Swiss government wants to reduce the cost of centre-based childcare

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Switzerland is one of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries where childcare is most expensive for parents. This is essentially due to the fact that municipalities and cantons, which are responsible for childcare, provide subsidies that cover only a small portion of the total cost. To deal with the problem of high costs, the federal government wants to introduce incentives for cantons and municipalities to increase subsidies so as to lower the cost of the service for parents.

Author: Giuliano Bonoli

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