019s why a simple childminder concept isn\u2019t enough for us. Together with parents, we work out the right concept and then provide suitable people for it.\u2019 That\u2019s a good thing too, because not everyone needs full-day care \u2013 sometimes just a little support is enough, as with Ben Gro\u00dfmeister. \u2018The arguments we had,\u2019 laughs Bernd Gro\u00dfmeister. By the time he got home, trouble was already waiting as he unlocked the front door. \u2018My wife couldn\u2019t cope with the homework, or with looking after Ben at the same time.\u2019 But instead of arguing about algebra and chemical formulas every evening after a hard day\u2019s work, Bernd Gro\u00dfmeister simply hired homework support through Kids Concept. \u2018Since then things have calmed down noticeably. We use the time we\u2019ve gained to do more things together.\u2019 Many examples show that the situation isn\u2019t hopeless and that alternative concepts, such as Kids Concept, can meet many families\u2019 needs.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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