Opening Hours

At Irchelkrippe, children can be cared for from Monday to Friday, from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM. With the exception of two weeks of holiday closure over Christmas and New Year, public holidays, as well as Sechseläuten, Knabenschiessen, and the Friday after Ascension Day, Irchelkrippe is open all year round. Should May 1st and/or August 1st fall on a Tuesday or Thursday, the Krippe will also be closed on the Monday or Friday respectively. This results in more annual opening days than the maximum 240 subsidized care days stipulated by the City of Zurich. Care days offered beyond the stipulated maximum will not be charged to parents.
Extraordinary closures, e.g. due to an epidemic, by order of the Cantonal medical officer, remain reserved. Individual additional days on which the Krippe remains closed will be announced 2 months in advance.

We offer childcare models with varying time blocks:

Option 1:
7:30 AM to 12:00 PM (50%)
with lunch

Option 2:
7:30 AM to 2:00 PM (70%)
with lunch

Option 3:
7:30 AM to 6:30 PM (100%)
with lunch and afternoon snack