Krakow - 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, but, please note that most nurseries (Zlobek) will not accept kids until at least 2.5 years (30 months) of age. Most nurseries are also attached to pre-schools (Przedschole). There is no traditional daycare that I have found outside of the Zlobek/Przedschole system. Kids who attend them, even the bilingual ones, end up speaking both Polish and English. The cost is reasonable, I've heard. - Jun 2024
Our youngest child went to a local Polish pre-school. There were many other international kids in the school but it was mainly Polish. We loved it. Very caring and nurturing. They had swimming lessons, piano lessons, dance and music classes, etc. The ladies fed them home cooked meals about 15 million times per day! She left speaking perfect Polish. We were jealous. - Nov 2016
Yes, but language can be an issue. - Apr 2013
They are available but in Polish. Some families in the past have used it and liked it. - Aug 2011
