Finding a childcare place
ETH Zurich provides financial assistance for places in childcare provided by the external pagekihz Foundationcall_made or by daycare facilities in the university area. We advise parents to enrol their children in other daycare centres too, for example close to their residence.
Conditions for obtaining a childcare place at kihz or daycare facilities in the university area
- The parents must be gainfully employed.
- A recognised training scheme or unemployment within the limits of employability are deemed to be equivalent to gainful employment.
- A regular voluntary work is deemed to be equivalent to gainful employment.
- The attendance (min. 20h/week) of a language school (German course) by the unemployed parent is deemed to be equivalent to gainful employment.
- The child's linguistic integration is deemed to be an entitlement for a childcare place, even if the second parent is unemployed.
- The sum of both parents’ level of employment must be at least 140%.
- The minimum time for a child to spend in childcare is two days (this can be split into half-day sessions except at the KIKRI ETH Zentrum daycare centre).
- The amount of childcare provided must be appropriately proportionate to the parents’ level of employment. The entitlement to care is calculated on the basis of the sum of both parents’ level of employment minus 100%.
kihz Foundation
Parents must complete the online application form for the kihz Foundation. The foundation’s administration team receives the application and external pagecheckscall_made whether the conditions have been met. The data are recorded and the parents receive confirmation of their application. The kihz Foundation then searches for a childcare place. If a place is available, the parents are given a specific period of time in which to decide whether or not to take it.
external pageVacant childcare places at the kihz Foundationcall_made
Association of Childcare Facilities in the University Area
Applications for the KIKRI ETH Zentrum KIKRI ETH Zentrum daycare centre are submitted by completing a PDF form. A PDF form also needs to be completed to apply for a place at the Irchel crèche/kindergarten external pageIrchel crèche/kindergarten.call_made
Parents can use the external pageCity of Zurich's search platformcall_made (German) to look for available places in daycare facilities and find information about the city’s playgroups and toddler groups. Parents can contact their chosen daycare facility directly, where they will be given further information about the application process.
The external pagecity of Zurich (German)call_made offers professional childcare for children of pre-school age - in daycare centers, daycare families and other services.
The Swiss childcare association external pageKibesuissecall_made, has an extensive list of daycare facilities categorised by region. You may also be able to find your chosen daycare facility by using an online search function.
Information - childcare
ETH employees who are located in Basel may refer to the following pages for information about childcare places:
- Find a childcare place in the canton/city of external pageBasel-Stadtcall_made (German)
- Childcare in the canton of external pageBasellandcall_made (German)
- The Downloadinformation sheet (PDF, 89 KB)vertical_align_bottom on childcare in Basel provides an overview of the services in Basel.
- external pageCalculate daycare costscall_made (parental contribution) (German)
Leisure and holidays
Childcare in Ticino: Information for CSCS employees
ETH Zurich helps its employees meeting the challenge to reconcile family and work. This information offers the CSCS employees in particular an orientation about the subject of childcare in Ticino.
ETH Zurich does not offer its own childcare facilities in Ticino. However, Ticino is a very attractive canton for families, since it has a lot to offer for children and their parents.
Services in Ticino
General information: Infogiavoni: external pagewww.ti.ch/infogiovanicall_made
Advice
Conferenza Cantonale dei Genitori: external pagewww.genitorinforma.chcall_made
Comunità famigliare: external pagewww.comfamiliare.orgcall_made
SECO: external pagewww.lavoroefamiglia.admin.chcall_made
Pro Famiglia Svizzera: external pagewww.profamilia.chcall_made
ATVABBES – Associazione Ticinese di Genitori ed Amici dei Bambini Bisognosi di Educazione Speciale: external pagehttps://www.atgabbes.ch Childcarecall_made
Daycare Ticino: external pagewww4.ti.ch/dss/dasf/temi/#Famiglia%20e%20figlcall_madei
Federazione Ticinese Famiglie Diurne: external pagehttp://famigliediurne.chcall_made
Babysitting agency: external pagewww.tatavolante.chcall_made
Associazione Zerosedic: external pagehttps://zerosedici.chcall_made
Leisure & holidays
Ticino per bambini: external pagewww.ticinoperbambini.chcall_made
Pro Juventute Svizzera italiana: external pagewww.projuventute.chcall_made
Circofortuna: external pagewww.circofortuna.chcall_made
Tandem: external pagewww.tandem-ticino.chcall_made
Lingue e Sport: external pagehttp://linguesport.chcall_made
La casa sull’albero: external pagehttp://lacasasullalbero.chcall_made
Pro Natura, gruppo giovani: external pagehttps://pronatura-ti.ch/giovani/giovani-presentazione.phpcall_made
Associazione Infanzia e Gioventù - ASIG: external pagehttps://de-de.facebook.com/asigticino/call_made
Scout Ticino: external pagehttps://scoutismoticino.chcall_made
WWF Ticino Campi Natura: external pagewww.pandaclub.ch/it/il-tuo-club/campi-naturacall_made
Scuola Rudolf Steiner, Centro Estivo: external pagehttps://scuolasteiner-lugano.ch/centro-estivo/call_madeexternal pagecall_made
Colonia Fondazione Alberto Pedrazzini – Cerentino: external pagehttp://casa-cerentino.chcall_made
Colonia estiva dell’Istituto Scolastico Comunale di Balerna: external pagehttp://scuolebalerna.chcall_made
Corsi estivi Monte Laura, Istituto Sant’Anna: external pagehttp://istitutosantanna.ch/sedi/monte-lauracall_made
Campi estivi ACG e ACR, Azione Cattolica Ticinese, Settori Giovani e Ragazzi Lugano: external pagehttps://www.azionecattolica.ch/call_made
Matematica e Natura: external pagehttp://oltremate.chcall_made
Colonia estiva AMAC, Associazione Monitori e Animatori Colonie – Mendrisio: external pagewww.amacolonia.chcall_made
Centri OCST per l’infanzia – Lugano: external pagehttps://www.ocst.ch/centri-ocst-per-l-infanziacall_made
Colonia Lazzi di Luzzo – Associazione Giullari di Gulliver – Arzo: external pagehttps://giullari.chcall_made
Colonie dei Sindacati: external pagehttps://coloniedeisindacati.chcall_made
Associazione Agape Ticino: external pagehttp://agapeticino.comcall_made
Nidi d’infanzia a Lugano: external pagehttps://www.lugano.ch/temi-servizi/sociale/famiglie-ragazzi: https://www.lugano.ch/temi-servizi/sociale/famiglie-ragazzi.htmlcall_made
Attività e sostegno per famiglie: external pagehttps://www.kreiamoci.ch/call_made
Asilo nido La Kiocciola: external pagehttps://www.lakiocciola.ch/call_made
Asilo nido Il Kamaleonte: external pagehttps://www.ilkamaleonte.ch/call_made
Associazione Grest Ticino: external pagehttp://grest-ticino.chcall_made
ETH support
Hello Kids! is ETH Zurich’s service point for childcare. Parents (-to-be) can take advantage of the free consultations on offer and
seek help with finding suitable childcare solutions: www.ethz.ch/hellokids
Family allowance and financial support for baby’s nursery places
ETH provides further support services for families by offering a family allowance, which exceeds the statutorily required level,
and financial assistance for baby’s nursery places. Information on family allowances can be found on the corresponding website. Please fill in the application for family allowances via ETHIS.
If you are a parent whose baby under 18 months is cared for outside of the family, you can apply to Hello Kids! for a refund of the
price difference between a baby’s nursery place and an infant’s nursery place. Kindly check with your chosen nursery, if there
are different rates for babies and infants, in order to be able to apply for this financial support, which is only granted if there is a difference between the baby and infant rate. (In most nurseries in Ticino however there is no difference in rate.)
www.ethz.ch/familienzulagen
www.ethz.ch/hellokids
ETH Zurich employees with family responsibilities will find further services at Hello Kids!. Services that do not explicitly relate to the Zurich location, naturally also apply to ETH Zurich employees in other locations:
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ETH Zurich
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