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On the maps “FamilienCAMPUS Stadtmitte” and “FamilienCAMPUS Vaihingen”, you can see all of the family-friendly locations of the University of Stuttgart at a glance.
If you are coming to the university with a stroller, the Accessibility in University Buildings overview will help you find your way around.
Parent-child rooms
Our parent-child rooms are available to university parents when regular childcare arrangements unexpectedly fall through. This allows them to work or study while caring for their child in a child-friendly environment. In addition, departments can reserve the rooms for childcare during university events.
The rooms are generally equipped with a changing table, nursing facilities, and a KidsBox containing a children’s table for drawing and crafts, toys, books, and exercise and play mats.
Campus City Center
1st floor, Room 1.124
The multifunctional room on Geschwister-Scholl-Straße serves as a quiet room, a nursing room, and a changing room. However, there is plenty of space, so you can also use it as a parent–child room; please bring toys and books with you.
The room is equipped with a nursing chair, a daybed with a privacy screen, and two tables that can be used as either workstations or (with the available changing mat) changing tables.
You can obtain the key on the first floor from the Board of Representatives for disabled persons/employees/students (Room 1.129), the Staff Council (Room 1.107), or Central Facility Management in the ground-floor foyer at Keplerstraße 11 (KI). For regular use, please contact Uni & Family services.
Basement, Room − 1.021 (Expected completion: 2026)
After the renovation, the parent–child room will include a workspace, a play area, a changing table with a sink, and a sofa for nursing and resting. It is located across from the planned makerspace and next to the future shower room for cyclists and will be accessible via the rear of the building.
Holzgartenstraße 16, 2nd floor, Room 2.281
The parent-child room at the City Center University Library is located in a quiet study on the second floor. It is equipped with a desk as a workspace and a KidsBox. Access is via the entrance on Max-Kade-Weg in the Stadtgarten.
Campus Vaihingen
4th floor, Room 4.006
The parent-child room in the Student Services Center is located in a multipurpose room also used as a rest area for those with disabilities, those with chronic illnesses, and those who are pregnant or nursing. You have access to a desk with a phone, a changing table, a recliner with a privacy screen, and a KidsBox .
You can obtain the key on the ground floor from Monika Rupp (Room 0.002), on the first floor from Ulrich Eggert (Room 1.017), or Central Facility Management in the ground-floor foyer (Room 0.364). It is not possible to reserve the room in advance. By prior arrangement, multiple people may use the room at the same time.
7th floor, Room 7.101
The parent–child room in Natural Sciences Center I (NWZ I) features a changing table, a sink, a desk with a monitor, and a fully equipped KidsBox with a play mat for the floor.
Please reserve the parent–child room with Monika Carey or Kamila Parastatidou; you can also pick up the key there by arrangement.
2nd floor, Room 2.526
The parent–child room in Natural Sciences Center II (NWZ II) is equipped with facilities especially suited for children and can be booked for childcare during events.
The room can be used for both working or studying while caring for children and nursing, feeding, and changing them. The room is also suitable for parent networking meetings and shared childcare arrangements.
Facilities:
- two workstations with a phone and a laptop access point
- kitchen with refrigerator, microwave, (children’s) dishes, hook-on chair (as a high chair)
- changing table, nursing chair, child’s bed (please bring your own cover or support for child’s mattress)
- KidsBox with toys, art supplies, and books
- Exercise and play mats, beanbag, sofa, and play tent
The room is accessible by elevator.
Reservation:
You can book the room in advance via C@mpus (Search > Rooms > Search term: PF57022.526 or parent–child room). If you do not have campus access, please contact Uni & Family services. The room may be used as a nursing and changing room for short periods without prior reservation.
Key pickup by arrangement at:
- Pfaffenwaldring 57: Annabell Grasse (2nd floor, Room 2.159), Elke Gangl (8th floor, Room 8.130)
- Pfaffenwaldring 61: Stefanie Siegert (Room 1.014)
- Azenbergstraße 12(downtown): Uni & Family services
- Pfaffenwaldring 55 (ground floor, adjacent building) Central Facility Management Vaihingen, Room 0.364, Phone +49 711 685-60040, generally Mon–Thu 6:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. and Fri 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
By prior arrangement, multiple people may use the room at the same time.
A dedicated room is available for using the library with your child. It allows you to nurse, change diapers, and care for your child in a child-friendly environment while you study or work.
Facilities:
- Office desk with hook-on chair
- KidsBox with books and toys
- Travel cot and floor mats
- Additional small desk with a stool for older children
Pre-registration is not required. The key can be obtained from the circulation desk Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. and Sat 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. upon payment of a refundable deposit.
For more information, see Working at the University Library.
Changing diapers, nursing, and resting
There are various facilities available on campus for changing diapers, nursing, and resting.
Please note: In addition to the familiar parent–child rooms as well as the nursing and changing rooms, the first-aid rooms may be used for nursing and resting.
In addition to the parent-child rooms, the City Center Campus offers the following options for changing diapers, nursing, and resting:
- Keplerstraße 17 (K II), basement level, Room 1.029A: Folding changing table in the accessible restroom. You can pick up the key at the Central Facility Management Services desk in the ground-floor foyer of the building.
- Keplerstraße 17 (K II), 2nd basement level, Room 2.025: A separate nursing and changing room with a bench for nursing, a changing table, and a sink is located in the women’s restroom near the lower lecture hall. Please bring a changing pad with you. The room is not wheelchair accessible. You can pick up the key at Central Facility Management Services desk in the ground-floor foyer of the building.
- Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 24c, ground floor, Room 0.124: Folding changing table and nursing chair in the accessible restroom. You don't need a key; the room is freely accessible.
- Nursing and resting in first-aid rooms: Many of the first-aid rooms can be used as resting and nursing areas. They usually include a recliner and a sink. To use this service, please contact the occupational safety specialist responsible for organizing first aid.
In addition to the parent-child rooms, the Vaihingen Campus offers the following options for changing diapers, nursing, and resting:
- Allmandring 35, 2nd floor, Room 2.219: Nursing and changing room with a daybed and a cold-water sink. The room can be darkened. You don't need a key; the room is freely accessible.
- Pfaffenwaldring 9, ground floor, Room 0.171: Folding changing table in the women’s restroom.
- Pfaffenwaldring 9, ground floor, Room 0.220: Nursing and changing facilities in the first-aid room.
- Pfaffenwaldring 31, 1st floor, Room 1.197: Nursing and changing room with a sofa. Keys can be borrowed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 1.110 or by calling 0711 685-62359.
- Pfaffenwaldring 47, basement level, Room 1.134: Folding changing table in the accessible restroom with a folding seat. You don't need a key; the room is freely accessible.
- Nursing and resting in first-aid rooms: Many of the first-aid rooms can be used as resting and nursing areas. They usually include a recliner and a sink. To use this service, please contact the occupational safety specialist responsible for organizing first aid.
KidsBoxes available for checkout
KidsBoxes can be used to provide child-friendly care in your own office or in suitable facilities during events. They include art supplies and toys, a floor mat, and books and can be borrowed at the following locations:
- Sim Tech Cluster of Excellence (Pfaffenwaldring 5a)
- Institute for Theoretical Chemistry (NWZ I, Pfaffenwaldring 55)
- IntCDC Cluster of Excellence in the Faculty of Architecture Library (Keplerstraße 11)
Daybeds for those who are pregnant or nursing
The university provides portable, foldable daybeds for pregnant and nursing persons. You can borrow these free of charge during pregnancy and while nursing and use them in your own office or in suitable spaces for rest breaks or nursing.
The daybeds fold down to 8 × 96 × 15 cm. Please note: You must arrange your own pickup and return transportation. Because the daybeds weigh about 7 kg, you should ask your coworkers for help.
- City Center Campus: Central Service, K I on the ground floor, Keplerstraße 11, Phone +49 711 685-84000
- Vaihingen Campus: Reymond Puhl, Phone +49 173 2000 406 (weekdays 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.), pickup at the warehouse: Pfaffenwaldring 47, Room 47.01; Pickup by appointment only (please call in advance)
Housing for Families
The Vaihingen campus offers a variety of housing options for families:
- Students with children: Two-room apartments in the Straußäcker III dormitory operated by the Stuttgart Student Services Organization.
- Guests and new employees with children: Family suites at the University of Stuttgart’s guest house (Universitätsstraße 28) for temporary stays.
- Finding housing: The Stuttgart Student Services housing placement office and the University of Stuttgart’s housing marketplace provide assistance in finding suitable housing.
Contact
Inken de Wit
Dipl. oec.Uni & Family
Julia König
B.A.Uni & Family




