Kita Paul-Küstner-Straße: Mold and vacancy provide chaos!

Kita Paul-Küstner-Straße: Mold and vacancy provide chaos!

Lindenau, Deutschland - The closure of the daycare center on Paul-Küstner-Straße 2a in Leipzig raises numerous questions from parents and residents. The facility was closed in early 2023 due to massive mold, which was reinforced by defects in the sewage system. As early as the end of 2022, an expert opinion on the defect was commissioned, which finally led to the decision to close the day care center. In January 2023, experts found the mold in the plasterboard walls. The children had to be temporarily relocated to the Holbeinstrasse 84 daycare center.

While the repair of the daycare center is to be completed by summer 2024, the facility has remained empty since June 2025. Although the website of the city of Leipzig may give a different impression, the outdoor facilities of the daycare center are maintained and a rubble container can be found in the yard. In April 2025, a tender for the carrier of the daycare center was published, which, however, took place late due to a changed needs and a strategic realignment of the municipal daycare network. The tender period ended on April 30, 2025, and the day -to -day operation of the daycare center is planned after the supporting process has been completed.

sponsorship and future of the facility

On June 16, 2025, the youth welfare committee will receive a proposal for future sponsorship. Whether the daycare center can be reopened in 2025 depends on the decision of the youth welfare committee. It remains unclear to what extent the daycare network could be thinned out, which could lead to a lack of daycare places in the region. These uncertainties fuel fears among the parents, which are urgently dependent on childcare places.

Another chapter in the Leipzig daycare landscape concerns the Montessori daycare center "Villa Kunterbunt" at Köhlerstraße 7, which has been located there for 25 years. The city administration terminated the rental agreement for the daycare center in September 2023 with the request to move out by the end of 2024. The shock of the parents and the parents' council was great, especially because of the lack of communication and the fact that from September 2023 to January 2024 there were no discussions between the city administration and those affected.

Alternative solutions and support for families

In February 2024, the city proposed to move "Villa Kunterbunt" to Paul-Küstner-Straße, which was incomprehensible to the parents. To maintain childcare, the parents' council initiated a petition for a rental extension by two years and an alternative facility in the area. However, this was rejected. The talks between the participants only started again in May after the head of the youth welfare office was released. Finally, the administration and carrier agreed that the daycare center will go into municipal sponsorship.

In August 2024, an agreement was reached that ensures the continued existence of the daycare center in Köhlerstrasse and provides for a transition period of up to three years in order to give the affected families time for a new, suitable solution. After this period, the daycare center should move to Stötteritzer Strasse. This decision was made to give the daycare employee the opportunity to apply at the new location and to enable the families concerned a gentle transition.

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