GEB-Elternbarometer Ulm 2026/27 – Gesamtelternbeirat der Ulmer Kindertagesstätten und Horte

GEB Parent Barometer Ulm 2026/27

Estimated time: 6–8 minutes

The General Parents’ Council of Ulm childcare centres and after-school care facilities would like to find out regularly how families experience childcare in Ulm.

What works well? Where do difficulties arise in everyday life? How reliable is childcare? How do parents experience communication, educational work, childcare hours, costs and the availability of places?

The GEB Parent Barometer is intended to make developments over several years visible and help us represent parents’ experiences more effectively to the city, providers and other parties.

The survey takes approximately 6–8 minutes and is anonymous.

Who can take part?

The GEB Parent Barometer is for parents and legal guardians whose child currently attends a childcare centre or after-school care facility in Ulm.

If more than one of your children receives childcare

If more than one of your children currently attends a childcare centre or after-school care facility in Ulm, please answer about the youngest of these children.

We do not ask for your name, email address, telephone number or your child’s specific facility.

Please do not mention names of children, parents, employees or facilities, or other information that could identify individuals, in the optional free-text fields.

Please base all answers on the youngest of your children who currently attends a childcare centre or after-school care facility in Ulm.

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Step 1 of 5 · Childcare situation

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Step 1 of 5

Childcare situation

Question 1 Which age group does the child you are referring to in this survey belong to?

under 3 years 3 years to school entry schoolchild in after-school care

Question 2 Childcare situation

Amount of childcare Approximately how many hours of childcare per week have been agreed?

up to 25 hours 26–35 hours 36–45 hours more than 45 hours do not know

Type of provider What type of provider runs the facility?

municipal facility church provider other independent provider private / company facility do not know

Fit with needs How well does the current amount of childcare meet your family’s actual needs?

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Step 2 of 5

Reliability and staffing

Question 3 How often was your child’s care restricted due to staff shortages in the last three months?

not at all once 2–3 times 4–6 times 7 times or more I cannot estimate this

Question 4 What types of restrictions occurred?

Multiple selections possible

shortened opening or childcare hours care for individual groups or areas was cancelled an entire childcare day was cancelled care was only available on a restricted / emergency basis my child had to be collected earlier at short notice parents were asked to keep their child at home if possible other

Question 5 How do you rate the reliability of childcare?

Childcare hours The agreed childcare hours are generally observed.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Familiar staff In everyday life, my child has sufficient contact with familiar educational staff.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Substitute arrangements In my view, staff changes and substitute arrangements are handled well.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Information I am informed promptly and clearly about short-notice restrictions.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Question 6 How much have staffing-related childcare restrictions affected your family in the last three months?

not at all rather little rather strong very strong

Step 3 of 5

Educational work and communication

Question 7 How do you rate the following educational experiences?

Well-being How comfortable my child feels at the facility.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Educational work My confidence in the educational work.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Individual needs How my child’s individual needs are addressed.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Development information How I am informed about my child’s development.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Activities and opportunities The activities and opportunities offered to the children.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Question 8 How do you rate communication and cooperation?

Everyday information Information from everyday childcare reaches me reliably.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Questions and concerns I feel that my questions or concerns are taken seriously.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Organisational changes I receive sufficient information about organisational changes.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Parent participation The opportunities for parents to get involved or provide feedback.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Question 9 How do you rate the general conditions?

Rooms and outdoor area The facility’s indoor rooms and outdoor area.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Food and meals Food and meals, if my child participates in them.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Step 4 of 5

Everyday life, compatibility and access

Question 10 How do you rate everyday life and compatibility?

Opening hours The regular opening and childcare hours fit our family’s daily life.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Closure days Closure days and planned cancellations are sufficiently predictable for our family.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Compatibility Overall, childcare allows us to combine family life with work or everyday life well.

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Question 11 Does the current amount of childcare match what your family actually needs?

yes, approximately we need slightly more childcare we need considerably more childcare we actually need less childcare I cannot assess this

Question 12 How much do the regular childcare costs burden your family financially?

not at all rather little rather strong very strong I cannot assess this

Question 13 Have you looked for a childcare place for this child within the last two years?

yes no

Question 14 How do you rate access to a childcare place?

Suitable place whether you obtained a childcare place that meets your needs

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Waiting time the time until a binding response or offer of a place

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Comprehensibility how easy the registration and allocation process was to understand

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Transparency the transparency of what happens next in the process

very good rather good rather poor very poor I cannot assess this

Step 5 of 5

Overall picture and improvements

Question 15 Overall, how satisfied are you with your child’s current childcare?

very satisfied rather satisfied rather dissatisfied very dissatisfied

Question 16 Which areas do you currently consider particular strengths?

Please select at least one and no more than three answers.

educational work my child’s well-being educational staff / familiar carers communication with parents reliability of childcare opening and childcare hours compatibility with family life activities and opportunities rooms and outdoor area food / meals searching for and allocating places I currently see no particular strength other

Question 17 In which areas do you currently see the greatest need for improvement?

Please select at least one and no more than three answers.

more / sufficient staff fewer childcare cancellations more reliable childcare hours longer or more suitable opening hours fewer / more predictable closure days better communication with parents educational quality activities and opportunities rooms and outdoor area food / meals compatibility with family life lower financial burden / parent fees more childcare places more understandable and transparent registration and allocation I currently see no significant need for improvement other

Question 18 In your view, what works particularly well and should definitely be retained?

Optional answer

Please do not mention names of children, parents, employees or facilities, or any other personal information.

In your view, what works particularly well and should definitely be retained?

0 / 600 · Please do not mention names of children, parents, employees or facilities, or any other personal information.

Question 19 In your view, what should be improved most urgently in childcare in Ulm?

Optional answer

Please do not mention names of children, parents, employees or facilities, or any other personal information.

In your view, what should be improved most urgently in childcare in Ulm?

0 / 600 · Please do not mention names of children, parents, employees or facilities, or any other personal information.

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