Copenhagen - Post Report Question and Answers
Are preschools available? Day care? Are these expensive? What has been your experience with them, if any? Do the schools provide before- and/or after-school care?
Yes. They are expensive. CIS has afterschool programs, but after-school care usually only goes through elementary school. Kids are expected to (and do) have a huge degree of autonomy. - Aug 2024
Danish preschools are around $300 a month and are everywhere. A few parents have signed their kids up for forest schools where the kids literally spend all day outside rain or shine. Those preschools usually have waiting lists so you should sign your kids up early if you are interested in that experience. International preschools in English are much more expensive. - Jun 2021
There is a pre-kK program at CIS at your own expense. Daycare is available until kids reach school age. Some daycares are similar to those in the US, and most are forest daycares. Google it- they're amazing, and it is great for kids to be free and explore instead of being confined to a small room all day. - Jul 2016
Yes, through the local government if they are over a year old. - Feb 2014
Daycare is expensive and generally not available until children are at least 6 months old since Danish parents can get 6 months paid parental leave. - Jul 2011
