pop e poppa daycares in Zurich offer thoughtfully designed educational environments with diverse activity areas that provide a balanced mix of movement, play, and quiet retreat.
After-school care
Daycare center
Daycare center Allegra
Kindergarden
The rooms are child-friendly and feature a wide variety of materials, books, and games. Our locations are also conveniently accessible by public transport and bicycle, and meet the requirements of our Eco-Friendly label.
Free play has an important role in our daycare centres, allowing even the youngest children to acquire valuable knowledge about their surroundings. We also take each child’s individual development into account and offer targeted educational activities based on our five quality impulses, supporting children in their learning and developmental processes.
Our Zurich daycare centres are easily accessible and designed to integrate smoothly into family life.
Children benefit from spaces adapted to their age, daily rhythm, and needs for movement, play, and security.
Each daycare centre develops its own pedagogical concept within the overarching pop e poppa framework, focusing on the well-being and development of the children.
Families benefit from easy access to information, attractive pricing options, and flexible care models depending on the location.
Our Zurich centres follow the Montessori principle “Help me do it myself,” supporting the independence, personality, and development of each child.
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Prices may vary depending on several factors, including the chosen care model, number of care days per week, hours of care, and any additional services. Some centres offer different organizational models to accommodate families with specific scheduling needs.
Families living in the canton of Zurich may be eligible for financial support through the Subsidized Care Program (SBU). The exact amount depends on the family situation and local criteria.
Here you can find answers to common questions about childcare in Zurich.
The first step is usually to explore the available daycare centres and identify the location that best matches your family’s expectations. From there, you can contact the selected location directly, book a visit, request more information and begin the enrolment process according to the centre’s availability and procedures. At our daycare centers, joining our waiting list is non-binding and can be done well in advance.
Yes. Visiting is often the best way to experience the atmosphere, daily routines, and organization of the centre. We recommend families explore the individual centre websites and schedule a visit to find the right environment for their child.
The language approach may vary depending on the location. Some daycare centers offer a bilingual environment or targeted language support in a foreign language. The individual location pages provide a detailed overview of the language concept.
Depending on the parents’ income, the City of Zurich provides financial support for daycare places. pop e poppa therefore offers subsidised daycare places in all its locations within the City of Zurich. To benefit from this, parents must submit the Subsidised Childcare Scope (SBU) and the Contribution Factor (BF). Both documents must be requested from the City of Zurich.
Further information is available here:
https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/de/lebenslagen/jugend-und-familie/fruehe-kindheit/familienergaenzende-kinderbetreuung/betreuungskosten-und-subventionen.html
For daycare centres outside the City of Zurich, parents are advised to contact their local municipality directly.
Each page provides practical and local information about the daycare centre, including contact details, opening hours, useful documents and educational context.
Healthy, varied, and delicious, our partner menuandmore provides daily balanced meals for children. Menuandmore has been recognized multiple times for its child-friendly menus. In addition to balanced nutrition, we actively support children in learning about food and production.
Based on the Swiss Orientation Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care established by the Swiss UNESCO Commission, as well as our own mission statement, all pop e poppa daycare centres work with the five pop e poppa quality impulses. These actively support children in their learning and development processes:
pop e poppa offers quality childcare across Switzerland, supporting families and children from their very first days. Our daycare centres are places where every child feels at home.
