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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, though a nanny is relatively cheap and easier to deal with generally. - Jan 2023
Day care is usually nanny care, so it seems most EFMs stay home since employment at the Embassy, in my opinion, would barely cover costs with the commute time. ACS has no busing after sports so it's tricky. - Mar 2022
Preschools are affordable from what I know. - Mar 2018
Preschool and day care services are available. - Feb 2018
Preschools are available but, as we haven't used them, I do not know the cost. Many families hire nannies for 10 euro/hour. There are after school activities available from the schools, but no bus service for students participating in those services. - Jan 2017
International preschools are available. I don't have experience with this personally, but families I know have enrolled their kids in Flopsy Bunnies (Halandri), Junior Einsteins (Halandri), Learning Steps (a Montessori school in Kifissia), Tender Age (Kifissia), and Mary Poppins (Filothei) - Dec 2016
Many, many preschools; very costly. - Sep 2013
Many preschools available, but no personal experience. - Jul 2012
Very, very expensive. - Jun 2010
We use a Sri Lankan babysitter one day a week and one night or so a week. We pay her 7 euros an hour. - Jun 2008
