Skill Shortage in Day Care – Study Warns Against "De-Professionalization"

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How well children are supported in day care depends heavily on the training of the personnel and exactly there are clear differences in the Bergische. While in Oberberg about 28 percent of day care workers achieve a very good professional quota of more than 82.5 percent, in Rheinisch-Bergische only almost 20 percent are able to do so.

rnd.de

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The quality of care provided by German nurseries depends heavily on the qualifications of the staff – but there are clear differences: according to an analysis, the proportion of well-trained skilled workers in many federal states decreases.

epochtimes.de

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Many daycare centers lack trained educators, group sizes are large, and skilled staff are scarce. An analysis reveals a gradual de-professionalization in early childhood education. Thuringia proves that things can be done differently.

stern.de

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The proportion of skilled workers in Kitas differs considerably from one country to another.A study calls for uniform standards.Thuringia is Germany's leading leader in the proportion of pedagogically qualified skilled workers in Kitas.The proportion of personnel with at least relevant technical school qualifications was on average 94 percent in March 2024, as shown by the "Landenmonitor Frühkindliche Bildungssysteme" of the Bertelsmann Stiftung…