From the end of the Second World War onwards, a middle class emerged in Germany that was, by international standards … keys to strengthening the middle-income groups in Germany. …

A major evaluation of family policies in Germany came to the primary conclusions that family leave and early childhood … is to reduce the burden on families and to keep them out of poverty, as demanded by the Germany Federal Constitutional … in Germany. There are good reasons to invest further in public child care for young children; however, the focus should …