Vienna has seen a 17 percent fall in the number of children and young people with so-called 'exceptional status', meaning they have significant German language needs.
As with most official matters in Austria, getting married involves plenty of bureaucracy. Here’s what you need to know about the process for foreigners.
Salzburg may be much smaller than Vienna, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's any cheaper. We look at what housing, transport, food, utilities and childcare can cost in the city in 2026.
Since September 2026, Vienna has allowed children in its municipal kindergartens to retain their existing hours if a parent is on parental leave or becomes temporarily unemployed. MA 10 also told The Local that families whose part-time attendance was reduced in either case can request that their original timetable be reinstated.
Since 2019, fathers and second parents in Austria have been entitled to a month's leave after the birth of their child. There are, of course, rules attached to the scheme, and there is a separate financial contribution.
Vienna offers a wide range of affordable childcare options. Here’s what international parents need to know about the different types of kindergartens and how they work.
Moving to a new country can be challenging, but the stress of finding care for a young child can make it even harder. Here are a few tips and things you should know about Viennese kindergartens.
Austria's Family Ministry have explained to The Local the key rules around the proposed €500 child investment bonus, including what occurs if a family moves abroad.
Currently, being born in Austria does not guarantee Austrian citizenship. A new initiative proposes changing the law so that children of foreign nationals who have lived legally in Austria for several years are automatically granted citizenship.
Two online tools can help families search for and compare Austrian schools. One launched this October, while the other has been expanded. Which should you use?
A new public platform now publishes detailed information about Austrian schools, giving parents more data to compare schools before deciding where to enrol their children.
Foreign parents in Austria who don't speak German at home - or parents who move to Austria from a non-German speaking country, are often concerned about the start of school life. What happens if their child's German is below standard?
Austria's labour and social affairs minister has put forward proposals to offer bereavement leave and extended protection against dismissal for women who lose a baby.
Foreign residents who come to Austria with children or begin a family face plenty of culture shocks when it comes to schools. Here's what readers had to say about the education system.
Nine weeks is a long time to cover when both parents are working, especially if you don’t have grandparents nearby to help. Now the head of Austria’s Economic Chamber says six weeks of summer holidays would be enough.
Families with a new baby in Graz can choose from six different tree species as part of the city's welcome scheme, with collection days coming up at the end of September.
The EU laid out plans Thursday for strict age limits for children to access social media, games and AI assistants -- and on forcing companies to make platforms safe before minors use them.
Starting a family is a dream for many, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. So what are your options if you want to start a family as a queer person?
The European Union will ban social media for children under 13 and allow only limited, supervised access until the age of 15 under plans unveiled Wednesday by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Austrian residents raising children may be eligible for family allowance, a monthly payment to help with child costs. But how much can you receive and how do you get the payments?
Austria's first-language classes have become the subject of a political row over their cost and the fact that Austrian citizens can take part. But the programme works rather differently from what some of the recent coverage suggests.
Around one in four pupils has a non-German everyday language, but only a much smaller share is formally classed as needing extra German support. The figures measure very different things, even though people often discuss them together.
Austria's school breaks don't all fall at the same time; some important dates depend on where you live. Here's the calendar families need for the 2026/27 school year.
