Term
Inklusionsassistenz (inclusion assistance)
Inklusionsassistenz is personal support that enables a child with a disability to take part in everyday life — at its core, it is about being able to be there and join in.
In everyday family life
What this can mean day to day
Participation is the focus
It is not about therapy, but about a child being able to be part of things everywhere.
A fixed, personal companion
A familiar person supports the child in situations where participation would otherwise be difficult.
Across many areas of life
At home, in leisure time, with friends and out and about — throughout everyday life.
A broad term
Depending on the context and the German federal state (Bundesland), it can mean different things; the core always remains participation.
With an au pair
How an au pair can support your family
Support in everyday family life
An au pair is there in everyday life and supports the child in situations where participation would otherwise be difficult.
Time for leisure and friendships
The way to the club, the playground or to friends becomes easier when someone goes along.
Structure and reliability
A fixed, familiar person provides a sense of security.
Relief for the family
Parents and siblings gain time.
Support
Who might contribute to the costs
Every family is looked at individually.
Whether a Leistungsträger (the public body responsible for funding) contributes, and in what form, is decided by that body in each individual case.
One route is the Persönliches Budget (personal budget).
Some families use it for support in everyday life — what lies behind it.
Getting to know each other
A conversation clarifies what your everyday life needs.
Half an hour, free of charge, with no obligation to book anything afterwards.
Besondere Sterne is an au pair agency — not a special-education service and not an advice centre. For legal and specialist questions there is the EUTB: teilhabeberatung.de. Go to whichever advice centre you feel comfortable with.