Daycare centre in Chêne-Bourg
villa mauresque
close to public transport
eco-friendly
subventionned places
Opening hours
Monday - Friday
07:30 am - 18:00 pm
Apply for a place
Please register on the waiting list by clicking on the link. At the end of the process, you will receive a confirmation email. The daycare centre management will contact you as soon as it is able to offer you a place.
For the next school year, we will contact the selected families in March.
Access priority
Brothers and sisters
Families whose 2 parents live and work in the commune of Chêne-Bourg.
Families living and working in the commune of Chêne-Bourg.
Presentation of the daycare centre
The Villa Mauresque is a listed house that was renovated in 2007 to house a daycare centre.
The pedagogical team is made up of childhood educators, socio-educational assistants and helpers. A cook prepares meals on site, offering varied, balanced, seasonal menus. He is assisted by an assistant cook. The director and secretary make up the administrative team.
When a family arrives at the daycare centre, many questions and emotions can arise for parents and their baby. At Villa Mauresque, we introduce a period of familiarization: rather than taming the separation from parents and baby’s adaptation to his new environment, we invest in his continuity of being and continuity of care.
What also characterizes the Villa Mauresque’s pedagogy is the reflection of its geographical location: this island of nature in the heart of the city allows us to exploit beautiful outdoor spaces (both inside and outside the daycare center) and the wealth of natural materials and multi-purpose objects.
These objects can be everyday objects, natural, raw, recycled, transformed, etc., to be manipulated and combined ad infinitum! With these materials, children enrich their endless experiments and build their intelligence (their understanding of the world and the actions they can take in it). Exploiting this type of object enables them to integrate and appropriate progressive knowledge as they develop, make links between cause and effect, and develop their autonomy and imagination…
At Villa Mauresque, the child is at the centre of his development, and the educational team will also support him in a pedagogy based on free motor skills, empathy and benevolent communication.
Natascha Meynet-Alther
manager
After 2 years rich in experience working with young children abroad (Congo, Germany, England), Natascha quickly chose to move into the world of preschool.
After graduating in 1999 from the Geneva School of Early Childhood Education, she quickly joined the educational team at the Chêne-Bourg daycare center.
For 24 years, as an educator, she accompanied children and their families with enthusiasm, curiosity, listening and sharing.
In November 2022, she decided to take on the challenge of managing the Villa Mauresque daycare center.
the joy of growing up
a well-made head
Neuroscience studies tell us that an empathetic attitude promotes better neural development.
just like at home
Multi-ageing: with young and old in the same group, we observe a positive group
the joy of playing
"Playing is a child's work, it's their job, it's their life". This is not only amusing, it's crucial.
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