Childcare centres
Find local crèches, daycare centres, and after-school care in Luxembourg.
ArcusCSA-registered
Non-profit founded in 2008 that runs 15 crèches and 24 maisons relais and foyers de jour, mostly in the north, east and west of the country (e.g. Tandel, Echternach, Niederanven, Mamer, Hobscheid). It also coordinates Dageseltern (childminders) and family support services. Parent fees follow the chèque-service accueil scheme.
BabyhomeCSA-registered
Montessori crèches and foyers de jour for children from 3 months, with sites in Luxembourg City (Belair, Cloche d'Or, Gasperich, Hamm, Cents), Howald, Soleuvre, Senningerberg and Junglinster. Plurilingual, with the Belair site bilingual French and English. Crèches are approved for the chèque-service accueil.
Butterfly Valley and Caterpillar HavenCSA-registered
Two bilingual Montessori-inspired crèches, Butterfly Valley and Caterpillar Haven, on Val des Bons Malades in Luxembourg City, founded in 2010. They take children from 10 weeks to 9 years and teach in English and French with an introduction to Luxembourgish. A foyer de jour picks school children up from school.
ButzemillenCSA-registered
Private network of 11 crèches and 3 foyers de jour in northern Luxembourg, founded in 2013 with its first crèche in Warken. Crèche groups take children from 2 months to 4 years. Pikler-inspired approach, multilingual activities that value each child's home language, fresh partly organic meals and early opening from 5:30.
Calimero Crèches et FoyersCSA-registered
Family-run group, founded in 2011, with crèches in Differdange and Bascharage and foyers de jour for 4 to 12 year olds in Differdange (2) and Bonnevoie. Educators speak French and Luxembourgish, and foyers offer homework help. Registered CSA provider.
CJF Lëtzebuerg asblCSA-registered
Non-profit founded in 1987 (formerly Caritas Jeunes et Familles) running 14 crèches for non-schooled children from 3 months to 4 years and 14 maisons relais for ages 4 to 12 across 19 communes, including Luxembourg City, Strassen, Steinsel, Schuttrange, Rumelange and Schifflange. It also runs youth houses and family services.
Crèche Pomme d'ApiCSA-registered
Montessori crèche in Luxembourg City, opened in May 2009. Meals use organic or sustainably farmed produce prepared on site, and nappies are included in the fee. Activities are presented individually so each child works at their own pace.
Crèche Sim Sala BimCSA-registered
Crèches operating since 1990, now on three sites: Merl Nord (opened 2018), Frisange and Bonnevoie. Merl and Frisange take children from 2 months to 4 years; Bonnevoie takes 2 months to 12 years with school pick-up. Play-based project focused on autonomy and socialisation, with meals cooked on site.
Crèches Barbara and TiramisùCSA-registered
Network of crèches and foyers de jour run by People&Baby, with around 20 sites across Luxembourg for children from 3 months to 12 years. Pedagogy is inspired by Reggio Emilia, with multilingual educators. Foyers offer homework help and school shuttles; recognised CSA provider.
Croix-Rouge: Crèches and Maisons RelaisCSA-registered
The Luxembourg Red Cross runs 9 crèches for children from 3 months to 4 years, using Emmi Pikler pedagogy, and maisons relais for schoolchildren aged 3 to 12 based on open workshops. Sites include Bertrange, Dippach, Burden, Lorentzweiler, Strassen (5 maisons relais), Ettelbruck and Vianden.
Elisabeth EnfanceCSA-registered
Childhood branch of the social organisation Elisabeth. It runs 12 crèches, garderies and foyers de jour for children from 2 months to 3 or 4 years, and 18 maisons relais and education services for ages 3 to 12, in communes such as Troisvierges, Bissen, Mondorf-les-Bains, Junglinster and Luxembourg City.
Inter-Actions asblCSA-registered
Social non-profit whose childcare arm runs 17 structures: crèches (e.g. Piwitsch, Babbeltiermchen, Escher Kannervilla), maisons relais (e.g. Laladudo, Pinocchio, Diddelfamill, Krounebierg), foyers de jour and a garderie. Sites are in Luxembourg City, Sandweiler, Mersch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Dudelange and Baschleiden.
Kannerhaus Wooltz asblCSA-registered
Non-profit founded in 1981 that runs 5 crèches (Stadmais, Wibbelmais, Bëschmais Erpeldange, Bëschmais Kaul, Duerfmais Knaphoscheid) for children from 3 months to 4 years and 3 maisons relais (Reenert, Villa Millermoaler, Geenzepark) for ages 4 to 12, all in the Wiltz area. Chèque-service accueil is accepted.
Kids'VilleCSA-registered
Family-founded childcare since 2008 with a crèche and foyer de jour in Beggen (56 crèche places, 9 foyer places for ages 3 to 6) and a 15-place crèche in Fentange (Hesperange) for children from 3 months to 4 years. Pedagogy centres on art, music, nature and child choice.
KidsCare (Babilou Family)CSA-registered
Large private network of about 55 crèches and foyers de jour across Luxembourg, part of the Babilou Family group. Crèches take children from 2 months to 4 years and foyers de jour 4 to 12. Pikler and Montessori inspired, multilingual in French, Luxembourgish and English, with gardens at every site. All sites are CSA providers.
L'Enfant RoiCSA-registered
Montessori crèche group founded in 2004, when it opened the first Montessori crèche in Luxembourg. Its crèches take children from 2 months to 4 years, with sites in Kirchberg, Cloche d'Or, Howald, Bertrange, Capellen, Strassen and Mersch, plus a foyer de jour in Mersch. French and Luxembourgish, with English in some crèches. CSA accepted.
La Crèche de LuxembourgCSA-registered
Luxembourg's oldest crèche, founded in 1898 and run by a foundation on the Plateau Altmünster. It takes children from 2 months until preschool in six age groups, with a Pikler-inspired approach and a French and Luxembourgish language programme. Recognised as an inclusive crèche since 2017.
Les Ateliers de MimiCSA-registered
Two foyers de jour on Avenue du X Septembre in Belair, Luxembourg City, near Merl park. No. 152 takes pupils aged 3 to 12 from the public Charles IV and Gaston Diederich schools; No. 53 takes children aged 3 to 12 from private schools such as the Ecole Française.
Les P'tits BouchonsCSA-registered
Network of 9 crèches and 3 foyers de jour in the south and centre of Luxembourg, open since 2012 and part of Aura Family, caring for about 800 children aged 2 months to 12 years. Montessori and Pikler inspired, plurilingual. Some sites open 5:00 to 22:00 with Saturday care. Approved CSA provider.
Les Petits TournesolsCSA-registered
Family crèches in Kayl, Itzig (Hesperange) and Brouch (Helperknapp) for children from 2 months to 4 years. French and Luxembourgish are the main daily languages. Activities include music, sensory play, outings and intergenerational projects with retirement homes; part of the CSA system.
RockidsCSA-registered
Private network of 23 crèches and foyers de jour for children aged 0 to 12, in Luxembourg City and the centre and south of the country. Inspired by Montessori, Pikler and Reggio Emilia. Teams speak Luxembourgish, French, German, English, Portuguese, Italian or Spanish depending on the site. All sites are CSA providers.
Choosing a crèche or childcare centre
Finding the right crèche or daycare is one of the biggest decisions for working parents in Luxembourg. Childcare services for young children (services d'éducation et d'accueil) must be licensed by the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth, and school-age children are often cared for before and after school in a maison relais.
Places can be in high demand, so start looking early, ideally during pregnancy. When you visit, ask about group sizes, the languages spoken with the children, daily routines, meals and outdoor time, as well as opening hours and holiday closures. Many providers take part in the chèque-service accueil (CSA), the state childcare subsidy. Costs depend on your household income and situation, children aged 1 to 4 get 20 free hours a week in participating crèches, and care for école fondamentale pupils is free during school weeks. Residents sign up through their commune administration; cross-border workers apply through the Caisse pour l'avenir des enfants (CAE). Trust your instincts during the visit: a calm, warm atmosphere and staff who take time to answer your questions are good signs.
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