Under-3 childcare coverage, Bremen
Under-3 childcare coverage, Bremen stood at 31.3 percent in 2025, according to Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality Atlas. It is one of the indicators in the Child day care by federal state table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2007 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Child day care by federal state table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 37.8 | 37.4 | 36.4 | 35.5 | 34.4 | 35 | 34.3 | 33.6 | 33.1 | 32.7 | |
| Bremen | 31.3 | 30 | 30.7 | 30.2 | 29.4 | 29 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 26.4 | 27 | |
| Hamburg | 49.3 | 49.9 | 50.3 | 49.2 | 47.2 | 46.7 | 46.6 | 44 | 44.7 | 42.9 |
Understanding under-3 childcare coverage, Bremen
Confined to Bremen's two-city territory, this series isolates the fraction of local children under age three who attend certified day-care institutions or publicly supervised childminders. It accounts for resident children across the municipalities of Bremen and Bremerhaven, contrasting directly with large territorial states that administer early education across dozens of rural counties. The coverage rate explicitly omits informal child care provided by family members, unaccredited private nannies, and children who have attained the age of three.
Fluctuations between successive annual releases reflect both municipal place creation and annual demographic variation in the infant population. Utilizing an annual comparison aligned with the spring reference date provides an accurate picture, filtering out intra-year enrolment volatility related to mid-term nursery admissions. Users must be cautious when examining time series spanning national census revisions, as updates to municipal population registers can modify the denominator retroactively. In addition, the statistic represents enrolment headcount rather than contracted weekly hours, giving equal weight to short-duration morning placements and full-time care.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series report childcare coverage separately for the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven?
- No, this entry aggregates both municipalities into a single federal state figure. Analysts seeking municipal divergence must consult local youth welfare office records.
- Are children cared for in company-run day-care centres included in Bremen's coverage rate?
- Corporate or employer-sponsored facilities are included only if they are officially licensed and integrated into the public early childhood reporting framework. Unlicensed workplace nurseries are omitted.
- How do waiting list figures relate to Bremen's published coverage rate?
- The coverage rate measures only filled, active day-care places relative to the child population. Unallocated places and unfulfilled parent applications are entirely excluded from the calculation.