26 Great emphasis is placed on family-friendliness as one of West Mecklenburg’s qualities. With its comprehensive network of childcare facilities and extensive opening hours, the region has very good conditions for reconciling family and work. State funding for day-care facilities, but also for day-care places, plays an important role here. The wide range of off-peak and 24-hour daycare facilities ensures care around the clock, 365 days a year, and is particularly valuable for shift workers. Crèches, kindergartens, day care and after-school care in MecklenburgVorpommern have been free of charge since 2020. The state has invested more than 350 million euros per year in day care for children since 1 January 2020. 97 per cent of all girls and boys between the age of three and when they start school are cared for in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in day care centres, which have increasingly developed into early childhood education institutions in recent years. In contrast to the western German states, most places involve all-day care. The average working week of women in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is about 34 hours, which is about four hours above the national average and is another indication that the compatibility of work and family in West Mecklenburg works and that the parallelism of raising children and working is a lived normality. A REGION WORTH LIVING IN FAMILY–FRIENDLY Childcare in MV (2022) » 115,078 children under the age of 14 are cared for in day-care facilities in MecklenburgVorpommern. » 58 per cent care rate for under-3s (federal government: 35 per cent) » 95.4 per cent care rate for 3- to 6-year-olds (federal government: 92.5 per cent) » 15,721 persons working in day-care facilities for children » 12,544 of whom have a vocational training qualification in special education » 24-hour and out-of-hours day-care centres ensure care around the clock - 365 days a year Companies that promote the compatibility of work and private life can have themselves certified as familyfriendly companies in the district of LudwigslustParchim by the Southwest Mecklenburg Economic Development Agency and thus clearly position themselves in the competition for good skilled workers. I Family–friendly
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