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Help when your child has no school-age childcare place

Has your primary-school child been left without a childcare place? We help families across Germany when they have no place at all. This includes Hort (childcare centres for school-age children), OGS (schools offering optional extended-day provision) and other full-day provision. A new nationwide entitlement took effect on 1 August 2026, starting with first-year pupils in 2026/27. We also assess existing rights under state law.

Information and help

  1. Secure a full-day childcare place

    No childcare place for your primary-school child? Get a free initial assessment on your first call. We ask your insurer, free of charge, whether legal costs are covered. Help across Germany when no place is available; further work is charged under the RVG.

Hort, OGS and full-day provision: what do they mean?

Names and arrangements vary between German states and providers. A Hort is a childcare centre for school-age children; an offene Ganztagsschule (OGS) is a school offering optional extended-day provision. These and other full-day arrangements can provide care for primary-school children. What matters is your child’s legal entitlement and the care actually available.

Read about legal support for securing a school-age childcare place.

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