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 Zürich?
This article summarizes everything you need to know about local daycare family organizations in and around Zürich.
Daycare families in Zürich
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 Zürich area?
For families relocating to Zürich:
In Zürich, the daycare family organizations GFZ (Gemeinnützige Frauen Zürich) and Nidino AG are responsible for all daycare families. They provide advice and facilitate placements. We recommend contacting them with any questions you might have.
Stiftung GFZ: You can find more information on their website, here.
Stiftung GFZ
Zeltweg 21
8032 Zürich
Or get in touch:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0041 44 253 65 10
or
Nidino AG: You can find more information on their website, here.
Nidino AG
Beethovenstrasse 48
8002 Zürich
Or get in touch:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0041 77 283 29 47
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.
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