Hi guys, does anyone have their kids in Globegarden nursery either in Zurich or Zug? Any feedback? They are quite new and cost a bit more than average, but I'm seduced by the number of activities they offer, and they are bilingual.

Hi, sorry for late answer
My kid is in GG in Zug and I am not happy, looking for another nursery. They are highly overpriced and not even close to offer that they have in ads. Not enough educated stuff, not enough stuff, not even close to what they have written on website and in ads. If I am lucky ones in a week I can talk english with somebody there. They play on card that parents simply depend on them, as there are not enough day care options in Zug.

There are at least 5 other Kinderkrippe around Zug/Baar. We both work in Zug and live in Zug and walk past 2 GGs on the way to work and I thought about applying there but when I spoke with them I thought they were focused more on activities instead of care. We go out of our way to drop off and pick up our kids but the care in excellent and I wouldn't risk changing them for convenience sake.

There must be another option, especially if you kid is over 2. We switched Kinderkrippe with 2 kids and we went on a waiting list and when an older kid went to kindergarten we got a place for both.

We were disappointed given all the hype on their website. Used them for a year but it was definitely not worth the money.

I know many parents who weren't happy either over the months and there was a crisis meeting held with the management just before the summer.

On a more minor point (but equally annoying) they push the white-t-shirt and beige-trousers "uniform" then don't bother providing overalls when painting.

I spent a fortune on replacement clothes. Their paint even killed Marks and Spencer "stain resist" kids clothes.

I already made a mistake and my kid is in GG, searching for replacement, they just had good presentation and I was stupid enough to believe in it...
Highly overpriced, GG is simply just running for money and they know that they "can" play with parents as we depend on them and that there are not a lot of options...
btw. as they are not providing most of things as they promised, and we are paying for it, we may have right to sue them?

Funny to hear this. My daughter is very happy with the daycare she is attending, but I have heard that the opening of GG in Basel has raised a lot of expectationss. A few children were taken off the daycare where my daughter goes to join GG. I hope for them and their parents that they will do a better job here than in Zug!

I was just there yesterday for a tour and am trying to decide whether to get rid of my nanny and put my 6 month old girl there. I am a bit frightened about a nursery in general and after reading the bad reviews for this particular one above,I am concerned. Does anyone have any experience in placing their 6 month old baby in a nursery for 4 days a week?

My son was in two different nurseries, firstly from 5 months then we changed it to Globegarden last year.

There's arguments for and against putting your child in daycare but for us I can say it worked brilliantly. My son is very sociable and I don't know if this because he mixed with kids and different people from a young age or whether he would have been like this naturally. I tend to think it's because he was in a nursery.

He's rarely sick because he's probably been exposed to all the bugs under the sun with the other kids and has an immune system strong enough to cope. Plus he's not a fussy eater, which could also be testament to being in a group environment.

He's also bilingual English/German which I wouldn't have been able to give him so his transition to the Swiss school system has been smooth and problem free, plus he embraced the new routine and settled into school easily.

On the minus side I probably missed some bits of his development and I missed him like mad while I was working during the day but we have fab weekends and very entertaining dinner/bathtime/bedtime.

It's all personal taste and what you think your child will cope with but you'd be surprised how adaptable and robust they are.

Thank you that was very helpful feedback.

My daughter went to local krippe from 5 months, only 2 days a week as I haven't got a job yet but it did us both the world of good. she absolutely loves playing with other kids and her development has been very rapid ( mobility, sociability etc). Just make sure you visit, ask questions, drop off/pick up at different times sometimes so you can see how happy your baby is when the staff are not expecting you, etc. We're moving now and in struggling to find a local krippe but really don't want to go down the nanny/tagesmutter route as my daughter seems to love being with lots of people so much.

Hi,

I am considering between two childcare centers in Zug for my kids, Globegarden and KidsWorld Zug (especially the one in Baar). I have visited Globegarden on a few occasions and liked what was presented to me by the staff, but would like to hear what parents have to say about it. If you had experience with either one of these centers, I would like to hear from you. I am interested in pros and cons of each.

Thanks.

I've merged this Thread with an earlier one. Perhaps not what you had in mind for your first post, but it helps if you take a look through the Forum for similar questions before putting yours.

Good luck in your search for suitable care for your child.

Hi!

My daughter (now 3) went 5 days/week since she was 4 months and my son (5 months) is starting adaptation now.

I work short days so they are there from 830-17.

I do not regret our choice as my daughter LOVES it and it is her own little world, where she learned rules, made friendships, played, learned about relationships in a way I believe a nanny (even the best ones) could not have offered simple because of lack of infrastructure (physical and emotional)

I know it is very scary but in most cases these are really well trained people who truly care about the kids... This year when my daughter switched group to go to the older kids, her teacher shed tears.. She'd had her since she was a tiny baby and was really attached to her!

Also, in case you are planning a second child at some point, according to my pediatrician nursery is excellent as the older child
1) Has a place of their own
2) Is already accustomed to babies (cry/feed/nappy cjange)
3) Learns that they are not the "princess/prince" all the time as other kids have need to.

I like to believe this is what contributed to the fact that when our boy came, my daughter was NEVER jealous (so far) but rather proud and happy to have a little brother

PM if you wish to talk this more!

Ciao
K

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From a perspective of a former teacher who worked at Globegarden, I would absolutely not recommend it. I'm not a disgruntled ex-employee who got sacked. Like many of my colleagues, I resigned because I could not carry on working in offered conditions and lying as I was expected to.
It is unfortunate that when prospective parents come for a visit they are shown an unrealistic picture to a large extent. I have to say it was my worst work experience in my entire life and I've worked for quite a few schools so far.
The place is dirty as it cleaned mostly by teachers. There's a lack for professional cook in most locations. In one of the locations, a cleaner cooks and she definitely does not know what she is doing; can't even cook rice properly. In another location, teachers had to cook. Yes, teachers.
The quality of food is low ( despite their false advertising that they use organic food). It's really a joke! They buy the lowest quality frozen and often ready made food such as potato puree and sauces full of additives etc. There were days when there was not enough food and teachers had to run to shops to buy it. Until recently, there were hardly any toys not to mention the complete lack of any other educational resources. We had an allocation of 20 CHF per month per group of 10-12 children to buy supplies. There is no curriculum in place ( they pretended to follow the IB curriculum for some time not even being familiar with the concept )and sadly the majority of staff is not qualified to teach. Due to the lack of resources, curriculum and the lack of staff there is hardly any teaching happening ( again despite what they advertise). The locations are understaffed or staffed mostly with interns (17 year old girls) who should not be allowed to be left alone with children. I
witnessed them being left alone with babies under 6 months old.
The staff is exploited and asked to work for 11 hrs with a 30 min break. There is no coverage for staff on sick leave or vacation.
Any complaint of any sort is dismissed by the management. Please ask for a staff turn over at each location. 5-8 people left each location within the period of 6-9 months.
Parents are often ignored by the management.

It is really unfortunate that GG does not deliver what they promise and that parents rarely see what happens on a daily basis. Please make an unannounced visit and observe daily happenings. A place that should operate for the benefit of children is a business set up for a profit only.
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for me very scary and I do have my kid in Globe Garden. Definitely looking for some other place, but still can not understand how is it possible that they behave like that and that nobody do anything, isnt there a low that is protecting parents and kids from this kind of institutions and people???
What is written in post above is exactly what I feel as parent in past months with GG.

You cannot see the post containing the above text because I deleted it.

When people who do not otherwise post on here, especially very new members, suddenly come up with a very positive or very negative post, or write a first post containing links, whether in reply to a Thread or out of the blue, I delete it.

If they add their post to an ongoing Thread, I presume that they have some means of checking the internet for information on the specific subject and then join with the intention of giving an opinion which may well be, to put it mildly, biased. (We've had occasions when the poster has actually owned the firm they were praising for its wonderful service).

In this particular case, the new member, so new that he/she joined on the day he/she posted, wrote this one text. No Intro, no information in his/her Profile with the exception of 'Zurich' as location. To my mind it sounded more like a rant than a qualified judgement of the care centre.

Maybe I was wrong to delete it. Maybe all the points were accurate. I suggested to the member that she send me a PM if she wished to discuss the matter further. I heard nothing.

Clear now?

Yes, thank you for explaining it.
I was just curious as post from that person exactly described how I feel as parent, and my baby is in GG and I can confirm all written. Searching for new day care but this is not that easy, and obviously they are counting on that
Thanks again.

It certainly doesn't sound very positive. However, I much prefer Sandgrounder's type of post - just mentioning a couple of points she was unhappy about. Dragging up every point of conflict may make it sound more damning, but it also sounds more like mud-slinging by the opposition, which is my problem in these cases. We don't know who the people are who are writing these posts and where they work now. We don't know if they have a stake in the situation.

We have recently put our son into Pilutje in Zug and we (so far) are very happy.

Lots of flexibility, clear pricing, open all ZG public holidays (for parents who work outside ZG) and our son seems to like it a lot.

The kids spend a lot of time outside and have had various day trips to the badi, etc, which is better than being indoors all the time.

I think a lot of this type of decision boils down to personal preference and the type of environment you want for your child. This one works for us.

Sadly, I have to agree with the ones above. The conditions in gg are poor, they spend much more money on their website and advertising than on the children. Food has low quality and sometimes not enough. Lying happens on a daily basis I have experienced that.

I don't know anything about them, but with a name like Globegarden, I guess the owners don't see the associations ...

and I wouldn't trust my children's education to small-minded people