Fees

Chocolate Butterflies attempts to provide a wide range of facilities at low cost. Currently, the fees for the kindergarten are paid by the city of Munich and the state of Bavaria. Please find more information here. Income-dependent subsidies for the after-school Hort are also available.

The association surcharge, the admission cost, the membership fee, and the food cost are still to be paid by the parents. In addition to the fees, all parents are expected to help out at least 4 hours/month (please check out „What is a Parent Initative?„).

For example: For a 9+ hours kindergarten booking parents pay 183€ per month (80€ association surcharge + 103€ food) and a yearly membership fee of 100€. The monthly kindergarten fee of 293€ is covered by the city of Munich and the state of Bavaria.

	Kindergarten	After-School Hort
Admissions Fee	€450 One time payment	€450 One time payment
Membership Fee	€100 Annual payment	€100 Annual payment
Monthly Fee	4-5 hours:  €142 kindergarten fee* +  €80 association surcharge +  €103 food + 4 hours of parent help 5-6 hours:  €172 kindergarten fee* +  €80 association surcharge +  €103 food + 4 hours of parent help 6-7 hours:  €202 kindergarten fee* +  €80 association surcharge +  €103 food + 4 hours of parent help 7-8 hours:  €232 kindergarten fee* +  €80 association surcharge +  €103 food + 4 hours of parent help 8-9 hours:  €263 kindergarten fee* +  €80 association surcharge +  €103 food + 4 hours of parent help 9+ hours:  €293 kindergarten fee* +  €80 association surcharge +  €103 food + 4 hours of parent help *Currently, the fees for the kindergarten are paid by the city of Munich and the state of Bavaria. – Does not apply to children who turn 3 after January 1st in the current year of establishment. For these children, parents must pay an additional €100 per month from January to August.	4-5 hours:  €109 Hort fee** +  €37 association surcharge +  €103 food + 4 hours of parent help 5-6 hours:  €125 Hort fee** +  €40 association surcharge +  €103 food + 4 hours of parent help ** Income-dependent subsidies for the after-school Hort are possible.
Deposit	€250 This deposit will be refunded when the member leaves the Kindergarten association.	€250 This deposit will be refunded when the member leaves the Hort association.

Depending on income, parents can apply for partial funding of kindergarten fees by the Youth Welfare Office („Jugendamt“) of the City of Munich.

Opening Hours

Monday	Kindergarten: 07:30am – 5:30pm (all Kindergarten children must be present by 09:00am) Hort: after school until 5:30pm
Tuesday	Kindergarten: 07:30am – 5:30pm (all Kindergarten children must be present by 09:00am) Hort: after school until 5:30pm
Wednesday	Kindergarten: 07:30am – 5:00pm (all Kindergarten children must be present by 09:00am) Hort: after school until 5:00pm
Thursday	Kindergarten: 07:30am – 5:30pm (all Kindergarten children must be present by 09:00am) Hort: after school until 5:30pm
Friday	Kindergarten: 07:30am – 5:30pm (all Kindergarten children must be present by 09:00am) Hort: after school until 5:30pm

Apart from the period from Christmas (December 24th) through the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6th), public holidays, and the last three weeks of August, the kindergarten is open all year. Sometimes if a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, the kindergarten may remain closed on the Monday or Friday, thus closing for a long weekend.