Kita crisis in Hanover: Pelikan kindergarten already closed!

Kita crisis in Hanover: Pelikan kindergarten already closed!

Hannover, Deutschland - The daycare center "Pelikan & Friends" in Hanover-List has closed its doors since the beginning of October 2024. This happened in the course of the bankruptcy of the Maschsekinder daycare center, who had applied for bankruptcy at the Hanover District Court at the end of September 2024. Despite initial assurance that the company in the 14 institutions could continue, the closure became inevitable due to economic difficulties. These problems were the result of numerous dismissals of parents who switched to other daycare centers due to lack of staff and inadequate care times, reports the HAZ

The closure of this small facility, which was able to look after a maximum of 40 children in the crib and kindergarten, caused the city of Hanover to look for a new carrier to ensure the legal claim of the parents to a day care center. City spokeswoman Olja Yasenovskaya emphasized the urgency to hand over this important care center to a new sponsorship in the course of 2025. The daycare center is still displayed on the Maschsekinder website, but the login link leads to a different facility of the wearer, which increases the uncertainty for affected families. The concerns of the parents are also anchored in the educational attitude of Maschsekinder, which is focused on the needs of the children, as is emphasized on the official page Maschseekinder .