Afternoon activities for school children

Parents who need afternoon care for their school-age child should, as a priority, enroll the child in an all-day school. If they are unable to secure a spot there, the child may attend an after-school care center (Hort) Monday through Friday following the end of the regular elementary school day. The child will have lunch there.

There are no fees for care at all-day schools; however, lunch and early-morning, after-school, and vacation care are subject to a fee.

Other forms of after-school care (for example, at an after-school care center) are subject to a fee. The amount of the fee depends on the parents’ income, family size, and the number of hours of care per week. 

Requirements

• The open and tied all-day elementary school in the municipality of Bremen offer early, late and vacation care for a fee. This takes place from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and only if there are a sufficient number of registrations. It is run by non-teaching educational staff. Registration for early and late care is voluntary. By registering, parents/guardians commit to their child's attendance for at least one school year. Registration must be submitted to the school by January 31 of the school year.
• Vacation care in all-day schools takes place at selected locations during the Easter vacations, 3 weeks during the summer vacations, during the fall vacations and during the Christmas vacations after New Year (from a care period of 3 days). There is no vacation care during the half-year vacations or on bridge days, during the Whitsun vacations, during 3 weeks of the summer vacations and between Christmas and New Year. Registration for vacation care is voluntary. By registering for a calendar year, parents/guardians commit to their children's binding participation. In order to be able to plan requirements, children must be registered at the school by January 31 for the entire calendar year.
• For early, late and vacation care in all-day schools, only all-day school children of the respective all-day school can be registered whose single parent or both parents/guardians are employed during the respective vacations or during the respective school year or are in training or retraining and are therefore regularly absent during the care period.
• Parents who wish their child to attend after-school care or another after-school program for school children should prove that they are working, in training, looking for work or qualifying for work. A special situation in the family can also be an important reason for attending after-school care.
• Schoolchildren can also attend after-school care during the vacations. However, after-school care centers and other facilities for school children are closed for 4 weeks a year. During this time, another facility in the district is open and can be attended if necessary.
• Not every district has enough places available for school childcare in the afternoon. If a facility has more registrations than free places, children are given priority if their parents are working, training, looking for work or qualifying for work. A special situation in the family is also a reason for preferential admission of a school child, for example single parents. Younger schoolchildren have priority over older children.
• Parents who need additional care during after-school hours or have not been offered an after-school or all-day school place can contact PiB-Pflegekinder in Bremen. They will check whether a place with a childminder is available.