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Childcare Local guide Childcare in Hamburg: the Kita voucher, free hours and finding a placeHow Hamburg's Kita voucher (Kita-Gutschein) works, who gets five free hours a day and who can get more, what longer hours cost in 2026 and the planned fee changes, how to find a Kita or childminder, and what to do if you cannot find a place. About an hour for the application; plan several months for the voucher and the place search Childcare Local guide Finding a Kita or childminder in Berlin (Kita-Gutschein)How free childcare works in Berlin, from the legal right at age one and the Kita voucher from the youth office to searching with the Kita-Navigator, childminders, the measles proof, and what you still pay in 2026. About 30 minutes for the voucher application, 6 to 8 weeks for the decision, and often several weeks or months to find a place Childcare Local guide Finding a Kita place in Munich (kita finder+)How childcare works in Munich in 2026, from the legal right to a place and the city's kita finder+ portal with its annual deadline to the free parents' advice service, measles proof, fees and meal costs, and the changes planned for September 2027. An hour to register in kita finder+; finding a place can take months