Child Education and Care
Mag. Franz Schober
Office
Tanja Heinrer
Karmeliterplatz 2, 8010 Graz,01.Bez.:Innere Stadt
Phone: +43 (316) 877-5499
Fax: +43 (316) 877-2136
E-Mail: franz.schober@stmk.gv.at
Written applications and getting in contact
Do you wish to contact us or make a submission? Choose one of these options:
1. Submission of documents
Office of the Styrian Provincial Government
Department 6 Education and Society
Karmeliterplatz 2, 8010 Graz,01.Bez.:Innere Stadt
Telefax: +43 (316) 877-4364
E-Mail: abteilung6@stmk.gv.at
2. Online forms
Land Steiermark offers online forms for the submission of various applications. For an overview of all forms, please see https://egov.stmk.gv.at/
3. Digital submissions
You can also contact us by electronic means (e-mail, fax or online form), but please note the technical requirements. Any matters submitted by electronic means outside our office hours will only be received and processed when our office staff resume work again. This means that the submission will be deemed to have been submitted and received only at that time.
1. Submission of documents
Office of the Styrian Provincial Government
Department 6 Education and Society
Karmeliterplatz 2, 8010 Graz,01.Bez.:Innere Stadt
Telefax: +43 (316) 877-4364
E-Mail: abteilung6@stmk.gv.at
2. Online forms
Land Steiermark offers online forms for the submission of various applications. For an overview of all forms, please see https://egov.stmk.gv.at/
3. Digital submissions
You can also contact us by electronic means (e-mail, fax or online form), but please note the technical requirements. Any matters submitted by electronic means outside our office hours will only be received and processed when our office staff resume work again. This means that the submission will be deemed to have been submitted and received only at that time.
The Child Education and Care Administrative Support Unit is in charge of the approval of child education and care facilities, the handling of funding procedures in relation to establishment costs and also costs incurred from the operation of child education and care facilities.
It also ensures compliance with legal provisions and the assurance and development of pedagogical quality through on-site supervision and counselling, and also through the provision of further training.
Under certain conditions, parents and legal guardians may receive childcare allowance from the State.
The following services of the Child Education and Care Unit are also listed on the 
E-government Styria site (in German).
- (Special) Educators - Recognition
- (Special) Kindergarten teachers - Recognition
- Childcare workers and daycare mothers and fathers - Recognition
- Establishment
- Launch
- Discontinuation
- Closing
- Continuation
- Changes in the person of the provider
- Childcare permit for daycare mothers/fathers
- Operation in alternative premises
- Change in the suitability requirements of the daycare mother/father
- Exemption permit