Family Life in a New Country: Schools, Childcare & Health
Help your family settle: choose childcare and schools, register with a doctor, understand family benefits and support your children through the change.
Your Readiness Proof
A family settling-in plan: childcare or school shortlist with deadlines, health registration steps, a list of family benefits to check and a support plan for your children.
What this course is — and is not
This course is educational. Rules on childcare, schools, healthcare and family benefits differ by country and region; for individual decisions, contact the competent authority.
Who this is for
- Parents moving to a new European country
- Families who arrived recently
- Grandparents and relatives helping a family settle
Better to start elsewhere
- People who need individual legal advice on residence or family benefits — contact the competent authority
What you will be able to do
- Understand how childcare and school systems work
- Find and apply for places in time
- Register your family for healthcare
- Know which family benefits to ask about
- Support children with language and belonging
Modules and lessons
1Childcare and schools
3 lessons
- How systems differ
- Choosing and applying
- Language support at school
2Health
3 lessons
- Registering with a doctor
- Vaccinations and check-ups
- Emergencies
3Money and benefits
3 lessons
- Family benefits to check
- Childcare costs
- Budgeting
4Belonging
3 lessons
- Helping children adapt
- Keeping your home language
- Making friends
5Your family plan
3 lessons
- Deadlines
- Contacts
- First 90 days
Course author and support
Prepared with family counsellors and teachers who support newcomer families.
Self-paced, with automated checks and a final assessment. A coordinator answers questions by message within three business days.
Your result tracker
Every week your tracker shows what is done, what is next and what your mentor said. Your coordinator checks in if a checkpoint slips.
- Week 1 · CheckpointChildcare and schools
- Week 2 · CheckpointHealth
- Week 2 · CheckpointMoney and benefits
- Week 3 · CheckpointBelonging
- Week 4 · CheckpointYour family plan
- Week 4Readiness Proof submitted and reviewed
- After the course+30 days: post-course follow-up
After the course
6 months of access to all materials and updates after you finish, a 30-day check-in from your coordinator and access to the alumni community.
Format and time
Video lessons, readings, exercises, quizzes and a final assessment, at your own pace. 2 hours a week.
Requirements
A laptop or desktop computer, a stable internet connection and about 2 hours a week.
Certificate
Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment.
This is a MAKE ME FIT certificate with a public verification link. It is not a state qualification or a professional licence.