Vienna's Mayor Ludwig Announces Increase in the Number of Language Support Staff in Kindergartens

In total, 1,000 educators are expected to be deployed in this area, according to Vienna's Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) in the Ö1 "Journal at Five." Currently, there are around 400 language support staff - by autumn, according to the previous plans of SPÖ and NEOS, this number should increase to 500.

Language Support Staff in Kindergartens: Number Recently Stagnated After Strong Expansion

However, filling even these positions is difficult. According to a response to an inquiry by Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for Education Bettina Emmerling (NEOS), the number of language support staff, after a strong expansion until 2023, has recently stagnated at around 400, and has even slightly decreased in full-time equivalents.

(APA/Red)

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