German · Anmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag
You apply for a voucher for a Kita place: what to say in German
You apply for a voucher for a place in a Kita.
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How it's done. In many cities the Jugendamt issues the Betreuungsgutschein on application; you need the child's birth certificate and proof of registration; you hand the voucher in at the Kita.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Guten Tag, ich möchte einen Kita-Gutschein für mein Kind beantragen.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh IGH-nayn KEE-tuh-GOO-chighn fyoor mighn keent beh-AHN-truh-gayn.
Good day, I'd like to apply for a Kita voucher for my child.
Or say:Guten Tag, wie bekomme ich einen Betreuungsgutschein für die Kita?
GOO-tayn tahk, vee beh-KOH-meh eekh IGH-nayn beh-TROY-oongs-goo-chighn fyoor dee KEE-tuh?
THEY SAY
Dafür brauche ich den Antrag, die Geburtsurkunde und die Meldebescheinigung.Duh-FYOOR BROW-kheh eekh dayn AHN-truhk, dee geh-BOORT-soor-koon-deh oont dee MEL-deh-beh-shigh-nee-goong.
For that I need the application, the birth certificate and the registration certificate.
They might also say:
Sie brauchen den Antrag, die Geburtsurkunde Ihres Kindes und eine Anmeldebescheinigung.
Zee BROW-khayn dayn AHN-truhk, dee geh-BOORT-soor-koon-deh EE-res KEEN-des oont IGH-neh AHN-mel-deh-beh-shigh-nee-goong.
You need the application, your child's birth certificate and a registration certificate.
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YOU REPLY
Hier sind die Unterlagen. Wie lange dauert die Bearbeitung?
Kheer zeent dee OON-tehr-luh-gayn. Vee LAHN-geh DOW-ehrt dee beh-AHR-bigh-toong?
Here are the documents. How long does processing take?
THEY SAY
Etwa vier Wochen. Danach bekommen Sie den Gutschein per Post.EH-tvuh feer VOH-khayn. Duh-NAHKH beh-KOH-mayn zee dayn GOO-chighn pehr post.
About four weeks. After that you get the voucher by post.
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YOU REPLY
Und was mache ich dann damit?
Oont vahs MAH-kheh eekh dahn duh-MEET?
And what do I do with it then?
THEY SAY
Sie geben ihn in der Kita ab. Dann kann der Betreuungsvertrag unterschrieben werden.Zee GEH-bayn een een dehr KEE-tuh ahp. Dahn kahn dehr beh-TROY-oongs-fehr-truhk oon-tehrsh-REE-bayn VEHR-dayn.
You hand it in at the Kita. Then the care contract can be signed.
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YOU FINISH
Danke für die Hilfe!
DAHN-keh fyoor dee KHEEL-feh!
Thanks for the help!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Kita-Gutschein
KEE-tuh-GOO-chighn
noun
Kita voucher
Kind
keent
noun
child
beantragen
beh-AHN-truh-gayn
verb
to apply for
44 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh OWFSH-righ-bayn?
Can you write it down, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
You go to the Kita's open dayAnmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag · A2 in the app
→Before admission to the Kita they talk to you about your childAnmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag · A2 in the app
→You look for a nursery place for your childAnmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag · A2 in the app
→You are given a contract for a place at the KitaAnmeldung / Betreuungsvertrag · A2 in the app
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