Parents have to pay contributions for child care. The contribution is depending on the institution (municipal, confessional or private institution, parents' associations, childminder / father of the day). There is a nationwide obligation to graduate parental contributions socially. The amount of the contributions depends on the income of the parents, the number of children in the family and the amount of care. If necessary - for example, if services are purchased under SGB II, SGB XII or AsylbLG - the costs can be covered by the youth welfare office in whole or in part, so that parents do not have to pay anything. Siblings of children often do not have to pay the full amount.
For more information about the amount of the contributions, please ask the youth welfare office or the care facility on site.
Contributions for day care in Bremen:
The contribution tables for the city of Bremen - valid from 01.08.2017 - can be found in this document: 20161223_Kita_Beitraege_2017.pdf
For the calculation of your contribution to the child day care you have an online contribution calculator: www.kinderbetreuungskompass.de/Beitragsrechner_2017
Contributions for daycare in Bremerhaven:
The contributions apply to all kindergartens - regardless of the institution: Liste der Angebotsformen und den dazu gehörigen Kosten
Information about care for children from 0-3 years: http://www.bis-bremerhaven.de/sixcms/media.php/631/Kinder%20Betreuung%20von%200%20bis%203%20Jahre.pd