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Have the after-school care fees set

Here you can find information about how after-school care fees are calculated.

  • Basic information

    After-school care centres look after schoolchildren until the end of primary school, providing them with education and supporting their development. This means that they do not just provide lunch and supervision during homework time. They also offer group experiences, opportunities to build social relationships, cooperation, leisure activities, creativity and much more. The children are involved in planning and organising the daily routine at the after-school care centre and the educational activities on offer.

    A fee for after-school care must be paid in advance for each of your children who are registered for after-school care. Your income and the number of children you have are taken into account in an appropriate manner.

    Requirements

    The child is registered for after-school care with a parents' association, private commercial provider or day care centre in Bremen.

  • Procedure

    Parents'associations or private commercial providers: 

    • Parents sign a childcare contract with the facility. The facility determines the amount of the parental contribution. 
    • Parents can apply to the parental contribution office for a subsidy towards the parental contribution. 
    • Once the application and all the necessary documents have been submitted, the subsidy is calculated. 
    • The subsidy is paid out monthly. Parents receive a notification.
    • The subsidy for the parental contribution for after-school care must be reapplied for each year.

    Day care: 

    • Parents conclude a childcare contract with the daycare provider. 
    • The childminder passes on the details to Pflegekinder in Bremen (PiB), which then forwards the registration to the Elternbeitragstelle (EBS). 
    • The EBS will contact the parents and request all necessary documents. Once everything is complete, the parental contribution will be calculated. 
    • The contribution is due monthly. Parents will receive a notification.
    • The contract with the childminder must be renewed every year.

  • Necessary Documents
    • Parents' associations or private commercial sponsors
      • The after-school care fees are charged by the childcare facility.
      • To apply for a subsidy towards the parental contribution, income documents of all family members living in the same household as the child are required.
    • Day care

      A registration of foster children in Bremen (PiB) as well as income documents of all family members living in the same household as the child.

  • Competent Department

  • Fees / Costs

    free of charge

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    The subsidy for the parental contribution is granted from the month in which the application is received at the earliest. The subsidy is not paid retroactively.
    There are no deadlines for day care.

    How long does it take to process

    1 to 3 weeks. The duration applies to a complete application.

  • Legal Bases

  • More Information

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 13.02.2026

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