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Top 5 Most Fun Pre-schools In Singapore

This article was originally on GET.com at: Top 5 Most Fun Pre-schools In Singapore

The little ones these days (and their parents) have a ton of options when it comes to pre-schools. Though pre-school education isn’t nationalised in Singapore unlike primary and secondary school education, many parents are willing to splash out big money to send their little ones to the "best" pre-schools out there.

With so many pre-schools out there in Singapore, we at GET.com have rounded up the top 5 most fun pre-schools in Singapore for those who’re curious, for those who are keen to let their little ones learn and develop holistically without putting limits on important elements of fun.

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Top 5 Most Fun Pre-schools In Singapore

1. Little Village

Image source: Little Village

Housed across 4 pre-war bungalows amidst expansive outdoor spaces that support active, collaborative and discovery learning sits Little Village, a pre-school where children’s ideas and innate sense of wonder are valued and encouraged.

Does harvesting fruits from fruit trees and turning it into jam sound fun to you? Well, it sure does for the little ones at the Little Village. Here, strong emphasis is placed on inquiry, outdoor education where the little ones get to really connect with nature and all it entails, plant and harvest vegetables and fruits, engage in outdoor activities alongside unstructured and free play that help boost their creativity, problem-solving skills, self-awareness, agility, balance, coordination so on and so forth.

Monthly fees: From $800-$1600+

Address: 41 Grange Road, Singapore 239704

2. Dreamkids

Image source: Dreamkids Kindergarten

How old were you when you first laid hands on a mobile phone? I got my first no-colour Nokia mobile phone when I was 10. I digress but the use of technology is encouraged here at Dreamkids.

Afterall, the world is changing and everybody is connected to the Internet with the prevalence of smartphones and digital tablets. It’s only fair that kids use technology purposefully, isn’t it? Mindless playing of mobile phone games doesn’t count, of course! In case you parents start protesting, the use of mobile phones and other digital devices are limited to half an hour weekly.

Dreamkids is an unorthodox pre-school that doesn’t pry the little ones away from digital devices. In fact, the kids here get to scan QR codes printed on cards for activities in addition to participating actively in the Angry Birds Playground learning concept - a unique conceptualization built on effective and highly reputable Finnish educational expertise.

Daily 3-hour Playgroup Programme (for children aged 18mo to 30mo): $650 a month

Daily 4-hour Nursery to Kindergarten Programme (for children aged 3 to 6 years old): $900 a month

Full Day Programme: $1500 a month (inclusive of 21st century skills enrichment programmes such as speech and drama, STEM, reading and writing programme, in the afternoon)

Address: 46 East Coast Road, #01-03, East Gate, Singapore 428766

3. Play@TP

Image source: Temasek Polytechnic

Play@TP is a laboratory pre-school nestled in Temasek Polytechnic, largely funded by the Ministry of Education. It boasts an inquiry-based approach to teaching that plays up the role of critical thinking in children’s acquisition of knowledge, skills and inculcates notions of lifelong learning in the little ones who attend its pre-school.

To take things up a notch, part of their curriculum involves the use of robotic toys, coding and circuitry. Can these little ones perform, you wonder? Well, they sure can when they challenge themselves to solve problems with tenacity, critical thinking and resourcefulness! These are some of the crucial life skills which educators at Play@TP strive to nurture in inquisitive pre-schoolers.

Expect your little ones to broaden their perspectives and experiences through an enriching curriculum that may very well involve close collaboration with the various schools and departments within Temasek Polytechnic. Keep in mind though, that classes run on weekdays from 8 am to 12 noon for 10 weeks in a term; there are 4 terms in a year here.

Fees per term (10 weeks per term, billed 4 times a year): $690 for Singaporeans; $828 for PRs; $1380 for foreigners

Address: 21 Tampines Avenue 1, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore 529757 (Play@TP is located at East Wing, Block 1A, Level One, Room 87)

4. The Little Skool-House International

Image source: The Little Skool-House International

If you don’t want your little ones to grow up without fully learning and appreciating their mother tongue, The Little Skool-House International is a good place to let your kids start young, literally, since it provides quality, premium pre-school bilingual education filled with a multitude of fun activities from interactive environments, excursions to applications in real life to reinforce what they’ve learnt in class.

Through the curriculum here, The Little Skool-House strives to mould children with the various attributes and descriptors of their unique learner profile across categories like inquirers; risk takers; independent thinkers; effective communicators; and creative innovators. After all, learning has to be fun for the children in order to engage the little ones better. And it sure helps to design activities and lessons in ways that best suit the kids, don’t you agree?

Address: Multiple branches islandwide. Click here for more information.

5. EtonHouse at Sentosa

EtonHouse at Sentosa is Singapore's first heritage pre-school. Housed in a 3-storey conservation house with pre-war colonial style architecture, this 32,000-square-feet campus is a dream school setting for parents who live nearby and who can afford the hefty school fees.

Nestled in the tranquil, lush greenery of Sentosa, this pre-school features outdoor spaces (in addition to the numerous indoor play areas) that offer an integrated learning environment for young children from 18 months to 6 years of age. Kids get to enjoy outdoor play every morning: riding bikes around, having water play and sand pit fun. They also get to check out peahens and their chicks which roam around Sentosa and into the campus. What fun!

Because of its location, it's not a huge surprise that EtonHouse Sentosa is the most expensive preschool in Singapore, according to GET.com's research.

Now that you have a better idea, which pre-school would you like to send your little ones to when it’s time for them to leave the safety confines of home?

And for those who are curious about the most expensive pre-schools in Singapore, read this and then let your jaw drop - you’ll be genuinely amazed at how much affluent parents are willing to shell out for their little ones. With these prices, do you think it's really worth it to give your all to get your child into a top school?

What do you think? Share your comments with us below!

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