The city benefits from the federal government's Good Day Care Act, which came into force last year.
Germering - The law allows the Free State to use funds to improve the quality of daycare centers. A so-called management and administration bonus is intended to benefit the providers in order to compensate for the increased burden on day-care center management in recent years with work that does not serve childcare itself. As a result, the city can expect around 72,000 euros for the period from May to December.
Sandra Bartler from the municipal social and youth welfare office, known internally as Office 5, reported to the Social Committee about a new management concept that was created due to the Good Day Care Act and is a prerequisite for the bonus payment. According to her, the tasks of the leaders in daycare centers have actually become more and more diverse in recent years.
The employment key is no longer up to date
The so-called employment key, which has been used since 2005 and is decisive for the financial support of daycare centers by the Free State, is therefore no longer up to date. He currently states that managers can spend two hours per week and group of the facility on personnel management, parent work, planning and organization, as well as coordination. In a five-group facility, this is ten hours. In fact, the work used for this is a lot more complex.
The good daycare bonus now allows this number of hours to be doubled. That would cost the city of Germering around 72,000 euros. This money is now returned to the cash register via the bonus.
Bonus only possible thanks to the management concept
This is only possible because the social committee has decided on the necessary management concept. This describes the tasks of the daycare management, which range from management responsibility and personnel development to concept and quality development to public relations and cooperation with the parents.
Social secretary Johannes Landendinger welcomed the new concept and the associated relief of the ladder. Mayor Andreas Haas also saw it that way, but also pointed out that this would further burden the personnel situation - the city now needs even more educators.
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