Daycare families have the flexibility to cater to the unique needs and preferences of both children and their parents. This small-scale and personalized form of childcare can offer many advantages.
Are you relocating to Switzerland and looking for a daycare family in Basel?
This article summarizes everything you need to know about local daycare family organizations in and around Basel.
Daycare families in Basel
What is a daycare family?
Daycare families are a recognized and well-established childcare concept in Switzerland, offering a family orientated form of childcare. This unique form of childcare involves trained and certified caregivers providing personalized care in small groups of up to five children in their own home. Daycare families present themselves as a family orientated, individual, and flexible childcare solution. They aim to create an environment that nurtures each child’s individual development and makes them feel part of the family.
Tip: Have a look at this short documentary (in German) from a Zürich daycare family organization on YouTube to get a better idea of this concept, here.
Daycare family organizations
Almost all daycare families in Switzerland are affiliated with a local or regional daycare family organization (Tagesfamilienorganisation; TFO). These organizations play an important role in providing support, advice, and information to both daycare family caregivers and parents.
Are you looking for a daycare family in the Basel area?
For families relocating to Basel-Stadt, Riehen, or Bettingen:
In Basel-Stadt, the daycare family organization Waisehuus (Bürgerliches Waisenhaus Basel, Tagesfamilien BS) is responsible for all daycare families. They provide advice and facilitate placements. We recommend contacting them with any questions you might have.
You can find more information on their website, here.
Or get in touch:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0041 61 260 20 60
In Riehen and Bettingen, are you moving to Riehen or Bettingen? You can find more information about daycare families, here.
Or get in touch with:
Ms. Fuchs-Bühler
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0041 61 646 82 56
Are you looking for a daycare family in Basel-Landschaft?
For families relocating to Basel-Landschaft:
In Basel-Landschaft, local organizations are in charge. Some municipalities have their own organizations; smaller municipalities might coordinate childcare in daycare families with neighboring villages.
The canton of Basel-Landschaft has published a list of all daycare families in the region. Please use the link below to access the list of recognized daycare family organizations and contact the organization in your area.
Download the overview here.
Or visit https://www.baselland.ch/ and use search term: Tagesfamilien.
National websites in Switzerland
Two national websites you can use to browse daycare family organizations are Childcare Switzerland (Kinderbetreuung Schweiz)and the Swiss Childcare Association (Verband Kinderbetreuung Schweiz; kibesuisse). We do find the information on the cantonal websites to be more consistent, but the list and map features on the websites below are helpful.
- Childcare Switzerland (Kinderbetreuung Schweiz):
https://www.kinderbetreuung-schweiz.ch/de-ch/kinderbetreuung?view=search.list and select Vermittlungsstellen für Tagesfamilien. - Swiss Childcare Association (Verband Kinderbetreuung Schweiz; kibesuisse):
https://www.kibesuisse.ch/mitglied-suchen-und-finden for the Google Map overview, or https://www.kibesuisse.ch/mitglied-suchen-und-finden/liste-der-tagesfamilien for the complete list of daycare family organizations by region in Switzerland.
If you have any further questions daycare families in Switzerland, please feel free to reach out to our team at Summit Education.
We are here to support families.
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