On February 28, 2012, the Bavarian industry association vbw hosted a conference about the importance of day care facilities as institutions of education and the role played by pedagogical specialist staff. As part of this conference, Professor Hans-Günther Roßbach, Chair of Elementary and Family Pedagogics at the University of Bamberg and Head of the Departments  “From Kindergarten to Elementary Schools” and “Learning Environments” of the National Educational Panel Study, presented the current report of the “Aktionsrat Bildung”: Professionalisierung in der Frühpädagogik. Qualifikationsniveau und -bedingungen des Personals in Kindergärten (Professionalization in Early Education: Qualification Levels and Conditions Required of Kindergarten Staff)