The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Geneva mums 'rush to give birth' in race for nursery spots A day can make a big difference for families in Geneva hoping to get their hands on a spot at one of the city's creches for their newborn baby. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190823/geneva-mums-rush-to-give-birth-to-get-hands-on-nursery-spot Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:16:10 +0200 geneva-mums-rush-to-give-birth-to-get-hands-on-nursery-spot Day care waiting lists 'a thing of the past' in Zurich The expansion of Zurich’s network of day care centres has been hailed a success by city authorities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190703/day-care-waiting-lists-a-thing-of-the-past-in-zurich-childcare Wed, 03 Jul 2019 12:23:22 +0200 day-care-waiting-lists-a-thing-of-the-past-in-zurich-childcare Swiss canton wants to make parents pay if children speak poor German The Swiss canton of Thurgau is pushing to have the Swiss constitution changed so it can force parents to share the costs of language classes for their kindergarten-aged children if their German is not good enough. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190212/swiss-canton-wants-to-make-parents-pay-if-children-speak-poor-german Tue, 12 Feb 2019 12:06:22 +0100 swiss-canton-wants-to-make-parents-pay-if-children-speak-poor-german Zurich 'to force kindergarten to take German classes' Children at kindergarten in the canton of Zurich with poor German skills will have to attend language classes if a new proposal gets the go-ahead. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160412/zurich-to-make-pre-school-children-go-to-german-classes Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:27:05 +0200 zurich-to-make-pre-school-children-go-to-german-classes