Family Service

Family and studies under one roof

The daycare centres of the Studierendenwerk work in core groups with cross-group offers. The group sizes are based on the requirements of the city of Hamburg.

In the day nursery (“Krippe”), at least three trained pedagogical professionals are responsible for one group. In the elementary sector (“Elementarbereich”), there are at least two educational specialists per group. The aim is to support the groups with additional interns, day care centre helpers or federal volunteers.

If we have free places, we will inform you here on our website. Otherwise, each day care centre management will be happy to provide information about the current and future space situation.

There is an overarching waiting list for all facilities, which is used to fill additional places.

The daycare centres of the Studierendenwerk charge according to the day-care voucher system. Care times that exceed the voucher can be purchased in addition.

Yes. All Kitas - with the exception of the “Kita UKE” - close for 3 weeks between Christmas and New Year and during the summer holidays. Emergency holiday care is offered during the summer closure period. In addition, three study days take place each year on which the Kita is closed. The dates for these are announced at the beginning of the Kita year.

A healthy and varied diet is important to us. Our five day-care centres receive their food from an external caterer who focuses on quality and sustainability. We attach great importance to organic and wholefoods and see the educational component of nutrition in addition to the physiological aspects. It is important to us that the meals take place in a calm and pleasant atmosphere. Children with special eating habits are also taken into accoun

The children receive a freshly prepared breakfast every morning, as well as fruit and vegetables throughout the day. A fee is charged for this.

In all facilities there is the possibility to let a tired child rest. Each facility has provided niches, corners and other retreats for this purpose in the room concept. In the crèche groups, there is a regular nap time.

All groups go out into the fresh air with the children as much as possible. Each of the day-care centres has an outdoor area.

All daycare centres of the Studierendenwerk Hamburg have declared themselves in favour of the Kita-Brückenjahr (former pre-school in the daycare centre). The future school children are prepared for the upcoming school years in regular programmes. Our main focus is on the further development of social, technical and learning skills.

If parents work in Hamburg but do not live in Hamburg, it is still possible to have the child looked after in a Hamburg day care centre.

The municipality in which the parents live decides on the cost subsidy according to the regulations applicable there. As a rule, however, the surrounding municipalities do not grant such a far-reaching legal entitlement to day care as in Hamburg.

The campus playgroup "Casper" on the university campus is designed for precisely this situation. Here, on weekdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., the children of students and university employees are looked after by a pedagogical specialist in the rooms of the Kita KinderCampus.

This is variable depending on the care offered, but a minimum of 2 hours per week is provided.

Here, too, there are differences depending on the offer and the time frame. You can find more information on the flexible childcare options at this hier.

Generally yes. For all offers a viewing is possible after prior appointment

Children who are cared for on an irregular basis for a short period of time have to go through an individual settling-in period, as it has been proven that they need longer to settle in than children who are cared for on a regular basis for the whole day. In order to be able to build up a stable relationship with the caregiver, a settling-in period of at least 1-2 weeks is usually recommended. During this time, the children should first explore the facility together with their parents before the parents take a back seat as contact persons.

Yes, a short-term booking is possible. All that is required is sufficient advance notice to draw up the childcare contract, clarify all formalities and an individual settling-in plan.