Typology: Modern Childcare Centres - Hands-On Architecture
- Bettina Rühm
For many parents in Germany, finding care for their child in a kindergarten is a matter of luck, since about 220,000 further places are needed at present. Despite the entitlement to day care that will soon exist, in many families, at least one parent will still have to forgo his or her regular work to look after children. More and more private initiatives are being set up by parents who organize their own childcare in a creative and unconventional form. Increasingly, they are drawn into the activities of the care centres themselves. As a result, the spatial programme is also complemented by additional spaces where parents can meet, where advice is given, or where other activities take place. Such centres can become a social focus for an entire urban district.
