Can I send my child to daycare/school with a sniffly nose or a slight cough?
The regulations vary from state to state and may change again on an ongoing basis. In some states, children with mild symptoms are allowed to go to daycare/school if they are otherwise in good health; in others, they are not. You can find a list of all the information available in the various federal states under “Information on the regulations in the federal states”.
When can my child return to care or school after an illness?
This is also handled differently from state to state. In some states, two days without symptoms are sufficient; in others, a negative coronary test is required. You can find out exactly what is currently applicable in your federal state by contacting the respective hotlines. You can find a list under “Information on the regulations of the federal states”.
When should I have my child tested?
When does my child need to be quarantined?
Is the Coronatest uncomfortable for my child?
When must a school/daycare center be closed?
Parents do not have to go into quarantine until their child is actually infected.
How long does it take to get the test results?
The pure PCR test procedure currently takes about four to five hours. In addition, there is the transport to the laboratory, the preparation of the test, and sometimes also waiting times if there are a lot of samples. As a rule, however, the result should be available after 8 to 24 hours.
If your child has to stay home because he or she is ill, you should immediately clarify with your employer how to proceed and solve the problem. If your children’s sick days are already running out, you should have this conversation in advance.
A cold is not a typical Corona symptom – why should my child stay at home because of it?
In some federal states, mild symptoms are no longer a reason to keep the child at home. In other states, the rules are currently being revised. However, a cold is not uncommon with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Dry cough is more common, but according to the Robert Koch Institute, about one in three people with the disease also suffers from rhinitis.
Baden-Württemberg
- Hotline: 0711 904-39555 (daily 9-18 o’clock)
- Websites: https://km-bw.de/,Lde/Startseite/Ablage+individual+pages+mixed+topics/CoronaVO+Kita
Bavaria
- Hotline: 089/122 220 (daily 8-18 o’clock)
- Website: https://www.stmas.bayern.de/coronavirus-info/corona-kindertagesbetreuung.php
Berlin
- Hotline Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family: 030 90227-5050
- Website: https://www.berlin.de/corona/faq/
Brandenburg
- Hotline citizen telephone: 0331 866-5050, (weekdays 9 – 19 o’clock)
- Website https://mbjs.brandenburg.de/kinder-und-jugend/weitere-themen/corona-aktuell.html
Bremen
- Citizens’ hotline 115 or 361-0 (weekdays 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- https://www.bremen.de/corona/corona-faq
Hamburg
- Corona hotline: (040) 42828-4000. you (daily 24 hours)
- Website: https://www.hamburg.de/kindertagesbetreuung-allgemein/13701524/coronavirus-elterninfo/
Hesse
- Corona hotline: 0800 55 54 666
- Website: https://soziales.hessen.de/gesundheit/infektionsschutz/corona-hessen/eingeschraenkter-regelbetrieb-ab-dem-2-juni
- Website: https://soziales.hessen.de/sites/default/files/media/hsm/202605_faq_eingeschraenkter_regelbetrieb.pdf
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Corona hotline: 0385 588 11 3 11 (daily 8-16 o’clock)
- Website: https://www.regierung-mv.de/service/Corona-FAQs/
Lower Saxony
- Hotline School Authority Hanover: 0511 106 6000
- General Corona Hotline: 0511 120 6000 (daily 8-20 o’clock)
North Rhine-Westphalia
- General Corona Hotline: 0211 9119-1001
- Ministry for School and Education: 0211 586740
- Website: https://www.land.nrw/de/wichtige-fragen-und-antworten-zum-corona-virus
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Hotline for questions to the Kita care: Tel. 06131 967 500 (Monday to Friday 8:00 – 18:00 o’clock)
- ONLY for schools: Hotline for organizational questions: 0261 2054613300 (Monday to Thursday 9:00 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 16:00, Friday 09:00 – 12:00)
- Website: https://corona.rlp.de/de/themen/schulen-kitas/
Saarland
- Hotline: 0681 5014422 8
- Website: https://corona.rlp.de/de/themen/schulen-kitas/
Saxony
- Hotline: 0800 1000214 (weekdays 7-18 o’clock, weekend 12-18 o’clock)
- Website: https://www.coronavirus.sachsen.de/coronavirus-faq.html
Saxony-Anhalt @
There is currently no hotline offered
Website: https://ms.sachsen-anhalt.de/themen/gesundheit/aktuell/coronavirus/eingeschraenkter-regelbetrieb-in-kindertageseinrichtungen/
Schleswig-Holstein
Website: https://schleswig-holstein.de/DE/Schwerpunkte/Coronavirus/FAQ/Dossier/Kita.html
Thuringia
- Info phone Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports: 0361 57341 1500 (weekdays 8-20, Sat 10-16:00)
- Website: https://corona.thueringen.de/bildung-erziehung/schule
