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New parental contributions in Dresden: This is how expensive childcare will be from September!
From September 2025, Dresden will increase parental contributions for daycare centers due to rising costs. Find out about changes.
New parental contributions in Dresden: This is how expensive childcare will be from September!
Parents in Dresden can look forward to some changes that will take effect in child day care from September 1, 2025. Pieschen Current reports that the new parental contributions will increase between 7.2 and 8.3 percent. These adjustments affect a variety of facilities, including crèches, kindergartens and regular and special after-school care centers. The main reason for this increase is increased personnel and operational costs.
A look at the specific new monthly contributions shows that the crèche or day care for 9 hours will now cost 268.75 euros, whereas it was previously 250.45 euros. The kindergarten fees increase from 199.14 euros to 215.75 euros and the after-school care fees increase from 111.11 euros to 119.12 euros, both for regular and subsidized after-school care centers.
Stable adjustments and facilitations
The increase in contributions is not without reason: Since September 1st, 2022, parental contributions have been adjusted annually on September 1st based on the operating costs of the previous year. The city council has also influenced this with the current assessment rates, which are falling every year. While this provides a price adjustment, the city continues to offer a number of discounts and waivers.
- Für das zweite Kind gibt es einen Rabatt von 60 Prozent des Beitrags.
- Alleinerziehende erhalten 90 Prozent Ermäßigung für das erste Kind und 50 Prozent für das zweite.
- Ab dem dritten Kind ist die Betreuung kostenfrei.
- Bei Bezug von Sozialleistungen oder einem niedrigen Einkommen sind ebenfalls Ermäßigungen oder ein Erlass möglich.
Comprehensive advice on this is available at the Office for Child Day Care, Breitscheidstraße 78e in Dresden. Parents who have questions about the new contributions can contact the advice center at amt58-teilsstelle@dresden.de or contact us by phone at (03 51) 4 88 51 88.
Overview of parental contributions
With regard to the upcoming changes at the start of the school year on August 11, 2025, it should be noted that for children who move from a daycare center to primary school, the care contract ends automatically. This also applies to switching to after-school care, although no separate notice is required. Parents who still need care by August 8, 2025 should contact the daycare management or the central advice and placement center in good time.
| form of care | Previous post | New post |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery/day care (9 hours) | 250.45 euros | 268.75 euros |
| Kindergarten (9 hours) | 199.14 euros | 215.75 euros |
| After school care (6 hours) | 111.11 euros | 119.12 euros |
| Support center (6 hours) | 111.11 euros | 119.12 euros |
In parallel with these developments, it doesn't hurt to look outside the box. The family portal of the city of Hamm, as shown below hamm.de It can be seen that the level of parental contributions is also tailored to the economic performance of the parents. Similar to Dresden, the contribution obligations remain, even if the childcare place is temporarily not used.
Overall, parents in Dresden can look forward to the coming changes in the area of child day care. While the new contributions can be a certain burden, the numerous discounts and the opportunity for advice ensure that many families are given a helping hand.