Heat protection for children: 10,000 euros for daycare centers in Lichtenberg!

Heat protection for children: 10,000 euros for daycare centers in Lichtenberg!

On June 4, 2025, the Lichtenberg health department, together with the initiative for child poverty, will provide 10,000 euros from the heat protection fund in the district. The aim of this funding is to support daycare centers (daycare centers) in the district in measures for heat protection. A total of eight daycare centers can benefit from this financial support, for example to purchase roller blinds, sun protection films and fans. These measures are crucial to protect the premises from increasing temperatures in the summer months.

Camilla Schuler, the district councilor for youth and family (Die Linke), emphasizes the importance of a safe and healthy environment for children. Your colleague, Dr. Catrin Gocksch (CDU), who is responsible for social affairs, also emphasizes active heat protection as essential for the well -being of the children. In view of the increasingly hot summer, the protection of small children is a necessary measure to ensure their health.

measures to reduce the heat load

The funding is aimed specifically at daycare centers, which will take part in the “Good Healthy Daycare” program from 2024. The first daycare centers are already starting to implement the heat protection measures by installing mobile fans and sun protection films. These initiatives should not only reduce the heat load, but also create healthier lounges for the children.

The topic of heat protection is particularly relevant, especially in view of the health effects of climate change that Dr. Julia Schoierer in a BGW podcast. Because of their thermoregulation and their ignorance of the dangers that have not yet been fully developed, children are particularly at risk. In order to counteract this, educators should take responsibility in order to protect their protégés from sunburn and the risks of health consequences such as skin cancer.

Enlightenment and responsibility

Moderator Ralf Podszus and Dr. In their explanations, Schoers show that there is an urgent need for information about the health effects of climate change on children. Parents are encouraged to send their children to the daycare center. In addition, educators should pay attention to the current UV load to plan the time that the children spend outdoors.

The accident fund Berlin has initiated a project called "Sunpass" in this context, which is devoted to the Enlightenment about sun protection in daycare centers. Here they provide materials that serve to sensitize and clarify children to the topic of sun protection. It is also recommended to take structural measures to create shadows and reduce the formation of heat islands.

The Robert Koch Institute points out that the health consequences of the heat, even in daycare centers, are becoming increasingly relevant. Heat-related deaths are often not directly due to the heat, but can have serious consequences in people with previous illnesses such as cardiovascular problems. That is why protection against excessive heat is particularly important for particularly vulnerable groups and children.

The efforts in Lichtenberg are therefore part of a comprehensive approach that focuses on the protection of the health of children in the context of climate change. In the current discussion about the effects of heat waves and increasing temperatures on childcare, heat protection remains a central concern.