Childcare Info
For younger children who won't be skiing, many resorts provide indoor crèches. There’s also our Snowman Club in Geilo and Les Deux Alpes for 2-5 year olds.
Even though they won't be skiing, there is often the opportunity for outdoor play in the snow so always make sure your child is warmly dressed.
Minimum age requirements, days and hours of opening, and prices varies resort to resort so always check the Family Information on our resort pages for full details.
Neilson-Run Snowman Club Creches
Our Snowman Club service for 2-5 year olds is for the exclusive use of children travelling with Neilson. These clubs provide a safe and secure environment where our experienced nannies look after your children throughout the day.
We maintain a ratio of one nanny to every four children in our Snowman Clubs. Each child benefits from the continuity of care by being looked after by the same nanny all week. Due to the flexible nature of these clubs, parents are welcome to drop the children off and pick them up as they please (within the club opening times).
What's included?
Six full days care from 0900 to 1630 with lunch, snacks and drinks included OR six half days, morning or afternoon care, with snacks and drinks included from 0900 to 1215 or 1315 to 1630 (a supplement for lunch and lunchtime supervision is payable locally if half day sessions are booked).
Plenty of entertainment including indoor and outdoor activities, age and weather permitting, snowman building, tobogganing, arts and crafts, videos, music, singing and plenty of stories.
Toys, books, games, colouring books and dressing up clothes.
An informative 'daily activities report' to tell you about your child's day.
Evening care two times a week 1630-1830 with tea included.
Where are our Snowman Clubs?
Norway, Geilo, Geilolia Ski Centre
France, Les Deux Alpes, Hotel Aalborg
Neilson-Run Snowbusters Club
For children aged 5-11 years, we offer a Snowbusters Children’s Club in Hotel Aalborg, Les Deux Alpes, France. We recommend children attending this club take ski tuition either in the local ski kindergarten or dedicated children's group lessons run by the ski school to get the most out of their holiday.
We maintain a ratio of either one or two nannies to every eight children depending on the activity the children are participating in. Each child benefits from continuity of care by being looked after by the same nanny all week. Due to the flexible nature of our clubs, parents are welcome to drop their children off and pick them up as they please (within the club opening times).
What's included?
Six full days care from 0900 to 1630 when your child is not in ski school.
Escort 'drop off' and 'pick up' service to ski school in the morning, at lunchtime and when ski school lessons finish in the afternoons, from and to, the club base.
Lunch and lunch time supervision.
Supervised indoor and outdoor activities such as tobogganing, board games, arts and crafts, group activities, outdoor play and walks, snowman building, decorating and videos.
Free use of helmet all week
Pyjama Club
We also operate a Pyjama Club two evenings a week between 1900 and 2130hrs. This service costs €20 per child per week and should be pre-booked as places are limited.
Where is our Snowbusters Club?
France, Les Deux Alpes, Hotel Aalborg
Neilson Snowman & Snowbusters Club Prices Winter 2008/9
Service
| Les Deux Alpes | Geilo |
|
| Snowman Club 6 days High Season | £200 | £155 |
| Snowman Club 6 days Low Season | £175 | £130 |
| Snowman Club 6 x 1/2 days High Season | £170* | £125* |
| Snowman Club 6 x 1/2 days Low Season | £140* | £100* |
| Snowbusters Club High Season | £150 | n/a |
| Snowbusters Club Low Season | £135 | n/a |
| Pyjama Club | £25** | n/a |
| Ski School | £108 | £99 |
| Open dates | All season | All season |
NOTES:
HS = Christmas/New Year, 14-15 Feb & 4/5 Apr onwards. LS = All other dates
If your child does not join ski school lessons a supplement of £55 per week is payable for all day supervision in Snowbusters Club
*Lunch and lunchtime supervision available, cost £30 per week approx, please pay direct to nanny in resort
**Pyjama Club is only open to families staying in the Hotel Aalborg
Important Notes
Our Kids' Clubs are very popular and places are strictly limited so we highly recommend you book early to reserve your child's place.
All Neilson nannies are fully qualified and police checked.
So as to reduce the risk of infection among the other children, we will not accept your child if she or he falls ill.
Should your child not settle and is clearly unhappy, we may refuse to accept them in which case a refund will be made.
We always try to accommodate children with special needs. A child's condition will be looked at individually so we can assess if our facilities are suitable and our nannies qualified to care for any specific requirements |
Local-run Crèche Information
Many resorts and hotels run their own crèche or kindergarten service for non-skiing children. The table below gives a quick summary of resorts offering non-skiing childcare for younger children (note, some of these services may be hotel-run crèches).
| Country/Resort | Min. Age | | ANDORRA |
| | Arinsal & La Massana | 12 months | | Soldeu* & El Tarter | 2 yrs | | AUSTRIA |
| | Ellmau | 12 months | | Galtur | 2 years | Gerlitzen*
| 3yrs
| | Hinterglemm* | 12 months | | Katschberg* | 3 years | | Kirchberg | 2 years | Maria Alm
| 2 years
| | Mayrhofen | 3 months | Niederau & Oberau
| 2 yrs | Obergurgl
| 3 yrs | | Rauris | 3 months | | Zell am See | 2 yrs | | St Anton | 2.5 yrs | | St Christoph* | 3 yrs | | BULGARIA |
| | Borovets* | 12 months | | CANADA |
| | Banff* | 19 months | | Fernie | 6 months | | Jasper | 19 months | | Kicking Horse | 18 months | | Lake Louise | 18 months
| | Tremblant | 12 months | | Whistler* | 3 months | | FRANCE |
| | Avoriaz | 3 months | | Alpe D'Huez* | 18 months | | Chamonix | 3 months
| Courchevel
| 18 months | | Flaine* | 18 months | | La Plagne* | 2 years
| La Rosiere
| 18 months
| | La Tania | 3 months | | Les Arcs 1800* | 12 months | | Les Arcs 1950 | 9 months | | Les Arcs 2000* | 18 months | | Les Deux Alpes* | 6 months |
| | Country/Resort | Min. Age | | FRANCE (con't'd) |
| | Les Menuires* | 3 months | | Méribel | 2 years | | Mottaret | 2 years | | Risoul | 6 months | | Serre Chevalier | 6 months | | Val D'Isère | 6 months
| | Valmorel* | 18 months | | Val Thorens | 3 months | | ITALY |
| | La Thuile | 0 years | | Bardonecchia | 3 years | Canazei/Campitello
| 2yrs
| | Corvara | 6 weeks | Plan de Corones
| 1 year
| Livigno
| 3 years
| | Ortisei | 2 years | Passo Tonale
| 4 years
| | Pragelato | 6 weeks | | Sauze D'Oulx | 13 months | | Versciaco* | 3 years | | NORWAY |
| | Beitostolen | 2 years | | Geilo | 0 years | | Hemsedal | 6 months | Lillehammer/Hafjell
| 2 years
| | SLOVENIA |
| Kranjska Gora
| 12 months
| | SPAIN |
| Formigal
| 4 months
| | SWEDEN |
| | Arebjornen | 2 years | | Are Village* | 1 month | USA
|
| Beaver Creek
| 2 months
| Vail
| 2 months
| Aspen/Snowmass
| 8 weeks
| Winter Park
| 2 months
| Breckenridge
| 8 weeks
| Steamboat
| 6 months
|
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Important Information
Many resorts operate their own skiing and non-skiing kindergartens and some have crèche facilities for the under 2’s. By providing information about these services on our website and in our brochures does not mean that Neilson recommends the facility.
These facilities have not been checked by Neilson so we recommend all parents ensure they are happy with all aspects of the creche or children's club before leaving their children in the care of others.
Any prices and durations quoted are for guidance only.
All kindergartens reserve the right to refuse to accept or retain any child whose behaviour is considered as unacceptable or disruptive, or any child who will not settle and is clearly unhappy.
In some cases both ski and non-ski kindergartens will only operate subject to there being a minimum number of children attending.
French childcare providers usually require sight of an up to date innoculation book and a ‘certificate of health’ from your doctor.