Law on Child Day Care – SGB VIII, State Day-Care Laws and the Entitlement to All-Day Care

Law of child day care: sections 22–26 SGB VIII, legal entitlement under section 24, entitlement to all-day care from 2026, operating permit and the state day-care laws (Kita-Gesetze der Länder).

Online self-study course for students of early childhood education, early years practitioners and managers in day-care centres (Kitas), after-school clubs (Horte) and all-day provision – 8 modules, approx. 8 hours, at your own pace, with a confirmation of participation after working through all modules. Sources in APA 7, as of October 2026.

The modules:

Structure of child day care: sections 22–26 SGB VIII and state law
Mandate to support children, parental involvement and inclusion (sections 22, 22a SGB VIII)
Legal entitlement under section 24 SGB VIII: under 1, under 3 and over 3
Entitlement to all-day care for primary school children from 1 August 2026
Family day care: suitability, permit and ongoing financial benefit
Operating permit, reporting duties, participation and complaints
Skilled-staff requirement, staffing standards and parental fees under state law
Quality development: KiQuTG, reform drafts and case-solving practice

Self-study without supervision, assignments or assessment of learning progress by instructors; the voluntary self-reflection is for your own orientation only. Your confirmation of participation becomes available once you have marked all modules as done yourself.

What you will learn

You can place child day care as a service of child and youth welfare services and describe the structure of the section covering sections 22–26 SGB VIII.

You can name the three aims of support under section 22(2) SGB VIII and distinguish them from one another.

Explain the tiered structure of section 24 SGB VIII for under-1s, under-3s and over-3s and distinguish confidently between the terms legal entitlement, duty to provide support and duty to work towards provision.

You can place the entitlement to all-day care under section 24(4) SGB VIII within the structure of section 24 SGB VIII and distinguish its two origins: the Ganztagsförderungsgesetz (GaFöG, all-day support act) and the Act of 29 March 2026.

You can describe family day care as an independent form of support under section 22(1) SGB VIII and distinguish it from support in day-care facilities.

You can explain the reservation of permission for day-care facilities under section 45(1) sentence 1 SGB VIII and place children’s wellbeing as the central yardstick of the operating permit.

You can explain to whom the skilled-staff requirement (Fachkräftegebot) of section 72 SGB VIII is addressed and what requirements it sets for personality, training, management functions and further training.

You can explain the quality mandate under section 22(4) and section 22a(1) SGB VIII and distinguish it from the reservation in favour of state law.

Self-study at your own pace

Confirmation of participation after working through all modules

Law on Child Day Care – SGB VIII, State Day-Care Laws and the Entitlement to All-Day Care

Law on Child Day Care – SGB VIII, State Day-Care Laws and the Entitlement to All-Day Care

What you will learn

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