I study – and my child?

You can find the range of childcare facilities offered by the Studierendenwerk here: Studying with children

Please contact the equal opportunities officer Prof. Dr. Angelika Diehl-Becker (angela.diehl-becker@dhbw-karlsruhe.de) for current information .

You can find current information on the university's website at: Childcare services and Cooperations.

You can find information about this on the website of the Equal Position Representatives of the University.
There are 10 spots available as company kindergarten places for student parents from the DHBW Karlsruhe, the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences and the Karlsruhe University of Education in the Caritas Children and Family Center, Haus Sonnensang, Moltkestrasse 3. See “At the University of Education”.

There are - regardless of where you live - 10 spots as company kindergarten places for student parents from the DHBW Karlsruhe, the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences and the Karlsruhe University of Education in the Caritas Children and Family Center, Haus Sonnensang, Moltkestrasse 3.
Further information can be found on the pages about studying with family at the University of Education: https://www.ph-karlsruhe.de/studieren/beratung/studieren-mit-familie

The city of Karlsruhe offers an online daycare application for all families living in Karlsruhe and for all daycare facilities in Karlsruhe.

It also keeps a list of daycare facilities, which is also available as a brochure. The daycare facilities are organized by district and are therefore easy to find. The internet brochure is updated regularly and contains information on the registration process, the types of offers and financing. The site also provides information on supporting children with disabilities at kindergarten age.

The website www.bw-kita.de/ summarizes the range of daycare facilities in the district of Karlsruhe. With the help of a map and a data form, you can get an overview of the local offerings quickly and easily.

On the homepage of the city of Pforzheim you will find an overview of the local daycare facilities, the link to the central daycare pre-registration list and information about the types of childcare, parental contributions and financial aid.

Do you need someone to take care of your child or would you like to work as a babysitter? In both cases, you have come to the right place with the new babysitter platform!
You can find the babysitter platform via the direct entry Karlsruhe.de/Babysitter or here.
Postcard: The Karlsruhe babysitter platform is online.

You can also choose a childminder to look after your child. Advantage: Individual arrangements can be made and the care times are flexible.

How do I find a childminder?
The city of Karlsruhe has information on its webpage. The foster child service is responsible and is also available for personal advice.

Offers in the district of Karlsruhe are arranged through the responsible childminder associations, which have taken over this task from the youth welfare offices. The der Bruchsal childcare association is responsible for the northern district and the der Ettlingen childcare association is responsible for the southern district. The pages provide information and offers for parents who live in the Karlsruhe district and are looking for a day care provider near their home.

The daycare office, is responsible for the cty of Pforzheim. You can find further information on contact, advice and placement data on the city of Pforzheim website.

There are various childcare offers for school children in Karlsruhe. With the reliable primary school, all-day schools and after-school care centers, parents can be sure that their child will be looked after all day. This school brochure provides an overview.

The city of Pforzheim has information here:

• care services for schoolchildren
• and the care services for schoolchildren from the Volkshochschule

The range of holiday activities on offer is very diverse.

• The club KiBU e.V. at KIT organizes a varied program for the children of KIT employees and students during the school holidays. You can find information about registration, the club and reports from past holidays at: www.ferienbetreuung.kit.edu/
• The city of Karlsruhe's youth leisure and educational organization (jfbw) is aimed specifically at children and young people to organize their holidays. You can find the full offer on the website jfbw.
• The Karlsruhe Lernverbund Klever e.V. organizes holiday care in the form of holiday projects. You can find information and registration forms here.
• The Diakonische Werk Karlsruhe offers daytime camps for children during the holidays.
• The AWO also lists an extensive range of leisure activities and trips for children and young people on its travel portal.
• You can find information about holiday care in the city of Pforzheim (Eutingen district) here, at the beim Stadtjugendring Pforzheim and the childcare center at the adult education center.

Church communities, sports clubs and youth associations also offer further options.

In order to provide even better support for all our employees and students in reconciling work or studies and family, the FlexiKids program was designed to support parents with emergency care to bridge the gaps in the childcare. The emergency care takes place in our daycare center KinderUniversum in Karl-Wilhelm-Str. 1, 76131 Karlsruhe. There are a total of 5 emergency care places available for children from 6 months to 12 years, two of these places are available for daycare children.
There is half-day and full-day care, which can usually be used for a maximum of 3 days in a row. FlexiKids can be used by our employees, doctoral students and KIT students in operational emergency situations, cancellation of regular childcare, short-term business trips or events at KIT.

You can find more information here.

Students can apply to AStA to cover the costs.

The surrogate grandparents project is a cross-generational project. Families who do not have grandparents on site can find support with volunteer “surrogate grandmas”, “surrogate grandpas” or a “surrogate grandparent couple”.
Playing, reading or going outside – there are many ways to spend time together and let a relationship grow.
Children, parents and surrogate grandparents can experience together the togetherness of old and young, which is no longer possible in many families today due to physical distance. Surrogate grandparents are more than just a babysitter. They are a valuable additional reference person who enriches the family over a long period of time.

Interested (student) parents and senior citizens can contact Silke Gassner-Kerscher at the Paritätische Sozialdienste at 0721/91230-72 or leihgrosseltern@paritaet-ka.de.

More information can be found here: Leihgroßeltern