{"id":7024,"date":"2026-02-26T19:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/?aur_infobereich=organizing-after-school-care"},"modified":"2026-07-06T11:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:57:21","slug":"organizing-after-school-care","status":"publish","type":"aur_infobereich","link":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/?aur_infobereich=organizing-after-school-care","title":{"rendered":"Organizing After-School Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After-School Programs &amp; (Open) All-Day Care<\/h2>\n\n<p>In some federal states, after-school care for schoolchildren is still provided at &#8220;Horten&#8221; facilities, which are either directly attached to schools or located nearby. After-school care has traditionally been part of child and youth services and <strong>combines care, education, and upbringing<\/strong>. At many facilities, children can have breakfast before classes begin, are provided with lunch, and receive help with their homework and any learning difficulties.<\/p>\n\n<p>In places where after-school programs are administratively part of the school system or where full-day programs are offered directly at schools, the facilities are often located on school grounds. The physical proximity facilitates collaboration between teachers and educational specialists.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open All-Day School<\/h2>\n\n<p>The transition from traditional after-school care to open all-day schools is now seamless. In open all-day programs <strong>, parents often only cover the cost of lunch or additional recreational activities<\/strong>, such as sports, music, or theater. This development is in line with the goals of the nationwide investment program \u201cZukunft Bildung und Betreuung\u201d (Future of Education and Child Care), which is driving the expansion of full-day education and child care services.<\/p>\n\n<p>In many federal states, full-day programs are being continuously expanded to improve educational opportunities and make it easier to balance family and work. In addition to schools and school districts, youth welfare services, extracurricular partners, as well as children, adolescents, and parents are involved in the planning and implementation.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aur-service-kifa has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background aur-service-kifa\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aur-service-kifa\">Would you like to receive free advice from our experts on after-school care and discuss your specific needs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aur-service-kifa is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aur-service-kifa\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/?page_id=7004\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schedule a consultation<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aur-service-kifa\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:08002961133\">Call directly for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-primary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-primary-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-00d6afec42ac7e3f5a8b580cc90bb5e2 is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c8805c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Read more on this topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-4 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-e7fd85f5 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6769 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-information-dossier tag-school tag-support-for-families\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/tension-conflicts-in-everyday-family-life\/\" target=\"_blank\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_0241-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tension &#038; Conflicts in Everyday Family Life\" style=\"border-radius:20px;border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_0241-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_0241-408x272.jpeg 408w, https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_0241-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_0241-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_0241-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_0241-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.542), 1.2rem);\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5e620162b98819f138df12ed9b9b0608 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/tension-conflicts-in-everyday-family-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Tension &#038; Conflicts in Everyday Family Life<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After-school care complements the school day and provides a reliable structure that extends beyond school hours. It takes some of the pressure off families in their daily lives and provides children with a space for homework, learning support, physical activity, and social interaction. Depending on the region and type of school, different models are available for this purpose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[402],"class_list":["post-7024","aur_infobereich","type-aur_infobereich","status-publish","hentry","tag-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aur_infobereich\/7024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aur_infobereich"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/aur_infobereich"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awo-lifebalance.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}