As a guide for the city of Bremen, we offer information and advice for all family-related challenges – free of charge, neutral, and independent. And as a specialist agency, we advise, connect, and network everyone who works with families, providing a professional overview.

With us you'll find everything you need for your everyday family life.

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Bremen Holiday Compass
Finally, it's vacation time! Childcare options for children and teenagers
Students are excited: It's finally summer vacation! But for many parents, the long holiday period raises questions: How can I find good and reliable childcare? What activities are suitable? How much do they cost? And what's happening in our neighborhood?
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Professional portal
We are committed to a family-friendly Bremen.
To make this (even) more successful, as a professional you can find information here on current topics related to family support and family education, get an overview and of course take advantage of the many networking opportunities and their synergies.
For Professionals
Welcome to the Family Folder
Welcome to the family – Your first time with baby
The "Welcome to the Family" folder is given to parents of newborns by their pediatrician during the third routine check-up (U3). It offers practical everyday support for the first six months with a baby in the city of Bremen. The WiF folder is funded by the Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Youth and Integration.
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Here you'll find interesting news for families in Bremen.

Early start: How to make the path to daycare easier
Article: News

Early start: How to make the path to daycare easier

September 21, 2026

With "Early Start," the family centers run by the Bremen Office for Social Services are becoming a bridge to Bremen's daycare centers. By developing the former playgroups into the "Early Start" project, this revised, low-threshold program from the Senator for Children and Education is aimed at families who have not yet found their way into a daycare center.

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Article: News

"Anyone who takes children's rights seriously must strengthen child and youth welfare services."

September 19, 2026

On World Children's Day, September 20th, the German Child Protection Association (Kinderschutzbund) is warning of further weakening of child and youth welfare services. In Bremen, as elsewhere, increasing needs are met with tight budgets, staff shortages, and overburdened structures. Under the motto "Who cares?", the Child Protection Association is drawing attention to this issue.

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Family with three children at the kitchen table: The mother works on the laptop, while the father helps the youngest child get dressed and the two older children draw and write.
Article: News

Companies are sticking to family-friendly policies despite the crisis

September 15, 2026

The importance of family-friendly HR policies remains strategically anchored in companies – even in economically uncertain times. This is shown by the new "Company Monitor Family Friendliness 2026".

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