Notfallmama KiB children care - "insurance" for emergency childcare

Many families lack support in an emergency, with immigrant families especially vulnerable. This is where the wonderful Austria-wide Notfallmama comes in. Funded entirely by membership fees and donations, the association is there to provide emergency care when there is a sickness in the family.

Overview

The website notfallmama.at belongs to the Austrian non-profit association KiB children care (formerly "Kinderbegleitung") and is the online home for their "Notfallmama" (emergency mum) initiative. 

The initiative connects member families with a network of experienced, volunteer caregivers to provide short-term, at-home childcare when a family member is ill or otherwise unable to provide care. 

How does the emergency childcare work?

For example, you work full-time and are a single parent family with no local grandparents. What do you do when your child is sick for the day? You ring the 24-hour KiB phone number and they will organise an "emergency mum" ("Notfallmama") from the next day. For free. Whether you need child care for just a few hours, or a few days, it will be there and at no additional charge.

The same applies if it is you that is sick and can't care for your children.

What does it cost?

The cost of KiB is €16.50 per month January 2024), plus a one-off registration fee of €18, regardless of the size of your family.

To find our more about the KiB and their emergency childcare read their FAQs (your browser will translate the webpage into English).