Register your child and see the location of daycare providers, nurseries and kindergartens as well as private childcare arrangements

All children have the right to daycare from the age of 26 weeks until they start school in Sønderborg Municipality's Danish and German institutions.

Sønderborg Municipality has a fit guarantee in all areas.

The institutions work according to the rules on minimum standards. This means that there is a maximum of 3 children per employee in the nursery and a maximum of 6 children per employee in the kindergarten.

Sønderborg Municipality emphasizes that both daycare institutions and municipal daycare have trained pedagogical staff employed.

In Sønderborg Municipality, there are municipal daycare centers and daycare providers distributed throughout the local areas. There is also the option of choosing private daycare programs and private institutions.

You can see the location of the municipality's institutions on the interactive map. Here you can select and deselect different options and see where the institutions are located in relation to your needs.

When can I book a place for babysitting?

You can book a place when your child has received a CPR number. It is possible to book several years in advance, so that you can already book a complete course for your child up to and including club offers when the CPR number is assigned.

Please note that if you book a place starting in July, or if your child automatically transfers to the kindergarten group in July as a result of the 3,1-year rule, the institution may be closed for the holidays. Please contact the institution for further arrangements regarding the start.

Contact the Placement Office regarding admission to daycare.

How do I book a place for my child?

You can book via the green link at the top of the page here. You must use MitID to book a place for your child. 

When you have found the place you want to book, it is important that you click on "book", otherwise the place will not be booked. You will receive a confirmation when your booking has been correctly completed.

Waiting list - get notified about available places

If there is no available space on the desired need date, you can put your child on the waiting list for an institution or daycare. When a space becomes available, you will automatically receive an offer.

You register your child on the waiting list via Digital Placement.

We recommend that you simultaneously book a place in another institution or daycare as an alternative, until a place becomes available at your first priority.

It is an advantage to choose a demand date as of the 1st or 16th of the month, as the booking system allocates new spaces on these dates.

We also recommend that you register your child before they turn 4 weeks old to achieve the highest possible seniority on the waiting list.

Deadline for responding to offers of space

If your child is on the waiting list, you will receive an offer in your digital mail/Eboks when a place becomes available.

You must respond to the offer within 5 business days. If you do not respond by the deadline, the place will automatically be offered to the next child on the waiting list or made available in the booking system.

Please note that you should not cancel your child's current place before you have booked a new place. Otherwise, you risk that the current place will be booked by another child, leaving you without a childcare offer.

Should I choose a daycare or a nursery?

If you are in doubt about whether you should choose daycare (dagpleje) or nursery (vuggestue), you can see the main differences below:

	Daycare (dagpleje)	Nursery (vuggestue)
Opening hours	The daycare workers are available 48 hours a week, which is adapted to the individual children. The opening hours are typically between 06.00 am - 18.00 pm	The nursery is open an average of 50 hours a week The opening time is typically ml. at 6.30 - 16.45.
Level of education of staff	All municipal day care workers are trained pedagogical assistants with ongoing further education.	The aim is for the staff to consist of 80% pedagogues, 10% pedagogical assistants and 10% pedagogical assistants with ongoing further training.
Disease	The child will, if the day care worker is ill, be offered alternative care.	If the child's primary pedagogue is ill, there are other daily pedagogues around the child.
Holiday	The day care worker has a holiday in accordance with current holiday law. The child is offered guest placement during holiday periods, either with another day care provider or in a guest house.	The institution is closed during summer holiday for two or three weeks, where holiday care is offered in a nearby institution.
Diet	The daycare serves meals prepared by the individual daycare. However, parents must bring special food themselves.	Twice a year, parents vote on whether they want a parent-paid lunch arrangement or whether they themselves want to bring the daily packed lunch for their child.
Physical framework	The children are cared for in the daycare's home with a maximum of 5 children in total. All daycare workers are assigned to a playroom group, where they work closely with other daycare workers.	The nursery groups are part of the kindergarten or children's universe, which is designed for children between 0 and 3 years. The child has a primary educator, and there are approx. three children per adult. The nursery group will be approx. 8-12 children. If there are siblings, they have the opportunity to be in the same institution.

Read more about municipal daycare in Sønderborg Municipality here.

Can siblings attend the same institution?

Siblings in the same institution are taken into account. This means that younger siblings with the same residential address will be offered a free place before other children on the waiting list.

However, this assumes that there is a vacancy on the desired date of need.

How do I report my child out of the institution?

You must register your child via the booking system in the Digital Place Guide.

Cancellation must be made with 1 month's notice on the 1st or 15th of a month.

Cancellation cannot be made directly to the institution or school, but must always be made digitally in accordance with applicable cancellation rules either via the booking system in the Digital Location Guide or per mail Pladsanvisning@sonderborg.dk

Transition between offers

When transitioning from daycare to nursery or kindergarten, registration in the new offer/enrollment functions at the same time as deregistration from daycare.

When enrolling in after-school care from kindergarten as of May 1, enrollment in after-school care functions as withdrawal from kindergarten.

At some after-school care centres, the transition takes place on other dates. Here, you must be aware of registering your child out of the kindergarten after the applicable notice period.

When the child finishes 2nd grade, he/she will automatically be deregistered from after-school care on July 31st.

Switch to private care

If your child is to switch from municipal to private childcare, the general notice period must be observed:

• 1 month notice
• to the 1st or 15th of a month

Only one subsidy is granted per child. You can therefore only receive a subsidy for private childcare when the child is no longer registered with a municipal service.

How do I cancel a registration in the booking system?

You can cancel a registration/booking in an institution or daycare with 1 month's notice before the child starts.

For example, if you have booked a place starting on January 1, the place must be cancelled by the end of November at the latest.

Please note that you should not cancel a place before you have been offered a new place if you still need care.

How are foster children enrolled in an institution?

If a foster child needs to be put on a waiting list or offered a place in daycare, institution, after-school care or club, you must contact your caseworker in the Children and Family Department. The caseworker will then contact Pladsanvisningen.

What are my options for care when moving to and from Sønderborg Municipality?

Moving to Sønderborg Municipality

You can book a place in daycare or institution in Sønderborg Municipality even before you move to the municipality. This requires that the child has a Danish CPR number.

If you live in another municipality and book a place in Sønderborg Municipality, you must state whether you are moving to the municipality or staying in your current municipality of residence. This information is used to determine which municipality will collect the payment.

Moving out of Sønderborg Municipality

Your child can continue to keep his/her place in Sønderborg Municipality, even if you move to another municipality.

If the place is more expensive for the municipality than a similar place in Sønderborg Municipality, you must pay the difference together with the regular parental payment.

Foreign citizens without a CPR number/Mit-ID

If you are moving to Sønderborg Municipality from abroad and do not yet have a Danish CPR number or MitID, you can contact Pladsanvisningen at Pladsanvisning@sonderborg.dk or telephone 88 72 47 55.

The venue guide can guide you and possibly reserve a space until your CPR number and address are in place.

Cross-border commuters

If you live in Germany and work in the Municipality of Sønderborg, your child can get a place in a daycare center or daycare center. Care is only offered during the period you work in the municipality, and the right to a place ends when the conditions are no longer met.

For cross-border workers, the municipality of employment in Denmark acts as the municipality of residence for Danish-resident workers. This means that you, as a cross-border worker, can choose a daycare facility in a municipality other than the municipality of employment once your child has been offered a place in the municipality of employment. Payment is made to the municipality of employment, which also sets the fee.

Requirements to be considered a cross-border worker

To be defined as a frontier worker and receive the associated rights, the following requirements must be met:

• You must work at least 9 hours a week, 18 hours over 14 days or 39 hours a month in Denmark – or be eligible for and receive sickness benefits. The work requirement must be met every month.
• You must pay into ATP. 
• You must not be employed in your country of residence.
• If you are self-employed, you must have a Danish CVR number.

Documentation requirements:

• Employment contract with information about employer, working hours and duration of employment.
• Documentation of ATP payment via payslip.
• Withholding tax number issued by SKAT. The tax card can also indicate whether the person is a cross-border worker.
• SU is not considered paid work and therefore does not meet the employment requirement.

What other options do I have for looking after my child?

Instead of a municipal daycare, nursery or kindergarten, you can choose a private childcare scheme or receive a subsidy for caring for your own child.