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ELABasel Tuitions and Fees

Application Fees and Deposit

Once your application has been successful, the following fees and deposits are payable before your child’s first day of attendance at ELABasel.

There is no registration fee or deposit required for Early Years families.

Fees payable prior to attending ELABasel
Registration¹ per child in Primary school CHF 500 One time only. Non-refundable
One-time donation for the Development Fund - first child CHF 1500 One time only. Non-refundable²
One-time donation for the Development Fund - second + child CHF 1000 One time only. Non-refundable²
Association Membership³ CHF 75 Annual. Non-refundable

1 The Registration component of the Registration Deposit is a contribution towards the administrative costs at the start of the contract, and the transition and on-going support costs at the end of the contract.

2 ELABasel requests a one-time donation of CHF 1,500 for the first child and CHF 1,000 for each child thereafter, to its Development Fund, at the time of Primary Years contract signing. This donation is tax deductible.

3 ELABasel is a registered not-for-profit association known as a verein. As a legal requirement, in order for a child to attend ELABasel at least one parent must be a member of the association. There is an annual administrative cost of CHF 75 per member. More than one parent may be a member, noting that each membership carries the annual membership cost.

You can learn more about the verein at our page on Governance and the Board.

ela basel fee structure August 2025

Tuition Fees

Frequently Asked Questions

  • You can choose the schedule of days that best suits your family as long as the minimum attendance rate of 40% per week is achieved.
  • Changes to the contracted schedule require a minimum of 1 calendar month’s notice.
  • We work hard to accommodate every request, so you can always ask with less notice but we can’t guarantee it.
  • Extra days are always subject to the availability of room and staff
  • We can normally meet requests for additional options with one full calendar week’s notice.
  • We work hard to accommodate every request, even last-minute ones! If there is availability we will happily meet your request.
  • No.
  • ELABasel Early Years works hard to build a learning community in which the children feel safe and can prosper.
  • We do not offer a drop-in service that consists solely of occasional attendance.
  • Children must be enrolled for a minimum of 40% each week.

Discounts and Employer Contributions

Family Discounts

Family discounts apply to families that are privately funding school fees at ELABasel.

Discounts are only on the contracted schedule which sets the base fee: they do not apply to extra sessions (extra Standard Days, extra Extended Days, or extending Standard Days).

All ELABasel students in your household, whether in Early Years or Primary School, qualify for the discount: that is to say, the base fees for each child will be reduced by the discount rate.

Please note family discounts do not apply to households where any part of the fees is being invoiced directly to an employer.

Family discounts for privately funded families
Second child fees discount10%
Third child or any further child enrolled fees discount15%

Employer Contributions

Some employers offer a contribution towards child-care fees.

It is the responsibility of the parent to inform ELABasel of any possible employer-sponsored tuition and fees.  ELABasel always confirms the level of support with each employer on an individual basis.

No discounts are given to families with any portion of their fees invoiced directly to an employer or for families who also have a portion of their fees covered by Basel-Stadt.