Should I choose private school or the state system?

The younger your child is, the more you can keep your options open. All preschool and childcare choices are private in Switzerland when children are very young. Article by Monica Shah Zeeman Should we choose a private school or the state education system? In the last twenty years there has been a sea change in […]

Should we be teaching in the Early Years?

There has been much debate in Europe about whether it is more important for children to learn or to play at preschool. This dilemma is itself based on an outdated concept of learning.

Language Fondue

If you’ve recently moved to German-speaking Switzerland or are just beginning to plan your child’s education, you’ve undoubtedly come up against the question of language. Should they learn German, Swiss German or both?

Developmental Daycare

Developmental Daycare Care with a Difference To many of us working parents, the term “daycare” (Kindertagesstätte, Kita or Krippe in the German-speaking part of Switzerland) simply means taking responsibility for the safety and happiness of our children while we are working. In a developmental daycare, however, the backgrounds and training of the childcare workers lead […]