Childcare
In Denmark, families are offered childcare.
In Denmark, most parents work, and they place their children in a nursery (vuggestue in Danish, usually 0–2 years old), day care (dagpleje, mostly 0–2 years old) or kindergarten (børnehave, usually 3–5 years old) during the day.
Once parental leave is over, most children attend day care or nursery until they are about 3 years old.
After that, most children attend kindergarten or preschool until they start school, at about 6 years old.
Childcare facilities for young children
All children in Denmark are guaranteed a place in a childcare institution. Almost all Danish families use child daycare.
Options for childcare consist of day nurseries for children 0-3 years old, kindergartens for children 3-6 years old, and pre-school/after school centres for children 6-10 years old. In addition, there is the option of local childcare, in which children are cared for in private homes.
The opening hours of the childcare facilities are in most cases Monday-Thursday 6:30 am to 5 pm, and Fridays until 4 pm.
Childcare is financed partly by the parents, partly by the municipality. Prices differ somewhat depending on the municipality and the type of childcare. Prices for children 0-3 years old are approx. up to DKK 3900 per month including meals, kindergartens often cost less.
Most childcare services are municipal, but there are a great many privately owned facilities as well, and in a few of them the spoken language is English. To register, please contact the respective municipality, and do it as soon as possible. A waiting list is not unusual.
Indhold hentet fra lifeindenmark.borger.dk
Sign up for childcare
You can sign up for municipal childcare services and deregister your child digitally, by using the self-service (click Start).
Please do as follows:
- Log on digital placement service (digital pladsanvisning) via Borger.dk
- When you apply for a childcare service, you must consider the date from when you need childcare
- Log on with NemID
- Click on the name of the child
- You can now choose to sign up for childcare, deregister you child or apply for a free place
- You will then get a receipt, which you can save or print out
Get help filling in the form
Indhold hentet fra lifeindenmark.borger.dk
NGG International School in Hørsholm
NGG International School in neighbouring Hørsholm is a private day school for children 4–16 years old.
The Early Years programme follows the International Primary Curriculum Early Years Programme. Students in the Early Years class are 4–5 years old.
Address
NGG International School
Cirkelhuset
Christianshusvej 16
DK-2970 Hørsholm
NGG International School
Day care centres in Lyngby-Taarbæk
The neighbouring Municipality of Lyngby-Taarbæk runs two international day care centres called Børnehuset Drivhuset and Børnehuset Vandpytten.
The two day care centres have special English groups for children who are going to continue in an international school in Denmark or abroad.
The common language in the groups is English.
Childcare, schools and after school activities (Municipality of Lyngby-Taarbæk)