Childcare in Morzine — 5 of Our Favourites

A childcare company you can trust

They carefully detail each applicant’s experience, qualifications, DBS checks and references. You can also speak to your nanny from the UK as many times as you like before you head off skiing.

Choose your own nanny

Their nanny network gives parents direct access to independent and agency nannies in ski resorts. You can check which nannies are available for the dates of your holiday in any resort and view each nanny’s experience, qualifications, DBS checks and references. Once you’ve chosen your nanny, booking is quick and easy through their automated online system. If you need any help along the way, you can call them directly and speak to Suzie.

Chat to your nanny before you even go on holiday

By booking experienced nannies through them, you can speak to or Skype your nanny as much as you like before you even arrive in resort. You can also chat to several nannies to help you decide who’s the best fit for your family.

Nannies

All nannies registered on their site are experienced, ranging from highly qualified nursery nannies and primary school teachers to nurses taking a career break, au pairs, ex-PGL activity leaders and local babysitters. Every nanny’s identification, certificates, DBS checks and references are verified before registration. Nannies can drop children off at or collect them from ski school, provide lunch or snacks at your accommodation, and look after your children until you return from skiing.

Register with them for free to book a nanny

• Register online to request a ski nanny
• Tell them your childcare requirements
• They’ll contact their wide network of lovely, experienced nannies on your behalf
• They’ll provide detailed CVs, references and photos of all available nannies
• You can then call your chosen nannies to help you decide
• No set hours – pre-book your ideal schedule
• No obligation to book
• Pay a flat hourly rate
• Leave feedback about your nanny for other parents
• Book last-minute babysitting in resort

After working in the childcare industry for twenty years in the UK, America, and France, Sharon noticed a lack of childcare services for families who want to ski. Her aim is to ensure the entire family can enjoy a stress-free skiing holiday. Having rapidly expanded to a team of ten plus nannies, Cheeky Monkey’s now offers the following services:

Lunch Club

One of the nannies will collect your children from their ski lessons and take them for lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, they can return to the slopes for lessons or meet their parents. Alternatively, if you want to ski all afternoon, they can enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of activities out in the snow.

Private Nanny

Your nanny will come to your accommodation and care for your little one in the comfort and familiarity of your home-from-home, minimising disruption to their daily routine. They will bring a selection of toys to entertain your child and take them outside in the fresh air whenever possible. Services are available for a morning, afternoon, or full day.

Babysitting

If you’d like an evening to yourself, Cheeky Monkey’s can provide a nanny for evening babysitting, arranged either in resort or prior to your arrival.

Childcare Equipment Hire

If you need childcare equipment, Cheeky Monkey’s also offer everything from pushchairs to car seats and changing mats.

Due to the popularity of their service and high demand for childcare in Morzine, it is advisable to book in advance wherever possible.

The team is made up of qualified, experienced nannies with a genuine love for children and warm, caring personalities. They take pride in the quality of their childcare service and the consistently high standards they maintain. Their aim is to ensure every family enjoys a memorable ski holiday.

Why book with them:

• long-standing experts: established in 2003, they’ve built a reputation as one of the finest childcare providers in the Alps.
• quality: first-class childcare with hand-picked, qualified, and experienced nannies who are DBS and reference-checked, first-aid trained, multilingual, and local.
• resort knowledge: they offer personal advice on where to ski with the family in mind.
• reliable: a large team of loyal, returning nannies who love working with children and go the extra mile to make sure every family has a memorable ski holiday.
• personal advice and flexibility: tailored to suit each family, created by a mother who’s both an expert in early years education and a keen skier.
• professional and respected: they’ve built a loyal clientele who return year after year, giving excellent feedback.

At the base of the 'Les Lindarets' sector in the heart of the 'Portes du Soleil' ski area, Montriond / Les Lindarets is a fantastic location for your children's ski lessons as you're just one chairlift away from Avoriaz, Châtel or Les Crozets, so you can easily access the Portes de Soleil ski area whilst your children enjoy the snow in the ESF's safe hands.

Club Piou Piou
The team offers a wide range of activities (stimulating games, crafts and discovery ...) either indoors or outdoors, weather permitting. Ski lessons are provided by the ski instructors of the ESF Montriond Lindarets in the Kindergarten and on the slopes if they're comfortable to do so.

Open Sunday to Friday, you can leave your children from 9:20am until 12.30. 178€ for six mornings or 44€ for a morning (in low season). After ski lessons there are playful activities inside and out, depending on the weather: games in the snow, walking in the snow, reading, drawing, crafts and watching videos.

The Piou Piou club is situated at the top of the Arden cable car.

Group Lessons
On the slopes of Les Lindarets is a "snow garden" featuring special equipment such as mini-obstacle courses, magic carpets and a rope tow. ESF instructors guide and instruct tiny tots in their first experiences on skis. Once they have learnt how to brake, stand up and master the snowplough, they leave the kindergarden for the real ski slopes.

Ski sessions last between 2 and 2 and a half hours but this does not mean that your child will necessarily be on his skis for the entire duration. ESF's professional instructors will alter the activites according to age, degree of tiredness or weather conditions.The snow garden also includes a warm chalet where the children can play, draw and watch videos.

All the ski instructors speak English and there are no more than 10 children per group, so the instructor can personal attention to each child.

Kindergarden classes begin on Sunday or Monday and finish on Friday; the week ends with a badge test, when your child will be awarded an ESF pin to show that they have successfully completed their course and passed the Ourson (teddy bear) level.

The school is situated at the top of the cable car of Ardent.

The nursery, managed by the Morzine Tourist Office, offers childcare for families holidaying in Morzine-Avoriaz. It has a maximum capacity of twelve children, supervised by three early years professionals.

Morzine-Avoriaz has been awarded the Famille Plus label, recognised by the French Ministry of Tourism for its family-friendly approach. The day nursery is located in a house with an outdoor garden.

The nursery welcomes children of all nationalities from six months to five years old. The premises feature a dedicated baby area (six to sixteen months) with a playroom, bottle-preparation area, changing room, and three sleeping rooms with five to six beds. There is also a space for older children (sixteen months to five years), including a playroom, activity room, changing room with toilets, and three sleeping rooms with five to six beds. A kitchen is available to prepare meals, along with a garden and outdoor playground.

Meals and nappies:

Included in the fees (excluding infant formula).

Booking and payment conditions:

Reservations are confirmed only after full payment has been received.

Cancellation policy:

Provided to each family when they apply for registration.

Mandatory documents:

The full list of required documents is as follows:

• A copy of the child’s up-to-date mandatory vaccinations, in accordance with French regulations
• A medical certificate issued less than two months before the child’s start date
• Proof of third-party liability insurance
• A copy of the ID of the parents and of any persons authorised to collect the child
• The completed and signed information form
• The nursery regulations, read and signed

No additional documents are required at this stage.

PMI supervision and medical oversight:

The nursery operates under the supervision of the Protection Maternelle et Infantile (PMI), the French public authority responsible for regulating and regularly inspecting early years childcare settings. This role is broadly comparable to Ofsted in the UK.
The nursery also works under the supervision of a designated medical practitioner, who checks immunisation records and medical certificates.