The organisation of the academic year 2025/2026 in Luxembourg is as follows

Objectives and accessibility

Like all service provision in the field of ECEC, home-based child-care provided by one or more childminders ( also known as parental assistants) is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth.

Steering documents

Collective childcare facilities

The national reference framework on non-formal education (Cadre de référence national sur l'éducation non formelle des enfants et des jeunes) makes up the pedagogical component of the collective childcare facilities.

Admission requirements and choice of ECEC setting

Parents or guardians of children aged 0-3 years can choose among private and public ECEC providers. Their children are accepted according to the facility's available places. Providers may set their own admission criteria, for instance the child's commune of residence. Communal crèches often give priority access to the children residing in the commune. Parents or guardians enrol their children directly with the service.

Place guarantee to ECEC

Education and care for children under the age of 3 years

Children under the age of 3 years do not benefit from a place guarantee in an ECEC structure.

The website of the Ministry of Education, Children and Youth includes an interactive map showing the geographical distribution of ECEC structures in the country.

Alternative approaches in public elementary schools

For preschool cycle 1 of elementary school (pupils aged 3-6 years), there are schools offering alternative functioning methods and/or pedagogical approaches to those of most other schools:

In the wake of the country's population growth and internationalisation, the Luxembourgish offer of education has significantly diversified in the last decade, especially in relation with linguistic choices.
Today, Luxembourg's public offer of education includes a number of international pathways as alternatives to the regular Luxembourgish school system. These provisions are managed under the authority of the Ministry of Education, financed by the state and offered free of cost to the learners in state-funded establishments.