Data point: private daycare for 1-3 year olds (4:1 ratio) is about €1700/month in Germany, but in my town it gets subsidized by around €8-900/month. Some counti

Data point: private daycare for 1-3 year olds (4:1 ratio) is about €1700/month in Germany, but in my town it gets subsidized by around €8-900/month. Some counties subsidize down to 0 cost if they want to attract families; publicly run daycares are around €450 for daycare and €220 for kindergarten, but they have stricter closing jours (our private one is open 8-6) and more days off per year (up to 6 weeks).