Every third daycare centre in Switzerland making a loss

One in three daycare centres in Switzerland posted a loss last year. The first-ever study of the key business figures of daycare centres also revealed that the sector has a three times higher staff resignation rate.

The Swiss Childcare Association (Kibesuisse) announced on Thursday that owing to high staff costs, which account for three-quarters of total expenditure, daycare centres do not have much in the way of income. Two-fifths of the daycare centres surveyed closed the 2022 calendar year with a profit and a third with a loss; 13% of the daycare centres surveyed did not want to provide any information. ...