pop e poppa daycares in Lucerne offer thoughtfully designed educational environments with diverse activity areas that provide a balanced mix of movement, play, and quiet retreat.

The rooms are child-friendly and provide a wide variety of materials, books, and toys. In addition, our locations are easily accessible by public transport and by bike, and they meet the standards 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 consider each child’s individual development and offer targeted educational activities based on our five quality impulses, which support children in their learning and development processes.


Our Lucerne centres follow the Montessori principle “Help me do it myself,” supporting the independence, personality, and development of each child.
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Childcare fees depend on the specific daycare offering, the weekly care days, the child’s age, and any additional services such as meals or specialised programmes. Many facilities offer flexible models to accommodate different family needs.
In the City of Lucerne, families can reduce their childcare costs through childcare vouchers (kiBon). Parents living in other municipalities in the canton of Lucerne are advised to contact their local municipality directly. The vouchers are applied for the municipality of residence and are based on the parents’ income and employment level. The amount of support varies depending on the municipality and the level of care. The aim of these vouchers is to ensure access to affordable, high-quality childcare. Parents can choose freely between providers, while the funding follows the child rather than the institution.
Find answers to the most common questions about childcare in Lucerne.
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. A visit is often the best way to get a sense of the atmosphere, daily routine, and practical organization of the centre. We recommend that families explore the individual daycare websites and arrange a visit to find the environment that suits their child.
The daycares operate in German.
In the canton of Lucerne, financial support for childcare costs is available. Parents can apply for childcare vouchers, which directly reduce part of the costs for family-based childcare (e.g. in daycares or with day mothers). The specific conditions and amounts are determined by each municipality. These vouchers are jointly funded by the canton and the municipalities and are intended to help families reduce childcare expenses.
In addition, employees may, under certain conditions, receive childcare contributions from their employer, which can further ease the financial burden. Besides direct contributions, there are also tax benefits: childcare costs can be deducted in the tax return as external childcare expenses, which can further reduce the overall costs.
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 local partners provides daily balanced meals for children. In addition to balanced nutrition, we actively support children in learning about food and production.