Some German towns have written rules for parents who pick up their children late from daycare. In Eisingen, a small town in Baden-Württemberg, the fee bylaw gives parents a grace period of ten minutes after care ends. The first late pickup costs nothing, but it leads to a conversation with the staff. Every further late day in the kindergarten year costs 50 euros. No fee is charged when the delay is not the parents’ fault. In late 2022, the city of Ludwigsburg decided that from April 2023, parents who are late again after a talk with the staff would pay 30 euros for every started half hour. Accidents, road closures and breakdowns were to be exempt.