Childcare
Childcare
The Family Service of the University of Oldenburg is here for you! On this page you will find everything you need to know about childcare services for students and employees of the University. In addition, we offer you helpful information on the family-friendly infrastructure and other external support options in order to provide you with the best possible relief in your family situation.
If you are interested in regular childcare places in crèches, daycare centers, kindergartens or childminders, you can obtain further information from the local authorities. The service offices set up there will be happy to advise you on finding the right childcare solution for you. For the city of Oldenburg, this is
Servicebüro Kindertagesbetreuung.
Campus-Krabben day care center (6 month to 3 years)
Balancing work and family life? Loving care for your little ones aged 6 months to 3 years for employees.
Welcome to the Campus-Krabben!
The "Campus-Krabben" day care center is an exclusive childcare service offered by the University of Oldenburg in cooperation with Familienservice Weser-Ems e.V..
We offer high-quality care for up to eight children aged from 6 months until they start kindergarten (approx. three years). The facility on the Haarentor campus is exclusively available to children of employees of the University of Oldenburg.
Childcare hours
Childcare is offered from Monday to Friday. The exact care times can be flexibly coordinated with the Weser-Ems Family Service in order to best meet individual needs.
Further information
The educational concept of the Campus-Krabben daycare center
Website of Familienservice Weser-Ems
(Additional information on daycare and the registration process)
Flexible afternoon care (3 to 10 years)
Is the kindergarten closed? Babysitter can't come? Grandma and grandpa can't make it? No problem! Our flexible afternoon care offers you an ideal solution.
Students and employees of the University of Oldenburg can take advantage of childcare for their children (aged between 3 and 10) at the Kinderhaus (A63). Whether kindergarten children or primary school pupils - we offer reliable care in the afternoon.
The childcare is organized by Familienservice Weser-Ems and currently offers five places. An expansion of the offer is planned.
Childcare times:
- Monday to Thursday, 14:00 - 18:00
- Except during the university's vacation care periods.
Location:
A63, 1st floor
Costs:
- For students: €10 per afternoon (each additional child €5)
- For employees: €20 per afternoon (each additional child: €10)
Registration and booking
Before you can use the flexible afternoon care, you must register yourself and your child once. This is done with the first booking. You will also need to provide important information such as allergies or special needs. Registration for flexible afternoon care must be made with Familienservice Weser-Ems at least 24 hours before the desired date.
Vacation care (3 to 10 years)
More vacation days than vacations?
For many people, this is true: their children's vacation days far exceed their own vacation entitlement. To help you balance family and work or studies, the University of Oldenburg offers qualified vacation care for the children of students and employees during the Easter, summer and fall vacations. This offer is organized by the Weser-Ems Family Service and is aimed at children aged 3 to 10 years (kindergarten and primary school age).
Vacation care times
Childcare takes place during the Easter, summer and fall vacations. You can book childcare on a flexible weekly basis. Childcare times: 7:30 am to 5:00 pm (half-day also possible).
- Easter and fall vacations: Care for a maximum of 12 children per week
- Summer vacation: Care for up to 24 children
Locations
Depending on availability, childcare takes place in the parent-child rooms (W02B) on the Wechloy campus or in the Kinderhaus (A63) on the Haarentor campus.
Registration
The registration forms for all vacation offers will be available from 22.01.2025. Places will be allocated in the order in which they are received. All students and employees of the University of Oldenburg will be informed by staff mail at the beginning of the year as soon as registration is open for the entire year.
- Easter vacation registration
- Summer vacation registration
- Registration for fall break
Childcare at events (3 to 12 years)
Are you planning a meeting, conference or training course and your children are coming along?
The University of Oldenburg supports the compatibility of science and family and offers professional childcare at events. Whether it's a meeting, conference, training course or symposium - the Weser-Ems Family Service ensures that parents can relax while their children are competently looked after.
Childcare is provided in the family-friendly parent-child rooms or in the A63 children's house. Children between the ages of 3 and 10 are lovingly looked after by the Weser-Ems Family Service in a group of up to 10 children. The University's Family Service obtains a suitable childcare concept from the Weser-Ems Family Service in advance, which is tailored to the respective event. The costs for childcare are borne by the organizer.
To ensure optimal organization, please contact the University of Oldenburg's Family Service as early as possible so that academic and family life can be reconciled in the best possible way.
Childcare exchange
Looking for a babysitter or homework help? The childcare exchange can help!
The Family Services online childcare exchange offers students and employees of the University of Oldenburg a platform to easily find or offer private childcare services. Whether babysitting or homework help - here you can find support for your child quickly and easily.
For parents and childcare seekers:
If you are looking for flexible childcare or competent homework help, you can easily contact suitable caregivers via our exchange.
For caregivers:
Would you like to offer your time and skills as a babysitter or to help with homework? You can use our platform to pass on your offer to parents who are looking for support for their children.
Important information:
The University of Oldenburg does not act as an intermediary and does not check the offers or qualifications of the caregivers. All arrangements such as childcare times, location and remuneration must be made between parents and providers on their own responsibility. The University is not liable for the agreements made.
Please note: The childcare exchange is not a substitute for regular childcare in a crèche, kindergarten or after-school care center, but offers supplementary services.
Daycare centers / crèches from the Studierendenwerk (8 month to 6 years)
The Studierendenwerk Oldenburg runs two daycare centers in Oldenburg and one daycare center in Wilhelmshaven.
Daycare centers of the Studierendenwerk
In Oldenburg:
The Uni Kita Campus has three crèche groups with 15 places each and a kindergarten group with 25 places.
The Studierendenwerk's Huntemannstraße daycare center offers two groups for 29 crèche children. A morning group with 14 places and a full-day group with 15 places.
Further information
In Wilhelmshaven:
For the Wilhelmshaven site, the Jade Campus daycare center of the Studierendenwerk offers three crèche groups with 15 places each.
Further information
How do I get a place?
Information on registration and allocation can be obtained from the childcare service office of the city of Oldenburg or the city of Wilhelmshaven.
Servicebüro Kindertagesbetreuung der Stadt Oldenburg
Parent-child rooms and changing stations
The university has deliberately designed the campus to be family-friendly. Parent-child rooms for self-organized childcare are set up at all locations and numerous nappy-changing facilities help with taking the youngest family members with you.
Parent-child rooms
- Parent-child room Campus Haarentor, M 00-052 (keys available at the Infopoint in the cafeteria building)
- Parent-child room in the Haarentor library, B 313 (freely accessible during library opening hours)
- Parent-child room at the Wechloy campus, W02B (activated by the family service)
- Parent-child room at the Wilhelmshaven campus
The pirate ship in the canteen and the play corner in the cafeteria on the Haarentor campus offer further play opportunities.
Overview map with baby changing and breastfeeding facilities and parent-child rooms