Workers' safety from ionizing radiation risks to be bolstered through the Council's adoption of a fresh directive, as suggested by the Commission.
In Solingen, the FDP faction is taking a proactive stance to address the ongoing challenges faced by working parents due to inadequate and unreliable childcare hours in the city's Kindergartens (Kitas). The focus is on finding long-term solutions to improve the quality of childcare and ensure better compatibility between family and work.
The FDP faction, led by Nina Brattig, has asked the administration to provide answers to key questions that will help address these issues. Brattig believes that single measures are not enough to effectively combat the severe shortage of skilled workers in Kitas. She suggests that administrative tasks and care could be taken over by more non-pedagogical staff in Kitas, allowing educators to focus on their core tasks in early childhood education.
The FDP's concerns revolve around ensuring sufficient and high-quality childcare places to meet current and future demand, improving long-term quality standards in Solingen's Kitas, and aligning childcare services to better support working parents. They also question the support structures in place or planned to alleviate burdens on families and improve the accessibility of childcare.
Brattig expresses concern that the regulation does not allow educators to focus on their core tasks, and she is particularly concerned about the impact of the childcare situation on parents and children in Solingen. She emphasises the importance of early childhood education and the need for reliable and high-quality childcare in Solingen's Kitas.
A new staffing regulation for Kitas in North Rhine-Westphalia, implemented in December, aims to alleviate short-term closures in Kitas by temporarily hiring non-pedagogical staff. However, the use of additional staff is limited to 6 weeks per Kita year according to the new regulation.
The FDP faction in Solingen considers it urgently necessary to clarify these questions to improve the situation for parents and children in Solingen in the long term. The general campaigning period for families and Kitas around the upcoming local election (September 14, 2025) suggests that family-friendly policies, including childcare, are an active topic in Solingen politics presently.
For more detailed and precise information, direct statements or publications from the FDP Solingen faction or local council records would be required.
The FDP faction in Solingen is advocating for long-term solutions that address the shortage of skilled workers in Kindergartens (Kitas), focusing on personal growth and learning of educators through a more balanced distribution of tasks. Led by Nina Brattig, they are questioning the current regulations and support structures in place, aiming to ensure reliable and high-quality education-and-self-development opportunities for Solingen's children.
