Work-life balance, equal opportunities and integration.
Since 1901.

familea (formerly Basler Frauenverein) is a socially responsible association with a tradition of over 120 years in the Basel area. The range of services includes over 40 daycare centers with around 1700 care places, a children's home with three decentralized residential groups, a transit home for clarification and crisis intervention, a women's counseling center and the Center for Foster Children Northwestern Switzerland. Reconciliation of family and career, equal opportunities and integration form our guiding principles for the design of support.

Become a foster mom!

Some children suddenly find themselves without a familiar home. What do they need now? A strong woman with a heart, patience and life experience.
With your life experience, you can provide a foster child with a stable and loving environment for a period of time.

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Day care centers

With over 40 daycare centers with around 1700 childcare places in the Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Aargau regions, we offer a high-quality childcare service where your child feels comfortable, builds lasting relationships and is encouraged in his or her interests and strengths.

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Children and youth homes

In the children's home Lindenberg and the decentralized residential groups, familea offers children and adolescents protection, security and support with socio-pedagogical care. In the transit home Im Vogelsang, we offer immediate and round-the-clock support to children in difficult acute situations through crisis intervention and clarification. 

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Foster families

Thanks to the more than 200 foster families from its own placement pool, familea's Center for Foster Children (ZPK) offers children and adolescents protection, security and a perspective through reliable family relationships when care in the family of origin is not possible for various reasons.

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Women's Counseling

The familea Frauenberatung offers social and legal counseling for women in difficult life situations. The counselors pursue a holistic counseling concept, which is aimed at women residing in the canton of Basel-Stadt and support women seeking advice in developing new perspectives.

News

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Opening party at the new familea daycare center in Ettingen

On Saturday, August 16, 2025, the Ettingen daycare center officially opened its new premises at Hauptstrasse 23 - in the former BLKB building. Numerous guests from the neighborhood and the region accepted the invitation and celebrated this special moment together with us.
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75 years of familea Kita Kleinhüningen - We are celebrating our anniversary!

On Saturday, September 13, 2025 we celebrate 75 years of Kita Kleinhüningen - from 11.00 to 16.00 at Kleinhüningerstrasse 150, Basel. Come and join us!
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Visit to familea by Councillor Mustafa Atici

Councillor Mustafa Atici visited one of our familea daycare centers and discussed early childhood education, integration and vocational training with our specialists. The personal visit underlined the importance of strong networks - and was an appreciative signal for the daily work in our daycare centers.
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