Overview

• Irsee will raise crèche fees to €250/month and kindergarten fees to €100/month for 4–5 hours of care, effective September 1, 2025.
• Benediktbeuern approved an 8–9% average increase in childcare fees, with kindergarten fees rising from €175 to €190/month for 4–5 hours of care.
• Haar implemented a 5% increase, setting crèche fees at €378/month and kindergarten fees at €176/month for six hours of care.
• Rising public-sector wages, insurance contributions, and energy costs were cited as major drivers of childcare budget deficits across the municipalities.
• A Green party proposal in Haar to waive prepayment requirements for Bürgergeld recipients was narrowly defeated in a 16–14 council vote.