Language school with Childcare in Zurich
Learn languages while your child is looked after by professionals
Do you have children and want to learn German? Want to improve your English? Want to finally learn Italian for your holiday or prepare for ordinary naturalisation in Zurich, but what about your little one?
At Wordculture, you don’t have to choose. As the only language school in Zurich, we offer professional childcare alongside your language course—even for babies from 6 months old.
Why is there childcare at the language school?
For many parents in Zurich, childcare is the biggest obstacle to taking a German course. Daycare is full or too expensive. Family lives abroad. Your partner works full-time, and arranging a babysitter for just a few hours a week is complicated and costly.
That’s exactly the problem we solve. At Wordculture, childcare doesn’t take place somewhere else in the city, but in the same building as your language course. You bring your child, hand them over to our caregiver, and go to class. After the lesson, you pick your child up again. It doesn’t get any easier. So there are no more excuses.
This isn’t a coincidence—it’s a conviction: we believe that learning languages is a basic right for everyone, including parents with young children. From experience, we know that parents who don’t have to worry about their children learn with more focus and achieve better results.
What does childcare at Wordculture offer?
- Professional care by experienced specialists with an educational background
- Babies from 6 months up to school-age children are welcome
- Child-friendly playroom in our language school
- Creative and educational play with crafts, painting, listening to stories, singing and movement games
- Alongside all language courses Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Price: CHF 12.50 per hour
The Family Package: learn languages as a family
Wordculture wants to support families in learning languages together. That’s why we developed the special family packages WordFamily in S, M or L. These are attractive price packages with discounts when you combine a language course and childcare, or when parents and children attend language courses at the same time.
WordFamily L
15%
Language course for mum/dad & language course for child & childcare for siblings
Example: You attend a German course, your 7-year-old daughter takes an English course for children, and your 2-year-old son is looked after in childcare. That would be WordFamily L, and you would receive a total 15% discount on the entire invoice.
Find the course you want, sign up, and off you go!
Your benefits at Wordculture
- Expat parents: Are you new to Zurich? Do you miss having family nearby or a network that can look after your child while you learn German? Anyone who wants to integrate into the Zurich community, laugh along at the playground and talk to the landlord should learn German. Our childcare makes it possible for you to start a language course even if daycare places aren’t available yet or the waiting list is long.
- Working parents: Do you want to improve your English for work? Do you need French or Italian for your job, or a language certificate for work? Between work, school and dinner, it’s often hard to find time to learn a language. At Wordculture, we make it possible thanks to our in-house childcare. Bring your child along and learn while your little one plays.
- Parents in the Flexi course: Many participants in our free German course A1 / A2 are mothers with young children. Without childcare, attending the course would simply be impossible for them. At Wordculture, they can learn German while knowing their child is being cared for safely and lovingly in the same building.
- Parents in the naturalisation course: Are you looking to apply for Swiss citizenship? Preparing for standard naturalisation is time-consuming and often requires an additional German course to obtain the required language certificate — telc or fide-test. Balancing work, family, and personal life is no easy task, which is why Wordculture offers professional childcare on site. This way, you can focus on your studies knowing your child is in good hands.
Courses for the whole family: everything under one roof
Everyone knows it: the kids need to go there and the parents need to go somewhere else. The hustle and bustle of modern everyday life is endless—but at Wordculture we have the solution: language courses for adults and language courses for children aged 4 to 12. In our school, we offer not only language courses and naturalisation courses, but also a year-round family programme including childcare and summer holiday courses for children. We are also an accredited exam centre for telc certificates and fide tests.
Student review
Without the childcare at Wordculture, I wouldn’t have been able to take my German courses from A1 to B1. We were new to Zurich and I didn’t speak any German. I sat at home all day while my husband worked all day. We have no relatives here. For me, the childcare was my lifeline. Now I can talk to people, take part in parents’ evenings with more confidence, and I’ve found a part-time job. Thank you so much, Wordculture!
Ana from Brazil
Contact us—we’ll advise you free of charge on courses and childcare!
Frequently Asked Questions
From what age can I drop off my child?
In principle, we accept babies from 6 months old.
When is childcare open?
Childcare is available Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM and can, in principle, be added to all our language courses.
Do I need to book childcare separately?
Yes. Due to availability, we ask that you reserve childcare together with your language course. That said, childcare booking is flexible — it can be booked on a day-by-day basis or for the full duration of the course.
How much does childcare cost?
It costs CHF 12.50 per hour. When you book a family package, you also receive an additional 5–15% discount.
Do I need to bring anything?
No. We have lots of toys in our children’s room. If your child needs something special, such as a favourite cuddly toy, snacks or care products (nappies, wet wipes), please hand these to the childcare provider. Water and tea are available. We look forward to welcoming your child.
Can I also use childcare if I’m taking an online course from home?
No. Childcare is tied to attending an in-person course on site at the school.