Schloss Dagstuhl wishes to support parents who would otherwise not be able to attend our events due to a lack of childcare opportunities at home. Thus, in addition to offering the childcare options described below, we also offer free room and board for children under the age of 6 and older children below the age of 12 still get half off the regular price for room and board for accompanying persons*.
Due to our limited capacity and funding, we can offer the following, mutually exclusive, childcare alternatives:
- Qualified childcare (for children below the age of 12) can be provided by our nanny (must be booked 8 weeks in advance). For Dagstuhl Seminars and Perspectives Workshops, the fee per family for up to 2 children is 150 euro for the whole seminar (90 euro for 3-day seminars. Note that this fee for our nanny, who we have to contract each time as she is not permanent staff, does not nearly cover Dagstuhl's costs for this service).
- Guests can bring a caregiver of their choice (spouse, relative). This person receives free room and board (if the (youngest) child is less than 3 years of age)* and is accommodated in a room together with the child and parent(s).
We realize that this does not cover all situations but we are doing our best given our limited resources. For those that do not fit these options and are not able to find a personal arrangement enabling seminar attendance, we may in rare cases be able to re-consider your individual request before the start of the seminar.
* This applies since January 1, 2026.
Please note once again that our capacity for childcare is limited, as is the number of family rooms available. Therefore, we cannot stress enough that you only use our childcare if it is otherwise not possible to attend the seminar. This helps to avoid someone else not being able to attend because our capacity for the needed childcare has already been exhausted. Thus, if you are bringing a child and an adult partner or companion (that is not a seminar participant), it is assumed that the adult will be the child's caregiver and you will not be eligible for childcare by our nanny.
Experience has shown that Schloss Dagstuhl is not suitable for a family holiday. Our centre is located in a remote, rural area and far away from any leisure facilities, which would be of interest to older children. We recommend that accompanying families find accommodation elsewhere, e.g., near Bostalsee:
