Education - State parliament debates daycare centers again at the end of the year
The CDU parliamentary group has called for an investigation into Rhineland-Palatinate's daycare law in the new year. "Less quality, less child welfare and less time for the individual child," said CDU MP Thomas Barth on Thursday during the last plenary debate in the state parliament in 2023, describing the effects of the law. The planned legal evaluation in 2028 is too late, he said. "We are evaluating the law permanently, not in 2028," replied Education Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD). This is why some regulations have also been changed.
"There are many great daycare centers in Rhineland-Palatinate," Hubig emphasized, referring to the major changeover process that was initiated by the law and will take time. "Where there are problems, we will sit down with everyone at the same table."
The CDU motion was rejected with the votes of the governing parties SPD, Greens and FDP, but was supported by the other opposition parties AfD and Freie Wähler.
Daniel Köbler from the Greens said that the new law had created 600 new jobs, among other things, but that not all of them could be filled due to the shortage of skilled workers. The bottom line is that the childcare ratio has improved, even if there are certainly problems in some daycare centers. "Promote the profession of nursery teachers and don't continue to talk our daycare centers down," demanded Köbler from the CDU.
FDP MP Marco Weber praised the work of the more than 35,000 professionals working in daycare centers. However, there was a shortage of around 5300 nursery teachers. The number of trainees in the state has risen by 30 percent. "But we finally need a nationwide standardized framework for training."
SPD member of parliament Florian Maier accused the CDU of trying to scare people with their recurring negative descriptions of daycare centers and of trying to hide the fact "that they themselves have no plan for how to do things better".
Helge Schwab from the Free Voters described the goals of the law, which came into force in July 2021, as very ambitious. "But our daycare centers are at the limit." AfD MP Damian Lohr spoke of a nationwide daycare crisis that was in no way inferior to the Pisa shock.
Information on the Enquete Commission
Read also:
- A clan member is punished here
- Traffic lawyer warns: Don't talk to the police!
- Will he be convicted as Jutta's murderer after 37 years?
- He also wanted to kill his cousin
- Despite the CDU's call for an immediate investigation into Rhineland-Palatinate's daycare law, the motion was rejected by the governing parties SPD, Greens, and FDP, but supported by the opposition parties AfD and Freie Wähler in the state parliament.
- Education Minister Stefanie Hubig (SPD) acknowledged the existence of problems in some daycare centers but emphasized the improvement in the childcare ratio, attributing it to the creation of 600 new jobs due to the new law.
- FDP MP Marco Weber commended the work of the 35,000 professionals in daycare centers but highlighted the need for a nationwide standardized framework for training due to the shortage of around 5300 nursery teachers.
- Stefanie Hubig (SPD) acknowledged the need for collaboration to address issues in daycare centers, stating, "Where there are problems, we will sit down with everyone at the same table."
- AfD MP Damian Lohr suggested that Rhineland-Palatinate is experiencing a nationwide daycare crisis, likening it to the Pisa shock, and calling for immediate action.
Source: www.stern.de
