Re: Childcare and Decision to Get Pregnant
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Depends on the quality and area..... about CHF125 per full day in Nyon area is about standard.. from 3 mths age.. or 2500 per month (if you do 5 days per week and 20 days a month)
Also you need to reckon on admittance fees of approx 500 to 700 swiss francs, assuming they have a place....and extra costs, food/nappies etc.
This is from the anglo Info website
Childcare & Nursery Education
Provision of childcare in Switzerland is managed almost completely by each individual canton. Small children can be looked after in a variety of ways: by child minders, in crèches, playgroups or day nurseries or private daycare "mothers" (mamans de jour). The facilities are sometimes run by the communes and frequently by private organisations.
Information on the options is available from social services of the relevant commune (Départements des affaires sociales ou de la jeunesse or Socialdienst).
Geneva has an office to help parents choose the right day care for their children. It registers requests for day care for all the organisations.
Bureau d'Information Petite Enfance (BIPE)
At: 8 rue du Cendrier, 1201 Geneva
Tel: +41 (0)22 321 22 23
Open: Monday to Friday from 12:00-17:00 (until 18:00 on Mondays)
The Bureau d'Information in Lausanne can provide lists of day care institutions in Lausanne.
Bureau d'Information Aux Parents (BIP)At: 9 Place Chauderon, 1002 Lausanne
Tel: +41 (0)21 315 60 00
Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 08:30-11:30, Wednesday 14:00-17:00
See The Anglofile category
Infants & Babies for links to child care and baby sitters and more
Nurseries/Crèches
A crèche is a day care facility for the children of working parents and provides a pre-school educational programme. Part-time crèches are also available. In general they are open from 07:30-18:30 from Monday to Friday. The cost will depend on the parent's income.
Places in crèche are in high demand so it is best to book a place as early as possible. Children are usually accepted up to the age of four.
Kindergarten
While kindergarten/nursery school is not obligatory throughout Switzerland, most children do attend for a year or two. One year's attendance is compulsory in the canton of Geneva. Kindergartens are free of charge and take children from the age of four onwards. They are under the responsibility of the school authorities (or the local administration) of the communes.
From 2011 onwards, attendance at nursery school will become compulsory from the age of four onwards.