[HIGHLIGHTS] Companies are warning about the negative economic consequences of the daycare crisis

Dozens of top executives from DAX and MDAX companies have warned of the negative consequences of the daycare crisis on Germany as a business location. According to the Federal Statistical Office, of the 60,045 daycare centers in Germany, only 780 are run by companies.

Care times are no longer reliable due, among other things, to a lack of skilled workers and are often restricted. In addition, according to calculations by the Bertelsmann Foundation, there is a lacks of 400,000 daycare places.