Kids and family

Maternity leave protects pregnant and breastfeeding women in the workplace and ensures the well-being of the baby before and after birth. Further information can be found on the BMFSFJ family portal.

After the birth, you can take parental leave to care for your child yourself. As this is unpaid leave from your job, you can apply for parental allowance as financial support. Find out more on the Handbook Germany website.

In Hamburg, parents have access to a wide range of childcare options. The website ‘Kita-Einstieg Hamburg’ offers families multilingual information on the different types of childcare, the nursery voucher and other related topics.

Parents of newborns and toddlers can receive parental allowance for raising and caring for their children. Find out more in the BMFSFJ family portal.

Child benefit and child supplement provide families with financial support for raising their children. The Familienkasse provides information about the benefits and the requirements.

Numerous counselling centres in Hamburg offer parents and children broad support with problems in child-rearing and in the family.