CERN is committed to facilitate participation in its activities for parents with young children.
At CERN
CERN's school / kindergarten, the Jardin des Particules, offers short-term child care, contingent on availability of places. For children under 2 years of age, care is only available for a minimum of one week. For children from 2 to 6 years of age, care is possible per day, per week or longer term.
In France:
If you do need childcare, please check the following links and read carefully the info provided below.
https://www.nounou-top.fr/annonce-gratuite/baby-sitter/saint-genis-pouilly-01630
http://www.garder-mes-enfants.fr/nounou/SAINT-GENIS-POUILLY.html
The two sites can be used:
- The Relais Assistantes Maternelles (RAM) in St Genis Pouilly know the sites in question
- «Assistantes maternelles agréés», who put an announcement on the site are certified.
Regarding the official child-minders in France (“assistantes maternelles agréées”), who are authorised by the “Président du conseil départemental” to take care of a child at their own home, always ask for the attestation issued by this French competent authority and check the following information:
- If there is the logo of the “Conseil départemental”
- The number of children the child-minder has the right to keep
- Valid dates of the attestation
Another agency offering child care services at the customer's home in France is O2.
Le “Jardin de Capucine” in St Genis Pouilly – CERN has 2 places for the specific needs of associate members of the personnel, who come to CERN for a short period of time.
https://www.jardindecapucine.com/
Please contact them directly or visit their website for information on the daily fees for children from 4 months to 4 years.
In Switzerland:
There is the “Chaperon Rouge” agency, which proposes child care at home from persons over the age of 16, trained by the Red Cross in Geneva for long-term or temporary missions (from 4 days till less than 6 months).
The fees depend on the income and may vary for one child, per day.
For more information, please see the link below:
https://www.croix-rouge-ge.ch/activites/enfants-et-jeunes/garde-denfants
“Priorité Enfants”, offers child care services for long and short (minimum one month) periods of time. Please consult their site or contact them for information on pricing.
https://prioriteenfants.ch/en/
Finally, there is also another option, proposed by the Geneva University, called “Uni-emploi” that helps connect students from the University of Geneva with people, who need different services online. The University also suggests the amount to pay for various child care services, including baby-sitting:
Please notice that the information contained in this page is provided only as general information. The inclusion of links from this site does not imply endorsement or support of any of the linked information.
Feel free to contact THworkshops.secretariat@cern.ch if you have more questions.
