A summary document from the party presidium states that the acquisition of the German language must be promoted as soon as possible, in particular through binding, continuous and standardized diagnostic procedures. The foundations for progress through education are laid in early childhood.
CDU general secretary Czaja told the German news agency that where a special need is identified, compulsory language support must be provided in a daycare or kindergarten. The best way to achieve this would be through one year of compulsory daycare.
Recently, a regularly conducted study found that primary school children have more and more problems in math and German and have clearly fallen behind in a ten-year comparison.
This message was broadcast on Deutschlandfunk on October 28, 2022.
