Who needs a permit?

Private care relationships and care facilities are subject to licensing according to the law. To ensure the quality of care, the Care Licensing Ordinance (LGBl 2009, No. 104) regulates the conditions and requirements for the care of minors. Private foster care relationships and out-of-home care facilities must be approved by the Office of Social Services before a child is admitted.

Fact Sheet on Out-of-Home Care

In the Guideline on Out-of-Home Care, the requirements for granting permits or maintaining out-of-home child care businesses and facilities such as day care centers, day structures, playgroups and herding services for day care families as well as for "Private Kindergartens" are defined in more detail. 

Guideline for Licensing and Supervision of Out-of-Home Care

Child Care Facilities

You would like to open a daycare center or other childcare facility yourself? Then please get in touch with us. We will inform you about the general conditions and possibilities.

Daycare mothers

You would like to take in a child as a childminder or foster family? We inform you about your rights and obligations and support you with documents and advice in your caregiving task. Childminders and foster parents are subject to the supervision of the Office of Social Services

Legal foundations:
- Children and Youth Act LGBl. 2009, No. 29, Art. 49ff,
- the Child Care Ordinance on Out-of-Home Care LGBl 2009, No. 104 (Foster Care Permit) as well as
- the Child Care Contribution Ordinance LGBl 2009, No. 55 (financial support of out-of-home care for legal guardians) as well as
- the Child and Youth Care Contributions Ordinance LGBl 2009, No. 242 (financial support of out-of-home care for facilities)

Go to form Application for permission for out-of-home facilities.
as well as to form Children's/Youth Groups Weekly and Job Plan

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