A financing scheme for broadening the scope of all-day care commences.

Acquiring Knowledge and Skills - A financing scheme for broadening the scope of all-day care commences.

The Thuringian Ministry of Education is now accepting funding applications for the expansion of all-day care at primary and comprehensive schools. They made this announcement on Monday in Erfurt. A total of 111 million euros has been made available, with 100 million coming from the federal government and the state, and the remaining 11 million from the sponsors themselves. Education Minister Helmut Holter (Left) stated that there is a legal entitlement for all-day care in the primary school stage in Thuringia. "Our state has been leading the way in providing full-day care in the primary school stage," said Holter. "We're determined to continue working with sponsors to further improve the quality of primary and community schools to increase the availability of all-day care, while other federal states are still catching up."

Applications can be submitted until the end of 2027. Eligible organizations include 33 state school sponsors and 52 sponsors of schools in free sponsorship.

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1. The funding application process for Thuringia's comprehensive schools to expand their all-day care, initiated by the Ministry of Education, is open until the end of 2027.
2. The BMBF, the federal ministry responsible for education and research, contributes 100 million euros towards the 111 million euro financing scheme for all-day care expansion in primary and comprehensive schools in Thuringia.
3. Helmut Holter, the Education Minister of Thuringia and a representative of the Left party, emphasized the state's commitment to improving the quality of primary and community schools by collaborating with sponsors to increase the availability of all-day care.
4. The expansion of all-day care at schools in Erfurt and across Thuringia is aimed at fulfilling the legal entitlement for all-day care in the primary school stage, making Thuringia a leader in this area compared to other federal states.
5. Organizations eligible to submit funding applications include 33 state school sponsors and 52 sponsors of schools in free sponsorship, which will help ensure the successful implementation of the comprehensive school all-day care expansion program.

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