There are free places available. We look forward to your registration – without registration fee!
kids & co au Lac
The daycare centre directly at Biel station
The daycare centre kids & co au Lac is centrally located directly behind the Biel train station in the building of the "Residenz Au Lac". The bilingual (German/French) daycare centre is open to everyone and places great value on joint events and exchange with families.
There are also weekly generational meetings with the occupants of the residence, which is a great enrichment for old and young. Every day we go out into the fresh air, be it to the nearby lake, playgrounds, the forest, farm or to Magglingen. Our lunches are varied and seasonally, prepared by the local kitchen.
Special offers
We are pleased to be able to offer you a further step towards reconciling family and career in this daycare centre with the following offers.
Exchange days
If, exceptionally, a child cannot attend the daycare centre on the usual day, the day can be exchanged free of charge within the same calendar week, provided that a place is available on the desired day. The request must be received by the daycare centre manager at least 48 hours in advance. Cancellations due to holidays are excluded.
Additional care days will be charged separately as usual.
Out-of-hours care
This daycare centre offers out-of-hour care for children on request, if the parents are unavailable for important professional reasons. The care can be extended to a maximum of 6h30 at the earliest and 20h30 at the latest. Further information on this in the form out-of-hours care.
Observation visits
In order to offer an insight into the day-to-day work of the daycare centre and to make our pedagogical work visible to the parents, we offer visits to the nursery by appointment. Such a visit lasts 1-2 hours and includes a pre- and debriefing session with the daycare centre manager. For further information consult the document Observation visits (in German, in French).
Quick Facts
Bilingual (German/French), central location next to the railway station, educational and learning tales (BULG), pre-kindergarden, escort to the kindergarden, participation in the cantonal system of childcare vouchers, weekly generation meetings, forest days in the summer half-year, kitchen in the house, hairdresser, free nappies, free paps.
From Monday to Friday 7.00 am – 6.30 pm
2 minutes walk from Biel/Bienne railway station
With public transport: no. 4 bus, Continental stop
Children over 12 months:
Childcare rate CHF 117.65 per day.
Discount for employees of member companies CHF 10.00 per day.
Rate for meals: CHF 12.00 per day.
Children under 12 months:
Childcare rate CHF 129.65 per day.
Discount for employees of member companies CHF 10.00 per day.
Rate for meals: CHF 00.00 per day.
Childcare vouchers from all Bernese municipalities are accepted.
Information on the childcare voucher system
The daycare centre has one week holiday between Christmas and New Year. It is closed on public holidays as well as on the Friday after the Ascension Day and two days a year for team training.
Information opening hours 2025
28 places in 2 mixed-age groups
The registration is without obligation and free.
Your Contact
Carolin Lopez
Manager
032 328 29 16
be.lac@kidsco.ch
Djior Koné
Co-Manager
kids & co au Lac
Aarbergstrasse 60
2503 Biel/Bienne