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On campus with a child

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The Family Service is working to continuously expand the university's family-conscious infrastructure on all its premises.

Should you have any requests or suggestions, please get in touch with Benjamin Kirst and Sara Schnier (you can find his contact details in the column on the right).

Family rooms

Parent-child rooms and breastfeeding facilities

Parent-child rooms and breastfeeding facilities are small oases in everyday university life for parents, both students and staff, and their children. Here, they can take a break for baby changing, breastfeeding or simply to rest, and make good use of any gaps in their everyday itinerary, for example if both mother and father are studying and the child has to switch parents on campus between two courses. We are working to ensure that these facilities will soon be available on all our campuses. 

  • Universitäts-Bibliothek Johann-Christian-Senckenberg (University Library Universitäts-Bibliothek Johann-Christian-Senckenberg)
    Bockenheimer Landstrasse 134-138 

    The room is located on the ground floor at the foot of the staircase, to the left of the lifts. Made possible by a donation from BBBank, the room is equipped with a sofa, play rugs, toys for children of various ages and the obligatory baby changing unit, as well as two computer workstations, which enable parents to do minor research and other work, even when they are out and about on campus with their children.  

    You can obtain the key by presenting your library card at the Humanities reading desk on the ground floor opposite the stairs.   
  • Institut für Mathematik (Institute of Mathematics)
    Raum 6a (ground floor)
    Robert-Mayer-Strasse 6-8

    This breastfeeding facility provides parents with a baby changing unit, an armchair for breastfeeding, and toys. They can also use the kitchen opposite. You can obtain a key from Mrs. Schreier-Voss (ground floor, room 1) or Mrs. Nohut (ground floor, room 8).
  • Geozentrum (Geocentre)
    Altenhöfer Allee 1 

    The room is located on the 3rd floor (Room 3.110).
    The parent-child room has wi-fi, an armchair, a baby changing unit, a play corner with a play shop, a medical examination table and a desk with internet connection. Members of the Equality Council (Gleichstellungsrat) of the Faculty of Geosciences and Geography (Fachbereich 11) are responsible for supervising the room. You can collect the key from the porter at the entrance to the building.  
  • Gebäude Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Law and Economics Building)
    Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 1

    The parent-child room is located in the former supervised nursery/pre-school, Room 1.112.

    You can collect a keycard for the parent-child room from the porter's office in the Law and Economics Building, which you can borrow in return for a deposit for the duration of use. For temporary access authorization on your own Goethe Card, please send an email to chancengerechtigkeit@uni-frankfurt.de.

    Room 141 is a room for group work, which is primarily made available as a parent-child room. It is located on the ground floor of the Law and Economics Building and can be used without prior reservation or issue of a key during the building's opening hours. You can borrow a bag of toys from the counter.
  • Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaften                                                                  Rostocker Str. 2

    On the ground floor of the building (yellow area), there is a parent-child room (Room 00.D108). The room is equipped with an armchair, a changing table, a crawling mat, and a small play area. You can obtain the access card for the room at the reception at the entrance. For temporary access authorization on your own Goethe Card, please send an email to chancengerechtigkeit@uni-frankfurt.de.
  • Herausbildung normativer Ordnungen (Formation of Normative Orders)
    Max-Horkheimer-Strasse 2

    There is a breastfeeding and quiet room as well as baby changing facilities on the ground floor of the building. In addition, there is a parent-child workroom on the first floor. The room can be used after prior registration by parents working in the Cluster of Excellence. Further information regarding use of the room can be found .

​Baby changing facilities (PDF)

MobiKiZ - mobile playroom

MobiKiZ is an unconventional response to the lack of space at 51 Frankfurt. It was made possible by a donation of €2,000 from BBBank and is equipped with a play rug, wooden toys books, paper and crayons, and a portable DVD player with a programme suitable for children for short periods when mum or dad have work to do on campus or need to attend meetings in person, despite having to look after their children.  

In addition, there are various childcare possibilities at 51 Frankfurt as well as further family-conscious infrastructure, such as parent-child rooms and baby changing facilities.  

The AStA (Students’ Union) also has a toy box that you can borrow from the porter’s office or use in Café KoZ.   

MobiKiZ is available in two versions: as handy pilot cases on wheels or as stable baby changing units, also on wheels, for locations where changing facilities are inadequate. The basic equipment of all MobiKiZ is the same, but individual items differ. The basic equipment includes a play rug, wooden toys, books, paper and crayons and a portable DVD player with a programme suitable for children. The exact contents vary.  

A MobiKiZ pilot's case contains, for example:

> Changing mat
> Building bricks
> Books
> Portable DVD player and headphones
> DVDs  like “Mullewapp”
> Coloured pencils
> Wooden toys  

MobiKiZ-baby changing unit

  • Niederrad Campus/University Hospital
    In the KOMM café, Students' Union Building, House 18a
    At the counter 
  • Niederrad Campus/University Hospital
    In house 10a, Room 1.O106
  • Riedberg Campus  
    Biocentre, in the toilettes on the ground floor,  please contact the Porter's office opposite the cafeteria 
  • Westend Campus
    IG-Farben Building, Room 2.403 (ladies' toilet), please contact the porter's office
MobiKiZ pilot's case:
  • Bockenheim Campus
    Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik und der Informatik (IDMI)
    Room 1 (Ground Floor) at Malin Slotty/in the Secretariat
  • Ginnheim Campus /Sports Campus
    Administration Building
    Porter's office
  • Riedberg Campus
    Biologicum
    Room -1.413, at Christian Dietz's office
  • Riedberg Campus
    Buchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (BMLS)
    BMLS Office, Room 3.673
  • Riedberg Campus
    Otto Stern Centre, porter's office

Information about borrowing MobiKiZ

  • MobiKiZ is issued in return for a deposit (official photo ID or GoetheCard).
  • Upon issue, the user holds sole responsibility for checking that nothing is missing. A checklist is available for this purpose.
  • The lock is removed and handed to the user if requested.

Information about returning MobiKiZ

  • With their deposit, the user vouches that nothing is missing from MobiKiZ.
  • On the basis of the checklist, the entity that issued MobiKiZ checks that nothing is missing.
  • If individual parts are missing or damaged, the borrower’s ID card is copied or the data printed on it are noted down and forwarded to the Equal Opportunities Office, which is then responsible for dealing with the damage and the corresponding claim.

Further information

  • Sozialzentrum/Neue Mensa (Social Centre/New Cafeteria) in Bockenheim
    Parents with prams can use the accessible toilets
    You can take the pram with you into the toilet. Please note, however, that persons with special needs continue to have unrestricted priority. You can collect the key from the foyer on the ground floor.
  • Toy box in the Students' Union Building
    You can collect the toy box provided by the Students' Union from the porter's office in the Students' Union Building. You can also take it to Café KoZ.
  • Mensa Pi X Gaumen cafeteria on Riedberg Campus 
    You can find a microwave oven for preparing baby food in the guest area of the Mensa Pi X Gaumen cafeteria.
  • Car park on Hansaallee/corner of Bremer Strasse
    Parking spaces for pregnant women in Westend
    With immediate effect, pregnant students in the last trimester of their pregnancy can use car park P5 in Westend (near the nursery/pre-school) after registering beforehand. To do so, please send an email to the parking management team in charge at Central Services: gaesteparkplatz-cw@uni-frankfurt.de .
  • Mensa Casino in Westend
    You can find a microwave oven for preparing baby food in the guest area of the Mensa Casino. 
  • Lockable trolleys in the Social Sciences and Psychology Library (in the PEG Building) 
    The lockable trolleys are available for six months at a time and entered in your loan account. An overdue fine will be charged if you do not return it on time. With the support of BBBank, the Equal Opportunities Office has been able to purchase five trolleys that can be used by pregnant students and students who cannot carry a lot of books for other reasons. 
    If you are interested in using one, please contact Gerlinde Rick at the following email address: g.rick@ub.uni-frankfurt.de . 

The FamilyPlus Card contributes to removing bureaucratic hurdles, making everyday life at university a little bit easier. In addition to simplified proof of parenthood, the card is also a route to inexpensive meals for children.

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