Effects of the federal state law for child day care and preschools (FSL-CDC-P) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: The influence of additional day-care teachers (dct) on preschool c…

Background: The FSL-CDC-P shall reduce the effects of social inequalities on children's developmental health (dh) in day-care centers (dcc) [1;2]. An annual amount of EUR 5 mio. is provided for dcc in social hotspots to support children aged 3 – 6 years affected by motor, language, cognitive, or social-emotional risks (n = 108 dcc (2012), n = 143 dcc (05.04.2016), respectively; funding criteria: (1.) annual application of the “Dortmund Developmental Screening for Preschools (DESK 3 – 6)” [3;4], (2.) participation of the dcc in a scientific evaluation). 96,3% of the FSL-CDC-P dcc used the funding to employ additi…