Long-term and Regular Childcare

Your childcare needs

Uncomplicated and without obligation, per click tell us about them on our contact questionnaire form.

You will receive an information pack from us and can read, in detail, about the benefits of care 4 kids

Your Membership Subscription

Complete the binding membership subscription registration form and benefit during your entire membership period (6 months by mini-membership, an entire year by standard and premium memberships) through unlimited nanny referrals, valuable assistance, support, advice and coaching. All your childcare needs in any situation are met with a 99% success rate.

Your perfect Nanny

You receive a first nanny selection which care 4 kids has selected according to your childcare needs and wishes. The family invites the nanny for an introductory interview. care 4 kids keeps the search going until we find the ideal nanny for each member family.

Your benefits

We draw up the employment contract for all 1-year member families. We provide guidelines, tools, registration forms, insurance info. and guide you through the entire process. Booking a service package allows us to take care of the entire administrative set up.

1 Our Service Packages

Referrals of serious, competent and loving Nannies (comprehensive review of resume, skilled personnel through individual basic training sessions, liability insured against personal- and property damages for up to CHF 10 Mio.)

  • Creating individual solutions according to the family’s job profile and needs (schedule, scope of duties, language, number and age of children, etc.)
  • Professional initial selection of suitable nannies and the compilation of profile portfolio. Entitlement to unlimited referrals of nannies during an entire year
  • Organizing temporary solutions, e.g. a replacement should nanny be ill or on vacation. Short-notice, ad-hoc help in emergencies, also outside of business hours
  • Price reduction on booking a childcare team for your private party
  • Tools and resources in hiring a nanny (interview-/wage guidelines, emergency checklist, children details, etc.).
  • Essential guidelines, tools and templates for hiring the nanny (employment contract, wage statement, the various obligatory insurances, etc.)
  • We organize training events for parents and nannies with child-related themes (with qualified specialists)
  • Support and advise through your care 4 kids representative in the event of questions or difficulty
  • Should you renew your Membership at the end of the year you receive a 30% discount

2 Your Process in 6 steps

1. Filling out the contact questionnaire – On the care 4 kids contact site one may submit a contact questionnaire for parents or discuss your childcare needs with your representative by phone. Per e-mail, you will receive a packet of information which includes our membership subscription registration form.

2. Choice of the membership – The membership status is defined by the number of days to be worked each week. Please submit your membership subscription form directly through our care 4 kids website or mail in your completed form.

3. Selection of nannies – Next you will receive a short-profile selection of eligible nannies and/or babysitters from care 4 kids. Together with the short profile list of eligible candidates the member family receives their membership invoice, payable within 30 days.

4. Interview with the nanny – You may contact the candidates directly to arrange for a personal interview. If you prefer, care 4 kids can arrange the interviews for you.

5. Deciding upon a nanny – You will choose a nanny and sign an employment contract with her. Please take note of the fact that as the employer you are responsible for the hiring of the nanny and adhering to the corresponding legal requirements.

6. Drawing up an employment with your nanny – The best prerequisite for a long-term employment relationship is a clear employment contract. As a care 4 kids member family, you will receive a login for our parents section on our website and gain access to all useful tools and documents for the hiring of a nanny. In our Help Kit you will find guidelines for hiring a nanny, wage recommendations, sample contracts, registration forms for SVA, info for the obligatory insurances, wage accounting, schedule samples, and much much more including useful links.

We draw up the contract of employment for both the standard and premium memberships. Additionally, the full administrative set-up kit is included in the premium membership.

3 Our Nannies

Since 1990 the reputation of care 4 kids has stood behind every referral. With a nanny resource pool of approx. 200 nannies we guarantee a wide variety of wonderful, multi-lingual individuals. Our nannies are as unique as your personal requirements may be. The care 4 kids nanny team understand your language; in addition to the four Swiss languages we also have people speaking many other languages, for example English, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic and Swahili.

Our nannies undertake a rigorous admission process with thorough clarifications of what her employment needs are thus fostering a collaboration that is both professional and efficient. Our initial training, continuing education and advisory service as well as solid legal contract samples and guidelines topped off by the care 4 kids liability insurance emphasizes the fact that you are in the best of hands with us.

Die care 4 kids nanny selection process begins with a casual Nanny Meet-up hour. Those candidates seeming suitable for care 4 kids are invited to apply by sending their complete Resume. After carefully reviewing the documents the candidate is invited for an in-depth interview in which we review her professional experience in childcare, her education, profession, languages, hobblies and special interests. The nanny is coached regarding her expected responsibilities, dutes and code of behavior. Standards in avoiding emergencies and the handling of emergencies are discussed. After the interview at least three references will be personally contacted by care 4 kids. We require a Swiss Criminal Record Excerpt from every new nanny and a copy of their Residency Permit B or C.

After a thorough review of each candidate that fulfills our requirements the nanny is received into our nanny pool and, as such, will be liability insured for personal- as well as property-damage for up to CHF 10 Million.

4 Contact questionnaire form

Non-binding contact questionnaire form

Tell us about your childcare needs through our contact questionnaire form, quick, uncomplicated and non binding.

Feel free to give us a call so that we may directly answer your questions, 044 252 97 86

We are delighted to provide our price list and order form for your review.

Non-binding form

5 Registration form

Binding Registration for your Membership Subscription

Please fill out the Registration form online

Online registration

You have the option of downloading and completing the Registration form as a hard copy and mailing it to us

Download registration form

6 Costs/Membership Subscription

With care 4 kids you enter a membership which entitles you to unlimited nanny referrals, guidelines and tools to aid you in interviewing and hiring a nanny, ad-hoc solutions for unexpected emergencies throughout your subscription period as well as our coaching and support service. With the standard and premium memberships this means an entire year of our taking care of your childcare needs and with the mini- membership we are here for you during your half-year membership.

Unlike our competitors, who charge a 10% – 25% percentage of the annual wage for a single referral, care 4 kids will take care of ALL your childcare needs for an entire membership period. As parents ourselves we understand that childcare solutions are not solved with a single referral of a nanny. It takes time to build up a support network that meets each family’s individual childcare needs.

The process of finding and hiring an ideal nanny takes time, this process can last anywhere from between a few days and up to two or three months. Thus selecting the right moment to start the nanny search is advised. We trust you will decide upon a care 4 kids Membership subscription and let us do the footwork on your behalf.

Our strength lies in our competence and being here whenever you need us. With well over 30 years of experience, we stand by you with reliable help, advice and support.

The membership subscription fee is defined by the your number of days childcare is required each week. From 1 day to full-time nanny help, care 4 kids is devoted to meeting your needs.

  • Mini Membership:

    valid 6 months and for placement
    of nannies max. 1 time per week,
    day or evening.

    CHF 975.00
    (incl. 7.7% MwSt.)

  • Standard Membership:

    valid 1 year and for placement of
    nannies from 2 to 3 times per
    week, part-time.

    CHF 2’699.00
    (incl. 7.7% MwSt.)

  • Premium Membership:

    valid 1 year and for placement of nannies 4 or more times per week to full time, incl. Full administrative set-up kit.

    CHF 5’399.00
    (incl. 7.7% MwSt.)

Conditions

  • The membership fee will be adjusted in case of an increase in the number of hours.
  • If the subscription is cancelled for important reasons within the first few
    weeks after conclusion, a cancellation fee for the expenses of care 4 kids is to
    be paid, depending on the category of the subscription: Mini Membership:
    CHF 300.00/ Standard Membership: CHF 600.00; Premium Membership: CHF
    900.00 (excl. 7.7% VAT).
  • After expiration of the membership period, you are no longer entitled to the
    above-mentioned services. You can renew your membership before it expires
    at preferential conditions and continue to benefit from the many advantages.

care 4 kids Services available to your Membership Subscription:

  • care 4 kids Help Kit

    Template for an employment contract and for a salary statement, leaflets as well as guidelines for various insurances, such as AHV, UVG, KTG, BVG, etc.
    Included in Membership subscription

Supplementary services for administrative relief:

  • You hire a part-time childcare provider with an annual income of less than CHF 22,050.00 without BVG and withholding tax liability:

  • care 4 kids Full Administrative Set-up Kit - Light

    We support you directly in the hiring process of a childcare worker. Our service: Drawing up the employment contract, obtaining and checking the policies for necessary insurances, registration with the social security, assistance in drawing up the first salary statement and wage statement. Cost: CHF 600.00 (+ VAT 7.7%) one- time fee.

  • Complementary to the Set-up Kit Light: care 4 kids Administrative Maintenance - Light

    We take over the monthly, quarterly and annual administrative tasks. You will receive an uncomplicated email with the pay slip to settle the nanny's salary. Our service: Preparation and transmission of the monthly payroll to Nanny and family, adjustments in case of change of job percentage or salary, control and overview with all insurances: SVA, all statements for year-end closing, create wage statement. Costs: CHF 150.00 (+ VAT 7.7%) per month

  • You hire a childcare provider with an annual income above CHF 22'050.00 with BVG and/or withholding tax liability:

  • care 4 kids Full Administrative Set-up Kit - Plus

    We support you directly in the hiring process of a childcare worker. Our service: Preparation of the employment contract, obtaining and checking the policies for necessary insurances, registration with the social security, help with the preparation of the first salary statement and wage statement, possibly registration for BVG, possibly registration for withholding tax for nannies liable to withholding tax. Cost: CHF 800.00 (+ VAT 7.7%) one-time fee.

  • In addition to the Set-up Kit Plus: care 4 kids Administrative Maintenance – Plus

    We take over the monthly, quarterly and annual administrative tasks. You will receive an uncomplicated email with the payroll of the nanny or the SVA, insurance and BVG bills for your settlement. Our service: Preparation and transmission of the monthly salary statement to Nanny and family, adjustments in case of change of job percentage or salary, control and overview with all insurances: SVA, BVG and family allowances, quarterly withholding tax settlement, all statements for year-end closing, preparation of wage statement at the end of the year. Costs: CHF 150.00 (+ VAT 7.7%) per month