Family Services
Geneva's status as a host city for international organisations, multinationals, and a large permanent international community has shaped a deep ecosystem of family services oriented around mobile, often multilingual households. From day-one childcare through international schooling and onwards to pet relocation and family administration, the city offers a continuum of providers used to working with internationally mobile families.
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Crèche Plantamour (Carfagni) Geneva
A city daycare in the Pâquis Crèche Plantamour is a daycare centre run by the City of Geneva at rue Philippe-Plantamour 32, in the Pâquis district. It belongs to the Carfagni early childhood sector, named after the Fondation Alphonse Carfagni, which has supported young children in the area since 1937.
View listingChatterie du Persan Corsier
A licensed cat boarding house in Corsier The Chatterie du Persan looks after cats while their owners are away, at route de Thonon 222 in Corsier, on the left bank of the lake.
View listingCrèche Pimprenelle Geneva
A small daycare near Malagnou Crèche Pimprenelle is a daycare centre run by the City of Geneva. It sits at route de Chêne 54 and belongs to the "A 2 Pas" early childhood sector, which covers Champel and Malagnou.
View listingCrèche Gazouillis Geneva
A large city daycare in Saint-Jean Le Gazouillis is a daycare centre run by the City of Geneva at rue Lamartine 2, in the Saint-Jean and Charmilles area. It has 92 places.
View listingCrèche Familiale La Pastourelle
Childcare in a family setting La Pastourelle is a "crèche familiale": children are looked after at the home of a childminder rather than in a daycare centre. The City of Geneva supervises the 27 childminders, and each placement is followed regularly by the crèche team at chemin François-Furet 11.
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Family services in Geneva
Geneva's status as a host city for international organisations, multinationals, and a large permanent international community has shaped a deep ecosystem of family services oriented around mobile, often multilingual households. From day-one childcare through international schooling and onwards to pet relocation and family administration, the city offers a continuum of providers used to working with internationally mobile families.
For households with school-age children, the central question is usually curriculum: the Swiss public system (free, French-language, well regarded) versus the international private sector offering IB, British (IGCSE/A-Level), American, French (AEFE-homologated), or bilingual curricula. Each carries different implications for university pathways, the duration of expatriation, and the family's onward mobility.
This section covers private schools and public schools for compulsory education, daycare (crèches) for early years, au pair arrangements, pet services from veterinary care to grooming, and toys for everyday and gift needs.