LA Obermüller (Neos):

“When it comes to childcare, it’s too early to cheer”

The "Tiroler Krone" reported on the current state of child education and childcare in Tyrol. LH Anton Mattle and LR Cornelia Hagele - both from the People's Party - are relatively satisfied. LA Birgit Obermüller (Neos) takes a different view.

"There is still a long way to go before there is a comprehensive offer for all families. In Innsbruck, there are not even enough kindergarten places available for the coming autumn and many parents don't know how to organize vacation care for their children for the summer. It's too early for jubilation."

If less than half of all crèches and only 15 percent of kindergartens are open all year round, there is a lot of room for improvement.

Birgit Obermüller, Landtagsabgeordnete für die Neos

LR Cornelia Hagele is not responsible for the failures of the last governments, "but this window-dressing about the status quo is obsolete", emphasizes Obermüller. Without private childcare facilities, the childcare landscape in Tyrol for zero to two-year-olds would "look bleak".

The state has always relied too much on private initiatives here, emphasizes the pink member of parliament. This has led to negative effects in terms of pricing: "At the 'Schubi-Du' crèche in Kufstein, parents pay a hefty 628 euros for a full-day place despite the highest municipal subsidies!"