Company Day parents "KaRacho" at the University

As from the beginning of the winter semester 2024/25 the University of Innsbruck opened a childcare option on the premises of the Faculty of Theology at Karl-Rahner-Platz 1, Universitätsstraße campus, calles KaRacho. In this way, it is making a further step towards reconciling work and childcare. In cooperation with the Aktion Tagemütter/-väter Tirol association, a company childminder will look after children aged 8 weeks -6 years of university employees in a specially adapted apartment with a spacious outdoor area. Following the principle "responsible, individual and loving", Aktion Tagesmütter/-väter can look back on 30 years of experience in childcare in Tyrol.

Opening hours

The facility is open all year round from Monday to Thursday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm and Friday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Children’s Age

The childcare offer is aimed at children from the age of 8 weeks-6 years (cut-off date is August 31, start of school).
Please note that the number of children under 18 months is limited due to the care key.

Meals

The children can eat their own (healthy) snacks/baby milk at any time. The day parents warm up the food they have brought with them and offer unsweetened fruit tea or water to drink. We ask you to give your child a snack box or bag labeled with their name. Please do not bring any sweets.
If your child suffers from a food allergy or intolerance, please let us know.

Fees and registration

As an University empoyee and under certain conditions, you can book places as "annual packages" for one "childcare year" (1.9.-31.8.) at the following monthly rates:

Monthly rates for half days (Mon-Thu 8 am - 2 pm, Friday 8 am - 1 pm)

	reduced rate	non-reduced rate
3 days	140 €	240 €
4 days	220 €	320 €
5 days	300 €	400 €

Requirements for the reduced rate:

The reduced rate applies to employees of the University in a fully insured employment contract with an extent of at least 15 hours per week (no external lecturers) and a gross monthly income of less than 5000 € (from 2025, before: 3.000€), for children up to school entry/the age of 6 (cut-off date 31.8.). For single parents who fulfill the requirements, the rate is reduced by a further €100. It is not possible to receive the university's childcare allowance for the same child at the same time!

Registration

To register, you must have an existing employment contract with the University of Innsbruck and be employed for at least 15 hours per week (except in extraordinary cases).

Please send your application for the childcare year 2025/2026 (start September 2025) with completed application form and supplementary sheet to: familienservice@uibk.ac.at
Please note: Registration does not automatically guarantee admission!
⇒ Application form (German)
⇒ Supplementary sheet to the application (only for internal use for the allocation of places) (German)
PLEASE NOTE: We have vacancies for the current chilcare-year 2024/25! ⇒ If you are interested, please contact us by e-mail!

You can register for the 2025/26 childcare year until December 15, 2024. If there are spaces available, admission is also possible during the year. If the number of registrations exceeds the available number of places, a committee decides on the ranking. The following criteria will be used to allocate places (not ranked):

Child is already in care from the previous year
Level of employment of the applicant and, if required, the partner
Single parent
Desired start of childcare
Desired number of hours
Child's age
Alternative childcare options at the place of residence
Main residence (in or outside Tyrol)
Other reasons worth considering* (e.g. both parents employed at the university; registration in the previous year; applicants who do not have a local network, e.g. if they are moving to Tyrol for the first time; possibly siblings;*not ranked!)

Note: A deposit in the amount of one month's fee is charged when a childcare place is confirmed, the childcare place is firmly reserved upon receipt of this deposit. Once care starts, the deposit will be refunded if the place is taken up.