If you want to get a cable connection, pay 30DM per moth. If you move into a building that has a satellite dish, you get a large number of channels. However, if you move into one with no satellite dish, installing one can be time consuming. You have to ask permission of the owner, the co-owners and the town hall. The fee includes all radios and TVs in the household.
Domestic help is available, but they are much too expensive for everyone's pocket.
For other types of employees like a full time maid, a cleaner, an au pair, a nurse, take the following steps. Au pairs are generally not German nationals, check for their valid residence permit Kinderkrippen nurseries welcome your children for a few hours a day For babysitting check out local Arbeitsamt, agencies or newspaper advertisements bulletin boards at local shops, parish churches, libraries and youth centres. Education is free for all state schools. Every region has its own schooling system and structure. Hauptschule 10-15 years or Realschule 13 to 16 years or Gymnasium 10 to 18 years Most large cities have international schools where classes are conducted mainly in English.