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Dresden City Council Reaches Compromise on After-School Care Fees for Special Needs Schools
In a recent city council meeting, a compromise was reached to address the concerns of parents of children attending after-school care at special needs schools in Dresden. The fees for these facilities were previously higher than those in other school types, and an increase of up to 15 percent was implemented this year.
The compromise involves a reduction in fees for after-school care at special needs schools, aiming to align them with the fees in other school types. However, it's important to note that this does not apply retroactively to the current year. The fees for after-school care facilities and kindergartens in Dresden that remain in effect will not be affected by this compromise.
The Dresden city council, which includes groups such as CDU, AfD, Freie Wähler, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, and others, was the setting for this decision. Key representatives like Heike Ahnert (fraktionsvorsitzende), Mirko Göhler, Matthias Dietze, and Bettina Kempe-Gebert, who is the disabled policy spokesperson, were likely present during the discussion.
Interestingly, an SPD demand to retroactively reduce the fees for after-school care facilities and kindergartens in Dresden, effective from September 1st, was also presented. Unfortunately, this demand did not gain a majority in the city council. As a result, the compromise does not address the SPD's demand for a retroactive fee reduction.
It's worth mentioning that the general consensus in the city council was that retroactively reducing the fees for after-school care facilities and kindergartens in Dresden is unaffordable. This consensus was a significant factor in the council's decision-making process.
The latest available information from the city council shows meetings occurring in August 2025, but no explicit resolution details on this matter were available. The exact individuals or groups who made this specific decision were not clearly identified in the provided results.
Despite the compromise, parents of children attending special needs schools in Dresden will see a decrease in fees for after-school care, providing some relief for families in the coming months. The exact amount of the reduction and the timeline for its implementation are yet to be announced.
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to follow this developing story.
