Well, it seems the City of Munich has found a way to sneak in another increase in day care fees. The whole thing is a bit rush rush - your Hort/Tagesheim/Kita Elternbeirat has less than a week to state their position on the new guidelines being passed by the city.

One of the more interesting aspects is the new fee structure - based on time present. Which in and of itself sounds like a good deal - if your child is not there the whole time you don't have to pay the whole fee - until you read the fine print.

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soweit Umfang und Lage der Arbeitszeit / Unterrichtszeit einschließlich der hierfür erforderlichen Anfahrtszeiten die Unterbringung in einer Gruppe mit der jeweiligen Öffnungszeit erforderlich machen; innerhalb der Dringlichkeitsstufe ist das Maß der Überschneidung mit der Öffnungszeit ausschlaggebend;

(the kids who will sign up for more hours have a better chance of getting a spot)
or
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Die Mindestbuchungszeit beträgt 20 Stunden pro Woche
(not much less than normal now)

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..Ein Kind kann vom ...Besuch ...ausgeschlossen werden, wenn ... die Nutzung in erheblichem Umfang von der gebuchten Zeit abweicht

(Children who end up coming less - requiring a lower fee - can lose their spots - theoretically).

Anyway - there's a lot of information here Farinelli Hort Elternbeirat Pages (in German).

If you have a kid in daycare here - talk to your Elternbeiratsrepresentative and make sure they are doing something about it.

After the way German parents rolled over and played dead when the book fees were implemented, and played blind when the director of the Munich school system was scheduled to defend his position of larger classes it seems they need a bit of a push to try and make a change or defend their children's education.

Remember - we are tax payers, too.