These daycare structures welcome children on a regular half-day basis without providing lunch.
An online procedure enables you to enrol your child for a form of childcare.
Parents are invited to visit the BIPE offices located at 8 rue du Cendrier, Tuesdays from 8.30 a.m. to midday and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., by appointment via Agenda.ch. Families can also contact the Early Childhood Information Office via the hotline on 022 418 81 81, from 10 a.m. to midday, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, or by e-mail: @email.
Kindergarten is a place intended for regular attendance where social skills are developed. Its primary aim is to teach children aged 2 to 4 to live and play together.
Kindergarten is open on a half-day basis, which means that children cannot spend all day here.
Age of the children
Children are welcome in kindergartens from 18 months until school age.
Opening times
Kindergartens are generally closed on Wednesdays and during the school holidays.
A typical day
Discover the typical day of a child who attends a kindergarten in the City of Geneva:
Attendance
It is possible for children to attend kindergarten between 2 and 5 mornings or afternoons per week. The attendance schedule depends on the availability of the kindergarten.
Rates
Period of adaptation
Adaptation is a period of integration implemented in collaboration with the parents. It is a fundamental step which serves to reassure children by gradually ensuring they become accustomed to separation and creating a mutual relation of trust. It can last for between 1 and 3 weeks.
Contact
Service de la petite enfance
24 Avenue Dumas
1206
Genève
Suisse
Article modifié le 25.03.2024 à 08:55