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Germany · guide article
Shows how Germany requires families to work through two local systems at once, municipality or Jugendamt for Kita and state or local school authorities for compulsory schooling, catchment, and newcomer language support.
Open guideEurope-wide · guide article
A practical checklist for families moving children to Europe, including immunisation records, medical history, school files, translations and health-insurance proof.
Open guideEurope-wide · guide article
A practical guide for parents enrolling children in school after moving to another European country, including language support, age placement and document preparation.
Open guideEurope-wide · guide article
A Europe-wide family relocation guide covering school enrollment, address registration, health insurance, residence status, birth certificates, translations, vaccination records, and proof files.
Open guideUnited Kingdom · guide article
UK schools and childcare guide for foreign families covering devolved admissions, council applications, address evidence, private schools, childcare routes, fees, and documents.
Open guideGermany · guide article
Show how Kita availability, waiting lists, fees, and temporary reductions in hours affect a German family budget. Employer letters and childcare confirmations can connect care arrangements to working time and salary while preserving route-specific cautions.
Open guideAustria · guide article
Austria schools and childcare guide for relocating families: compulsory schooling, kindergarten registration, documents, language support, fees, and official sources.
Open guideCroatia · guide article
Croatia schools and childcare guide for families: compulsory primary enrolment, residence area, prior records, Croatian support, fees, and official sources.
Open guideEstonia · guide article
Explains why Estonia school planning starts with local government, since kindergarten access, address-based assignment, fees, queues, and the shift toward more Estonian-language education all vary before housing choices are finalised.
Open guideMalta · guide article
Malta school and childcare guide covering state, church, independent, international and early years options, documents, fees, transport, and official sources.
Open guideMoldova · guide article
Moldova school and childcare guide covering first-grade admission, local placement, language routes, foreign-record recognition, documents, costs, and official sources.
Open guideRomania · guide article
Useful for turning a Romania move into a concrete enrolment file by matching the child's stage to county inspectorate practice, preparatory class rules, prior-school documents, and the real costs of private or international alternatives.
Open guideSweden · guide article
Helps families sequence Swedish childcare and schooling through the municipality, child age, queue rules, maxtaxa logic, and newcomer support, rather than assuming one national process or one address guarantees a place.
Open guideBulgaria · guide article
Bulgaria schools and childcare guide covering municipal admission, Sofia example, school documents, address evidence, private options, and official sources.
Open guideCyprus · guide article
Clarifies the Cyprus school decision by separating public catchment enrolment, age cut-offs, district approval, Greek-language placement, and private or international contracts, so a temporary address or school offer is not mistaken for a finished plan.
Open guideCzechia · guide article
Shows how Czech schooling depends on age stage, residence-linked catchment, and compulsory attendance rules, with foreign children able to access basic education even when the family still prefers a private or international route.
Open guideFinland · guide article
Shows how Finnish school and childcare planning follows separate age-based routes for early childhood education, pre-primary, and basic education, with municipality-led fees, language support, and application timelines that affect housing decisions.
Open guideLuxembourg · guide article
Luxembourg school and childcare guide covering commune enrollment, newcomer reception, multilingual pathways, CSA childcare support, documents, fees, and official sources.
Open guideMontenegro · guide article
Montenegro school and childcare guide covering preschool, primary and secondary enrollment, language fit, documents, fees, waiting lists, and official sources.
Open guideNorth Macedonia · guide article
Helps families map North Macedonia's school and childcare file by checking municipality, age stage, language of instruction, local capacity, and the fallback from public options to private or international schools.
Open guideSerbia · guide article
Explains how Serbia school readiness depends on separating preschool placement, compulsory primary education, local territory, language of instruction, and e-government or ministry evidence before assuming a private option is necessary.
Open guideSpain · guide article
Explains why school planning in Spain must start with the autonomous community and municipality, since zoning, points systems, admissions calendars, language context, and public-versus-concertado choices all vary locally.
Open guideSwitzerland · guide article
Switzerland schools and childcare guide covering cantonal responsibility, public school assignment, childcare, private and international schools, documents, fees, and language planning.
Open guideTurkey · guide article
Turkey schools and childcare guide for foreign families covering public enrollment, private and international schools, equivalency, documents, fees, language, and status checks.
Open guideAlbania · guide article
Albania schools and childcare guide covering e-Albania registration, public childcare, school transfers, documents, private options, and official sources.
Open guideBelgium · guide article
Belgium schools and childcare guide covering Flanders, French Community, Brussels enrolment, childcare agencies, documents, language routes, and fees.
Open guideDenmark · guide article
Useful for families who need the municipality and provider steps in the right order, because daycare waiting lists, folkeskole catchment, CPR-linked registration, and private or international admissions do not move together.
Open guideIreland · guide article
Ireland school and childcare guide covering ECCE, NCS, provider checks, school admissions policies, patronage, oversubscription, documents, and official sources.
Open guideLatvia · guide article
Latvia school and childcare guide covering municipality placement, preschool and pre-primary routes, Latvian-language transition, documents, fees, and official sources.
Open guideLithuania · guide article
Lithuania school and childcare guide covering municipal placement, preschool and pre-primary education, language support, documents, costs, and official sources.
Open guideNorway · guide article
Useful for families who need barnehage, compulsory school, SFO, and fee-reduction questions kept distinct, because all four depend heavily on the municipality, address, child's age, and newcomer support needs.
Open guidePoland · guide article
Explains how Polish families must separate żłobek, preschool, and school recruitment, then add catchment, municipal timelines, and language support before comparing public, private, bilingual, or international options.
Open guidePortugal · guide article
Shows why a Portuguese school plan begins with the child's age, public-placement address, Portal das Matrículas timing, and the separate question of creche or childcare support before private deposits are trusted.
Open guideSlovenia · guide article
Useful for families who need municipality, age, kindergarten access, fees, and language support handled together, because a Ljubljana lease, work start date, and school place do not solve one another automatically.
Open guideUkraine · guide article
Ukraine schools and childcare guide covering enrollment, distance learning, wartime availability, documents, international options, language, fees, and family safeguards.
Open guideBosnia and Herzegovina · guide article
Bosnia and Herzegovina schools and childcare guide explaining decentralized education authority, preschool, primary school, documents, language and private options.
Open guideFrance · guide article
Helps families separate mairie-led school enrolment from childcare capacity and CAF-related support, while checking whether a private or international option is worth the cost once catchment and compulsory-school rules are clear.
Open guideGeorgia · guide article
Useful for choosing between municipal kindergarten, Georgian public school, and private or international programmes, because each path uses different placement, language, fee, and written-confirmation requirements.
Open guideGreece · guide article
Explains why Greece school planning starts with compulsory public registration, documents, and address evidence, then treats private or international schools as a curriculum or language choice rather than a substitute for the public route.
Open guideHungary · guide article
Useful for linking Hungary's compulsory-education start, district-school rules, kindergarten announcements, residence evidence, and the cost question around bilingual or international schools before deposits are paid.
Open guideIceland · guide article
Shows how Iceland separates the legal right to compulsory schooling from the practical wait for preschool, making municipality, age, queue position, and language support the decisive variables for families.
Open guideItaly · guide article
Italy school and childcare guide covering nido, preschool, public and paritaria schools, online enrollment, foreign pupil records, local costs, and official sources.
Open guideSlovakia · guide article
Shows the Slovak school sequence from compulsory preschool at five to primary-school start at six, then adds catchment logic, documents, translations, and capacity constraints for bilingual or international alternatives.
Open guideNetherlands · guide article
How expat families compare Dutch public schools, international schools, childcare, fees, enrollment documents, compulsory attendance, and benefit questions.
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