
Childcare Aarau – Find Available Spots & Suitable Care
Finding a suitable daycare or nursery in Aarau is challenging for many parents. Demand is high, available spots are limited, and the differences between providers are significant.
Awina helps parents in Aarau find the right daycare or nursery quickly and transparently – tailored to location, care needs, and educational concept.

Child Day Cares in Aarau for you
What Daycares and Nurseries are Available in Aarau?
Nurseries (Kitas)
Full-time and part-time care
Mixed-age groups
Bilingual childcare
Nature and movement-oriented programs
Childcare Costs in Aarau – What Parents Should Know
The costs of childcare in Aarau vary depending on the extent of care, the child's age, and the provider.
For a full-time spot with five care days per week, parents in Aarau pay on average between CHF 2,400 and CHF 3,400 per month. For part-time care, for example three days per week, the costs are correspondingly lower.
How to Find Available Daycare and Nursery Spots in Aarau
Define care days and workload
Determine neighborhood or workplace
Compare childcare centers
Make inquiries early
Discover Districts in Aarau
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Aarau City
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Wettingen
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Wohlen
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Frequent Questions

There are numerous Kinderkrippen and Kitas around Aarau. Many families compare options not only in Aarau, but also in Baden, Wettingen or Wohlen, to find the right Kinderkrippe for their daily life.
Simply enter your home or work address and discover suitable childcare options in your area. In the daycare profile you'll find all the key information on opening hours, care concepts and available spots at a glance.
Sending a non-binding spot request is free and requires no registration.
Many Kinderkrippen in Aarau care for children from just a few months of age until they start kindergarten. The exact minimum age depends on the individual facility and the care on offer.
Some Kinderkrippen also offer mixed-age groups in which children of different ages are cared for together.
For many Kinderkrippen in Aarau, you'll find information on Awina in the profile about which age groups are cared for. This way you'll quickly find the right childcare for your child.
Awina accompanies you step by step in the search for a suitable daycare in Aarau. As an independent platform, we support you with helpful tools and information – so you can make an informed decision that fits your family.
Our most important offers:
- A free daycare comparison tool, with which you can filter daycares according to your individual criteria – e.g. care hours, concept, group size or location
- A simple way to submit placement requests to any number of daycares simultaneously – without registration
- Personal support from our team when you're unsure or want consultation
Awina is neutral, parent-oriented and knows the challenges of daycare selection from practice. We help you gain clarity and make the right choice for your child.
Finding the right daycare depends heavily on your personal needs and your child's needs. Basically, you should pay attention to the following points when choosing a daycare in Aarau:
- Opening hours: Do they fit your work schedule?
- Staff-to-child ratio and group size: Are there enough caregivers?
- Educational concept: Is a specific approach used (e.g. Montessori, forest pedagogy)?
- Facilities & outdoor areas: Is there enough space for playing and learning?
- Food & hygiene: How is catering organized, are special dietary forms considered?
With the Awina comparison tool you can specifically find daycares in Aarau that match your ideas and directly compare important criteria.
Generally: the earlier, the better. Especially in cities like Aarau, where demand for childcare places is high, it's worth starting the search at least 6–9 months before the desired entry date.
If your child should enter daycare at a specific time – e.g. after maternity leave or at the beginning of the new school year – you should plan the registration early. Some daycares maintain waiting lists or have fixed admission times.
Awina helps you establish a realistic timeline and shows you which daycares in Aarau currently offer free places or where you can register early.
The placement request at Awina is deliberately simple and straightforward:
- Parents fill out their data once
- A personal area (guest profile) is automatically created – without having to register
- Any number of daycares in Aarau can be contacted with just a few clicks
Your personal area:
At the top right in the header you'll find your automatically created area. There you can always:
- supplement or change your family information
- see which daycares you've added to your favorites list
- track which daycares you've already sent placement requests to
The data is shared exclusively with the daycares in Aarau that you explicitly selected.
A good daycare in Aarau offers your child not only care, but also development, safety and security. The most important features are:
- loving and reliable care
- age-appropriate development in language, motor skills and social behavior
- healthy meals and structured daily routines
- play, movement and creative activities indoors and outdoors
- transparent communication with parents
Awina shows you which daycares meet these criteria – clearly structured, clearly arranged and with the information you really need. Whether you're placing your child in daycare soon or are still in the middle of your search – with Awina you'll find your suitable daycare in Aarau efficiently and stress-free. We offer you comparison options, decision aids and personal support.
