? This article addresses these questions, outlines the situation of children and parents, sketches normative guidelines for …

Kindern positiv vom Sozialstatus ihrer Eltern abhängt. Diese Studien offenbaren überdies, dass Kinder einkommensschwacher und … von insti tutioneller Betreuung sozio-ökonomisch benachteiligter Kinder nachweisen. Vor diesen Hintergründen wird mit … Herabsetzung des Betreuungsanspruches für bestimmte Kinder von einer Ganztags- zu einer Halbtagsbetreuung geführt. Es wird darauf …

data on school children in Germany, we show tha t performance differences by socioeconomic background are already present … Schulkindern in Deutschland führen zu dem Ergebnis, dass Performanceunterschiede bereits zu Schulbeginn bestehen und die Lücken im … before children start formal schooling. These gaps then persist throughout children’s school careers. We find differences in …

in Germany. There are good reasons to invest further in public child care for young children; however, the focus should …A major evaluation of family policies in Germany came to the primary conclusions that family leave and early childhood … is to reduce the burden on families and to keep them out of poverty, as demanded by the Germany Federal Constitutional …

The lives of families in Germany have changed fundamentally in recent decades. In particular, young women are … childcare facilities. However, at present there is still a lack of childcare for children under the age of three. In addition … successful family policy is also necessary to make it easier for young people to decide for children, which is important given …