Bavarian teachers and school principals have received a corona bonus.
The fact that the daycare staff has not been considered makes a daycare manager in Echingen angry.
Eching
- Unlike in Austria, schools and kindergartens in Germany, which are usually mentioned in a double pack in the corona pandemic, should not run in emergency mode again or even be closed again if the number of infections increases.
In terms of system relevance and upbringing or educational mandate, the institutions hardly differ - but in terms of perception and appreciation, says Christina Zimmermann.
This is expressed primarily through the different pay.
The head of the Evangelical day care center "Regenbogen" in Eching has now vented her anger in an open letter to the Evangelical Day Care Association of Bavaria and its employee representatives.
Zimmermann turned to the daycare association as an “angry private person”
According to Zimmermann, the educational staff in day-care centers were bitterly discovered that all school principals and 14,000 teachers in Bavaria were recently rewarded with an extra corona bonus of 500 euros for their work in the pandemic.
The pedagogue sees this as unequal public and political treatment.
It was "like a slap in the face" - not only for her, but also for her 15-strong team, which in four groups looks after 91 children between the ages of three and a good six, including the school kindergarten.
The special payment in the school sector triggered a "productive reaction" at Zimmermann: Therefore, as an "angry private person", she turned to the daycare association.
Not only did she find open ears there: excerpts from her letter were published in various media and press releases throughout Bavaria.
The pedagogical staff earned comparable salaries as teachers.
Evangelical Daycare Association Bavaria
The whole thing made waves: The Evangelical Daycare Association called on politicians to adopt a corona bonus for employees in day-care centers analogous to the Bavarian corona care bonus, and to generally set a payment “that corresponds to the responsibility of the activity.
Daycare centers are the key to a successful educational path.
The pedagogical specialists have earned salaries comparable to those of teachers ”, can be read on the homepage.
Schools and daycare centers are subordinate to various ministries
Christina Zimmermann describes in her letter with the knowledge and approval of her employer: "I do not know how my work and that of my colleagues basically differ significantly from that of school principals and teachers." In this context, it is worth mentioning the fact that schools do The Ministry of Culture is subordinate to the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Affairs.
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Christina Zimmermann runs the “Regenbogen” day care center in Eching.
© Ulrike Wilms
Zimmermann's remarks, which throw light on her “corona-burdened” everyday life as a day-care center manager and mother of two, “are also a little exemplary here”.
A good third of the teachers and nannies in the “Regenbogen” daycare center have younger school-age children, and some colleagues belong to the risk group due to their age.
Nevertheless, "a lot of good and beautiful things have developed"
In addition, work has crept into the private sector during the pandemic: It is a burden on family life and, above all, is softening the dividing line between after work and leisure.
So it has become a matter of course for the Echoing Kita manager to send e-mails and circulars to parents and her team in the evenings or on weekends, for example to inform them about changed regulations.
“I am doing this so that I can guide this kindergarten through this difficult time with a good feeling,” said Zimmermann.
“It is a matter of course for us to support the (meaningful and questionable) requirements that are imposed on us by the district office and the state ministry,” assures the Echingen daycare manager.
With all the stresses and limitations, risks and side effects, Christina Zimmermann also needs to highlight explicitly positive incidents and experiences: “During lockdown times, the team embarked on new educational forms of work, including media and digital, to support families to be able to look after and support even in absence.
A lot of good and beautiful things have developed.
I was deeply impressed by the fact that the elderly in particular jumped over their shadow. "
Ulrike Wilms
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