Childcare during School Holidays

It can be especially challenging for staff and students to organise childcare during school holidays.

Therefore, in cooperation with other institutions, the University of Kassel, offers a variety of options for holiday childcare. You can find current information on this page.

Vacation games at the Lernhof for children aged 6-12 years

 

Period: 07.07.-11.07.2025 from 09-14 o'clock (first holiday week)

              14.07.-18.07.2025 from 09-14 o'clock (second holiday week)

 

Location: Lernhof, Weg in der Aue 75, 34128 Kassel

Costs: 150€, siblings 80€ (costs per week including lunch)

 

The vacation games at the Lernhof allow children to come into contact with the animals that live there. In addition, a program focusing on animal and nature-based education is offered (e.g. joint animal care, donkey walks, outdoor cooking, creative activities).

 

A fixed number of places are available for the children of employees and students of the University of Kassel.

Registration is unfortunately no longer possible.

 

FerienKinderUni: "Vegetable research workshop." (summer vacation)

@Greenhouse for tropical crops

  • Date: 07.07.2025 - 11.07.2025
  • Time: 09:00 - 13:15

Healthy, tasty, climate-friendly or unpopular? Tomatoes from our own garden, tomato sauce on ready-made pizza or gummy bears colored with beet - vegetables are part of our everyday lives. The children explore it with their own hands from seed to cultivation to the plate, taste diversity and discover how people around the world contribute to our food. Cooperation between Bildung trifft Entwicklung, Bündnis für Familie and WeltGarten Witzenhausen, with Ines Fehrmann, for children aged 8-12.

80€/child.

Registration under 05542/72812 until 1.7.

 

FerienKinderUni: "Happiness research workshop" (fall vacations)

@Greenhouse for tropical crops

  • Date: 06.10.2025 - 10.10.2025
  • Time: 09:14 - 13:16

What does happiness mean to you? The children explore what makes them happy - chocolate, playing with friends, a walk in the forest or a new toy? They get to know countries that set happiness as a goal for everyone, try out what plants, people around the world or children's rights have to do with it and create their own personal "land of happiness".

Cooperation between Bildung trifft Entwicklung, Bündnis für Familie and WeltGarten Witzenhausen, for children aged 8-12, €80/child. With Ines Fehrmann 05542/72812. registration until 30.9.

 

 

For students with child(ren) of the University of Kassel there is the possibility of cost absorption for vacation care. The costs can be covered as long as financial means are available for this purpose. There is no legal entitlement to the service. Please contact: familywelcomeservice@unikassel.de