In Austria there are currently 1530 active leihomas and Leiodas. Demand: Rising sharply! The need is especially great in metropolitan areas. But the country is also desperately looking for new ones. Why this is and what your daily life is like with the protégés – the “crown” asked.
Despite the wide range of childcare offered by cots, kindergartens and childminders, the demand for reliable and trustworthy caregivers, who care for children in their spare time, increases when parents are unable to attend due to professional commitments. Single parents in particular face major challenges. However, families in which both parents would in principle be tangible often lack the necessary family network to fill the support gaps in the suburbs and in emergency situations. Because either the spatial distance to the grandparents is too great. Or grandma and grandpa are still working or already need care and are therefore not available as a watchdog.
Source: Krone
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