Daycare facilities:

• Toddler Group ("Krippen / Krabbelgruppen"; up to the completion of the third year of life)
• Kindergarden Group ("Kindergartengruppen"; from the age of three until enrolment)
• After School Care Centre ("Kinderhort"; from enrolment up to the age of 14)

The granting of places within the daycare facilities is up to the respective provider and is normally excercised by the daycare facility management.
You will find information about child care places at the Fachbereich Jugend und Familie der Stadt Hannover (Department for Youth and Family of the City of Hanover).

Daycare Facility Costs
During the first two years of kindergarden, parents have to pay an earnings-related share of the costs for the child care. The third year at the kindergarden is free. The amount of the payable fee complies with the income as well as with the kind of care and the number of siblings at the kindergarden. Parents with a low income (this could also be student loan (BaföG) or alimentation payments) and beneficiaries of Unemployment Benefit II may be granted a costless place. If the children have lunch at a kindergarden in Hanover, an extra fee of 30 € per month must be paid without regard to the parents’ income.

Daycare
It is especially difficult to find means of care for children under the age of three. An alternative to a toddler group could be a nanny. If you cannot find a suitable person within your circle of friends and acquaintances or at the open market, please contact:

Online-Kinderbetreuungsbörse des FamilienServiceBüros des Fachbereichs Jugend und Familie der Stadt Hannover (Online Platform of the Office for Family Service at the Department for Youth and Family of the City of Hanover)

FamilienServiceBüro des Fachbereichs Jugend und Familie der Stadt Hannover (Office for Family Service at the Department for Youth and Family of the City of Hanover)

Interessengemeinschaft Tagesmütter e. V. (Nanny Interest Group)

Further possibilities to look for a nanny are provided by the following free ad-pages at the internet:

hannover.kinder-stadt.de

kleinanzeigen.ebay.de

kleinanzeigen.meinestadt.de

Under certain conditions (case-by-case review) the costs for daycare may (partly) be absorbed by the Department for Youth and Family upon application. This measure especially concerns single parents, who cannot care for their child all by themselves due to employment or training.

Students might have problems in context of the absorption of costs. It is advisable to get counsel beforehand, e. g. at the Social Advice Centre of the Student Administration.