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Early start: How to make the path to daycare easier
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.
"Anyone who takes children's rights seriously must strengthen child and youth welfare services."
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.
Companies are sticking to family-friendly policies despite the crisis
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".
New in Bremen's Neustadt district: Käthe Social Campus
In Bremen's Neustadt district, the Käthe Social Campus is being created as a new hub for social services, counseling, support, and education. Various support services will converge on the site on Käthe-Popall-Straße. At the same time, the campus is intentionally designed to integrate seamlessly into the neighborhood and create spaces for community interaction.
More than 5300 children are starting new schools in Bremen
The new school year begins for Bremen's pupils: More than 5,300 children will start school at public primary schools this year. At the same time, for the first time, there is a legal entitlement to all-day care for first-graders.
The legal entitlement to full-day care starts on August 1, 2026
From August 1, 2026, the legal entitlement to full-day education and care for children in the first grade will come into effect. In subsequent years, the entitlement will be gradually extended to grades two to four, so that from the 2029/30 school year it will apply to all children in grades one to four.
"Daddy Time – Only Different!" – New book for children of incarcerated parents
"Dad Time – But Different!" – that's the title of the new book for children of incarcerated individuals. "Children, in particular, suffer when a family member is imprisoned. The book originated as a project of the father-child course at the Bremen Correctional Facility. It aims to alleviate children's anxieties and explain what imprisonment can mean for the families of inmates," explains Senator of Justice Claudia Schilling.
Help with starting school! What parents need to know now
The first day of school at most Bremen primary schools is August 15th this year. It's a big day for first-graders and their parents, as it marks the beginning of a new chapter in their lives. Between school cones, photos, and general excitement, parents can quickly feel pressured to make everything perfect.
Bremen heat portal now online
The heat portal is the central information platform for the state of Bremen. It compiles current information, behavioral recommendations, and background information on all aspects of heat.
How can streets be made more child-friendly?
What framework is needed to ensure children can safely navigate independently? How can streets be made more child-friendly? On June 23, 2026, parents and initiatives, schools and daycare centers, experts, and interested members of the public in Bremen are invited to discuss these and other questions about creating a child-friendly city – together at the free conference "Children in the Streetscape" organized by SpielLandschaftStadt eV and KlimaWerkStadt eV.