Municipal day care centre; payment of user fees / parental contributions

Municipalities can levy user fees for the use of their public facilities. Non-profit or other providers of child day care facilities can set parental contributions.

The amount of user fees in municipal daycare centres (parental contributions) varies in Bavaria. The fees can, for example, be staggered according to social aspects. Some local authorities grant reductions for siblings or stagger the parental fees according to income. The amount can also depend on the age of the child; it is based on the booking time.

To ease the burden on families, the Free State of Bavaria provides a subsidy towards the parental contribution for children in state-funded daycare centres (in accordance with the Bavarian Child Education and Care Act [BayKiBiG]). The subsidy is granted for the period from 1 September of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age of three until the child starts school. The subsidy amounts to €100 per month. Payment is made to the municipalities as part of child-related funding, which pass on the parental contribution subsidy to the providers. The municipalities and providers are obliged to reduce their contributions by the amount of the parental contribution subsidy.

Note: Families with a low income can apply for a fee reduction or exemption at the responsible youth welfare office.

For families in need (SGB II, SGB XII or child supplement and housing benefit recipients), the additional expenses for lunchtime meals at schools and day-care centres are covered as part of the education and participation benefits.

You will receive more detailed information about the kindergarten fees in your municipality - if available - after "localisation" (enter your place of residence and/or postcode).