Municipalities: Cities warn Kretschmann of collapse in childcare

The municipalities have warned the country of a collapse in the expansion of day care centers and all-day care in elementary schools in view of the shortage of skilled workers and tight budgets. It is "completely unimaginable" that cities and municipalities will implement the gradual legal entitlement set by the federal government in primary schools from the 2026/2027 school year, said the President of the City Association, Peter Kurz, on Friday at the general meeting of his association in Heidelberg. The federal and state governments would have to make significantly more funds available or lower the standards, demanded the mayor of Mannheim. "We have to talk realistically with the public."