Update 30.03.2020, 16:15: new regulation from 1 April. More information here: https://www.ruedersdorf.de/news/1/562620/nachrichten/angepasste-regelungen-notbetreuung-in-kita,-schule-und-hort.html
Status: 17 March 2020, 7:15 am
Following a decision by the state government of Brandenburg, all daycare centres and schools will be closed from Wednesday, 18 March 2020 until the end of the Easter holidays (19 April 2020).
The district published a general ruling (a binding instruction) on 17 March 2020. Contrary to yesterday's announcement by the district, emergency care can now only be provided if BOTH parents, in the case of single parents, the single parents are working in so-called critical infrastructure AND home or other individual or private care cannot be organised.
Critical infrastructures according to the general ruling are:
Healthcare
in healthcare technology and pharmaceuticals, in the medical and nursing fields, in inpatient and day-care educational support, in boarding schools in accordance with Section 45 SGB VIII, integration support and care for the mentally ill
Safety and order
Police, professional fire brigade, member of a volunteer fire brigade working close to home and ensuring daily availability
Administration of justice and correctional services
including the prison system and the penitentiary system
Public utilities and waste disposal companies
Energy, waste, water
Transport and traffic
Rail, public transport, petrol stations, logistics
Food supply
Nutrition from wholesale warehouse to retail, food producers, food processing companies, agriculture
Public administration
Areas essential for maintaining security and order
In order to use the emergency childcare, it is mandatory to fill out a form, which is handed out in the daycare centres and schools and is also available for download on the website of the municipality of Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
The food is ordered centrally by the relevant facilities.
The municipality of Rüdersdorf bei Berlin is currently examining a possible reduction or waiver of daycare fees and will provide separate information on this.