Ferdinand Daycare is open from Monday to Friday, from 07:15 am to 06:45 pm, and is closed on public holidays.
Public holidays and company holidays cannot be compensated for, and tuition fees cannot be claimed for these days.
Christmas holidays: 24 December – 3 January.

If a childcare day falls on a public holiday, there is no entitlement to additional care on another day.

To ensure that activities and rest periods are not disrupted, we kindly ask you to observe the following drop-off and pick-up times and to discuss any exceptions with the group leader.

Morning drop-off time: between 07:15 and 09:00 am
Midday / rest period: between 11:00 am and 02:00 pm
Evening pick-up time: between 04:30 and 06:45 pm

If you need to pick up your child unusually early or late, please inform the childcare team. If a friend or another family member is picking up your child, please also let the team know. Children will not be handed over to anyone unfamiliar to us.

An early childhood educator (Group Leader, English Speaking), a co-educator and an intern are responsible for the children. There are three rooms, a large terrace and a forest about 10 minutes walking distance from Ferdinand.

Breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack are served at Ferdinand.

Child support days will be set when registering your child. If your child has to attend additional days, this has to be decided by the daycare head. Please inform the care team of your holidays, but no later than one week in advance.
The Nursery Ferdinand only closed between Christmas and New Year.

Ferdinand can only take care of healthy children. In case your child is sick, please let us know latest by 9:00 of the actual child support day.
Infectious diseases in the family must be reported. Should you bring your child in spite of slight colds, diarrhea, etc. to Ferdinand, then the daycare team decides whether the child should remain or not.
If a child becomes ill during the day we will inform the parents immediately. The ill child must be picked up.
In case of an accident (emergency), the group leader has the right to give the child to immediate medical care or hospital care. In each case, we will immediately notify the parents.

Parents are obligated to insure their child against accident, sickness and personal liability. The premiums are paid by the parents.
Ferdinand is not liable for items lost or damaged by the child.

In case of internal and external address and phone changes, please notify Ferdinand immediately.

Ordinary withdrawals are possible at the end of each quarter (31 March, 30 June, 30 September, and 31 December) with a notice period of three months.
If you wish to reduce your childcare days, a notice period of two months applies.
Parents are obliged to pay the daycare fees until the end of the agreed notice period, even if the child no longer attends the daycare.
In exceptional cases, if the terms of the Ferdinand Daycare agreement are not respected, the daycare management reserves the right to terminate the contract after prior warning and written justification.

Before we confirm the admission, we expect an acclimatization period of 1-4 weeks. Although, this can be individually extended or shortened. The parents should be on-site during this time or at least be available by phone. The familiarization phase is charged with a fixed amount of CHF 320 – separately.

Your child should be wearing comfortable and practical clothes, which may also get dirty. Please ensure that depending on the season, spare cloths are available.
Underwear, socks, t-shirts, sweaters, pants
Rain gear (rain jacket and boots)
Sun gear (hat, sunglasses, special sunscreen when necessary)
Diapers
Slippers
Of course the child is allowed to bring in its own toys. Please keep in mind that Ferdinand is not liable for lost or broken items.

An open exchange between parents and Ferdinand is self-evident and transparent. To address the specifics of your child, we need your feedback and information. Please contact the daycare head with specific concerns, may they be of educational or nutritional needs.

Occasionally photographs are taken of an activity, game or fieldtrip.
Please make sure you notify the daycare head in case you don’t want your child to be photographed.