You can find informative films on this topic at the German League for Children:

You can find an informative film about this at the German League for Children:

Throughout the city you will find meeting places for families, such as playgrounds, the Salzgittersee or our family centers. Current information and offers can also be found at:

Courses are held throughout the city. Current offers can be found at the Protestant family education center and the Catholic family education center.

The Family Service will be happy to inform you about other offers for mothers, fathers and parents with babies.

Are you looking for a childcare place for your child? In Salzgitter, your child can be looked after in a day care center (crèche or kindergarten) or in a day care center.

Child day care is an individual, family-oriented and flexible form of childcare in small groups.

To apply for a childcare place in a daycare center, please register in the parent portal (opens in a new tab).

Before the regular childcare hours begin, your child will be slowly introduced to the required amount of childcare hours, first in your presence and then without you. This may take a few weeks. This allows your child to get to know their caregivers/educational staff. You also have the opportunity to get to know this specialist better during this time together and to build up trust.

This is important so that you can leave your child in the care with a good feeling. With you as the first trusted person, the child can settle into the new environment and new people with less stress. The educational staff also benefit from a good settling-in period. This is because they learn a lot about your child from you during this time together.

There are individual settling-in concepts in every daycare center. Talk to each other about this.

Settling in can take around four weeks. Talk to the facility or daycare center about the exact dates and procedures.

The basic idea of integrative daycare in the form of integrative groups (crèche/kindergarten/after-school care) is the joint care and education of children with and without disabilities. In addition to this, inclusive groups are characterized by a smaller group size in order to do justice to all children in their development and to consider their individual needs.

The prerequisite for an integration place is an acknowledgement of costs for your child issued by the Integration Assistance Department of the Social Welfare and Senior Citizens Service to cover the costs of joint care for children with and without disabilities (integration).

You can find integration groups for the crèche and kindergarten in the parents' portal (opens in a new tab) by filtering for integrative places.

No, an integration place is no more expensive for you than a regular place, so you will not incur any extra costs.

In order for your child to be accepted into an integration group, please contact the specialist and coordination office for integrative education (contact details are listed below) to be placed on the waiting list. We will then look for a suitable integration place for your child close to home.

There are various daycare centers in Salzgitter that offer integrative childcare.

• In Salzgitter-Gebhardshagen there are 3 facilities with inclusive groups.
• In Salzgitter-Fredenberg there are 4 facilities with inclusive groups.
• In Salzgitter-Lebenstedt there are 5 facilities with inclusive groups.
• In Salzgitter-Bad there are 4 facilities with inclusive groups.
• In Salzgitter-Thiede there are 2 facilities with integrative groups.
• Furthermore, there are 3 facilities that also offer integration in the crèche (Thiede & Gebhardshagen).

You can find a pediatrician in the city under the following link of the Ärztekammer Niedersachsen.

Only an experienced pediatrician can assess whether a child's development is actually normal. When the newborn child is discharged from hospital, the mother is given a yellow child examination booklet. All examination results are entered in this booklet. The examination booklet must be kept carefully and presented to the pediatrician at each check-up.

For children from birth to the age of 18, 11 preventive check-ups are currently covered by all health insurance companies: U1 to U9 are entered in the yellow screening booklet. Some health insurance companies offer additional examinations (U10, U11, J2).

Please keep the yellow examination booklet in your Salzgitter-Sammelmappe.

Worries and fears about your children are normal - all parents have them! If it gets too much, it can put a lot of strain on you.

We listen to you, just get in touch.

Early intervention is a service for children between the ages of zero and six with an imminent or manifest disability. Early intervention is holistic and family-oriented. It is individually tailored to your child in order to specifically support and promote your child's development. You will also receive accompanying advice and support.

Where can I get information?

Early intervention is a so-called "integration assistance measure" and is free of charge for you.

You can apply for support directly from the integration assistance department of the city of Salzgitter. The early intervention centers can help you with the application.

Are you stressed, feeling alone, insecure and need someone to listen to you?

Just get in touch with us:

Every person has a right to counseling (§10a SGB VIII). If you have any questions, you can also contact the General Social Service.

The arrival of a sibling can be both wonderful and painful for the older child. They first have to learn to cope with the new feelings and changes within the family. Ask yourself, how can I include the older child in everyday life with the baby and who can provide support?

If this is an issue that concerns you, we are here to listen!

You can find all events in our events calendar or as notices in the contact points for families.