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KidsCare EFIB Bern and EFIB: an educational partnership at the heart of Kirchenfeld
Located in the Kirchenfeld district of Bern, the private daycare KidsCare EFIB Bern has developed a close partnership over several years with the École Française Internationale de Berne (EFIB), with the goal of ensuring linguistic and pedagogical continuity. This collaboration is aimed at French-speaking, bilingual, and international families who wish to offer their children an educational pathway in French with an openness to multilingualism from early childhood.
An independent private daycare located within the EFIB building.
KidsCare EFIB Bern is an independent structure located on the ground floor of the EFIB building, in a central and green environment in Kirchenfeld that is particularly appreciated by families in Bern.
As part of this partnership, EFIB provides the daycare with:
Several outdoor areas that encourage children’s outdoor activities,
A large multi-purpose room used for educational projects, meetings, celebrations, and group activities.
These spaces complement the daycare’s landscaped terrace, quietly located in the building’s inner courtyard, and enrich the children’s daily experience.
A partnership serving French-speaking, bilingual, and international families in Bern.
This partnership was designed to meet the expectations of families looking for a private daycare in Bern offering bilingual care in French and German, while gradually preparing children for a multilingual school pathway.
EFIB, which follows the French national curriculum and integrates German and English from the first year, relies on this collaboration to ensure educational and linguistic continuity between daycare and school entry.
The main objectives of this partnership are to:
Offer a coherent educational pathway between daycare and school,
Support children and their families during the transition from early childhood to formal schooling,
Develop a comprehensive French-language educational offering for families in the Bern region.
Asmooth and reassuring school transition for children.
One of the major strengths of this partnership lies in the possibility for children who grow together in the daycare to later meet again at school in a familiar environment within the same building. This proximity promotes:
A reassuring environment for children,
Stable educational and linguistic reference points.
Children thus discover the school environment gently while strengthening their bilingual skills in French and gradually opening up to other languages.
A concrete and dynamic educational cooperation.
The collaboration between KidsCare EFIB Bern and EFIB is also reflected in regular joint actions such as cross-participation in events (parent cafés, open days, and institutional meetings), as well as continuous exchanges between the teams to ensure a living partnership adapted to the needs of staff members, children, and their families.
Benefits for EFIB families.
Thanks to this partnership, EFIB families and staff benefit from advantageous enrollment conditions within the private daycare. KidsCare also represents a high-quality preschool option for families seeking childcare in Bern within a French-German bilingual environment.
A long-term partnership at the heart of Kirchenfeld.
This partnership is built on a long-term vision based on trust, educational consistency, and strong local roots. Regular exchanges make it possible to evaluate the actions implemented and to further develop the collaboration so that it continues to fully serve families in the Kirchenfelddistrict and the wider Bern region.