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KiTa-Portal
Clear and informative: In the KiTa-Portal Aachen, parents can find the publicly funded daycare facilities of all KiTa providers in the city. You can conveniently select the right KiTa for your children - by location, provider or special offers - and make a reservation for up to five facilities at an early stage.
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School types and all-day programs
Short legs, short distances? Or would you prefer an elementary school with a very special school profile? Parents have the choice. Reassuring for the compatibility of family and career: all municipal elementary school have open all-day care (OGS), where children are looked after sensibly until the afternoon.
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Children's helpline of the city of Aachen
Call us if children need help. Experts are available 24 hours a day on the central hotline 0241 432-5151 to receive reports of child neglect or abuse and take immediate action.
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Leisure activities for families
For families
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Family guide
In order to cope well with the various demands and needs of everyday family life, there is a wide range of support options and offers for families in Aachen. Information, tips and contact addresses are bundled in the family guide.
Foster care service
Time and again, children and young people need a loving foster family because they cannot stay with their biological parents for various reasons. The foster children's service in the city of Aachen is constantly looking for foster families and foster carers. It also advises and supports foster parents.
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Visiting service for parents of newborns
The birth of a child marks the beginning of an exciting and beautiful new phase of life for parents, but also a challenging one. That's why the visiting service contacts all parents of newborns, offers a voluntary visit and advice - and brings gifts!
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Educational counseling
It is not always easy to find the right way to bring up children, and parents are sometimes overwhelmed for a variety of reasons. The social services department of the youth welfare office offers advice on general parenting issues and problems in the family.
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Marriage and civil partnership
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Aachen offers you a large selection of different historical locations to make your wedding ceremony a very special moment for you and your wedding guests. You are sure to have many questions about the most beautiful day of your life, which you can ask the team at the Aachen registry office. The desired wedding date in Aachen can be reserved by telephone without obligation at the earliest one year in advance.
Offers for young people
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The city library's "youthfactory" offers 200 square meters of space and media for teenagers and young people between the ages of 12 and 25. Here you can meet friends, read, play PlayStation or billiards in a relaxed atmosphere.
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Youth facilities
Meet friends, have fun: There are around 30 facilities for young people in Aachen with many different offers - from open meetings, personal advice and help to music and sports activities, a youth art school and a cultural workshop. Boredom is not an option!
Open doors(OTs) of independent providers
Open doors (OTs) City of AachenChildren and Youth Committee
The Children and Youth Committee of the City of Aachen is the political representation for the interests of children, young people and their families in the City of Aachen. Members, contact details and meeting dates can be found in the City of Aachen's council information system.
Youth Welfare Office of the City of Aachen
The Youth Welfare Office is called the "Youth Department" in the City of Aachen and is part of the Children and Youth Department. Further information with many contact persons and topics can be found in the service portal.
Youth participation
Young Aacheners are invited to participate in political and social decision-making processes, to contribute their perspectives to urban development and to find out about participation formats.