The carrier: SPI

The Social Pedagogical Institute Gütersloh e.V. is responsible for the open all-day program.    
SPI Gütersloh e.V. is a recognized youth welfare organization according to § 75 KJHG and a service provider in the context of early intervention. SPI Gütersloh e.V. has been a member of the German Parity Welfare Association (DPWV) since September 7, 2001.

The association has set itself the goal of supporting children, adolescents and their families with developmental delays, behavioral problems and/or socially disadvantaged children, adolescents and their families through suitable measures and thus helping them to develop and form their personalities. In addition, the SPI has taken on the task of designing offers in the area of open all-day schools as part of the holistic educational mission.

SPI Gütersloh e.V. is a modern, decentralized institution with over 10 years of experience in various fields of child and youth welfare. The Social Pedagogical Institute develops individual and differentiated offers for children, adolescents and families.
Main areas of work are:

- Flexible outpatient measures of youth welfare 
- Curative education/psychomotor development support 
- Partial inpatient youth welfare measures (day group) 
- Open all-day and childcare services 
- School social work 

The Sozialpädagogisches Institut Gütersloh (SPI) e. V. is active throughout the city and district of Gütersloh. There are cooperation agreements with the youth welfare offices, the city and district of Gütersloh, and the social welfare office of the district of Gütersloh.
In terms of quality development and assurance, the SPI regularly participates in various expert groups at the regional and supra-regional level.

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