Overview

• In Saxony-Anhalt, parents, educators and operators rallied at the Magdeburg state parliament and warned lawmakers against job cuts in Kitas.
• Official data show 152,143 children were in care in early March, a year-on-year drop of 2,749 that is squeezing per‑child revenues for providers.
• Saxony-Anhalt’s social minister Petra Grimm-Benne proposed for 2026 an education pauschale of about €12.5 million (€640 per educator) and a demography pauschale of roughly €14.2 million next year, with a Kinderförderungsgesetz change slated to be introduced in October.
• Operators report concrete reductions: Halle’s municipal provider now serves about 5,500 children versus 6,000 previously with positions already cut, AWO cites reduced hours, and the Diocese of Magdeburg merged Kitas and shed eight staff.
• In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, major social associations warn planned budget-law changes would shift cost overruns onto Kitas and restrict reimbursable space, risking closures, while Caritas counts over 70 counseling services curtailed or closed since 2023 and the Diakonie flags legal concerns over proposed disability categorization.