APPLE TREE

Jl. Muara Karang Blok i1 Selatan Tel: 6617674 or 6612205 Web: www.appletreeps.com Email: enquires@appletreeps.com Hours: 8.00 AM to 12.30 PM Monday-Friday Note from parent: My son goes to Apple Tree Pre-School at Purnawarman. This location is near Galuh. Everything is taught in English but Chinese Mandarin is part of their curriculum. He started at Nursery level at the school and is currently in K1. The school is new, clean, and the teachers are excellent! We highly recommend the school. *****

BAMBINO PRESCHOOL
* Jl. Brawijaya Raya no. 4 Tel: 7203356 * Jl. Jaya Mandala Raya No. 88, Patra Kuningan Tel: 83783783 Web: www.bambinopreschool.com Email: bambino@bambinopreschool.com Hours: 8.00 AM to 1.00 PM Monday-Friday Admissions: Children aged 1.5 - 6 years Fees: Registration: Rp 8,500,0000 Tuition Fee: it depends on the childs class (call for details) Facilities: Outdoor play areas (2) Computer class Gym Library Bus service only at Brawijaya Campus Programs: Regular School Toddler Classes (1.5-3 years) at 8.30- 11.15 Pre-Kindergarten (3-4 years) at 8.30- 12.00 Kindergarten 1 (4 -5 years) at 8.30- 12.30 Kindergarten 2 (5-6 years) at 8.30- 1.00 Afternoon School: Bambino also provides various activities during the afternoon. Classes such as Computer, Beginning Reading, Tae Kwon Do, Ballet, Drawing, Kids Science, Kids Cooking and Computer lessons are offered.
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BAMBINO PRESCHOOL (contd) Note from parent: My son is 3 and attending Bambino preschool near the Hotel Dharmawangsa and not far from the American Club or Taman Puri Oasis. I live in TPO and walk him there every morning. I love it! They are very engaged- sing songs in the morning with the parents and children when you drop them off and the kids love it and so do I. Great playground and play time every day. *****

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BINTANG MONTESSORI
Jl. Benda #4, South Jakarta Tel: 7892676 Fax: 7806079 Web: www.bintang-montessori.com Email: info@bintang-montessori.com Note from parent: So far so good. Their website says extended day (8 am -12:30 am instead of 11:30 am) is only for kids 5 years and older, but they seem flexible about this rule. Our 4 year old does an extended day. It is also the only pre-school I have found in the south that does some instruction in Bahasa as opposed to exclusively in English or English with Mandarin option or international schools that offer French, Dutch, etc. Instruction is in English from M-Th, and Bahasa on F. (Again, though, they seem flexible about this, and parents can have their kids 'opt-out' of the Bahasa Friday. However, it was one of the reasons we chose this particular pre-school). So far, I have not encountered any other US embassy families at this school. There are a few expats, but most of the children in the school are Indonesian and native Bahasa Indonesia speakers. *****

CERIA MONTESSORI
Jl. Simpruk Golf III Kavling 74 South Jakarta Tel: 7221369 Email: ceriamontessori@yahoo.com Admissions: Ceria Montessori School (CMS) accepts students from 16 months to 6 years old if space permits. Most students start school when they are about 2 years old. For children above 4, familiarity with the Montessori system is preferred. Fluency in English is not required to begin with as the children will absorb it through the immersion program. Fees: It depends on the childs class (call for details) Facilities: Large playground with outdoor play equipment (sandpit, bicycles, swing, playhouse, etc), library, computer room, TV/Video room, parents waiting area, shop selling books and educational toys, equipment room Teachers Lead teachers are expats holding Montessori diplomas, assisted by local teachers who have been in-house-trained and have been teaching at CMS for many years. The school helps children to help themselves. Therefore, there are no aides available in class except for cleaning up and 1 assistant to help potty train the children below 3 and assist as needed. *****

CROQUE LA VIE
Jl. H Junaedi No. 9, Cipete Dalam (opposite the French school) Tel: 7507662 Fax: 769 0294 Web: www.ufeindo.com Email: ufeindo@rad.net.id Note from Family Guide to Jakarta: You have to be a member of the association UFE to be able to use this nursery. It is a French speaking nursery for children from 1-3 years old, offering programmes for 2, 3 or 5 days a week. Follows the LIF programme (French calendar). *****

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DISCOVERY CENTER
* Jl. Solo 9, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat Tel: 3145443 * Jl. Haji Abdul Majid Dalam 28 Cipete, South Jakarta Tel: 7657040 www.discoverycenter.co.id Email: abcshang@rad.net.id Admissions: For parent and toddler classes, children should be 10 months old to 2.5 years. For admission to the preschool, children should be between the age of 20 months and 6 years. Summer camp children are ages 20 months through 7 years. Toilet training not required for admission Fees: Fees vary according to the program. Preschool fees are based on a 12 week school term. There is US$200 registration fee for new children. Fees vary from US$ 721 to US$1128 for the 12 week term. There is a discount for early payment. For children less than 4 who attend 3 times per week the fees are US$721 for an 11:30 dismissal or US$795 for 1:00 dismissal. After school activities vary from Rp. 60,000 to 70,000 per hours paid monthly. Facilities: Outside: bicycle/car riding area, swings, climbing equipment, sand table, water table, playhouse, doll house, animal feeding area Inside: fully stocked learning centers: puzzles and manipulatives, cars and trucks, play kitchen, sensorial, computer early writing and stencils, premath, language, a little gym with climbing, mats, and a ball castle. Bus service is not provided Teachers: All the teachers are English-speaking Indonesian nationals. They have 6-year masters degrees or 4 year English degrees (post high school) or many years experience (or both).
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DISCOVERY CENTER (contd) Note from parent: Our 2 year old attends Discovery Center in Menteng. We were sold by the studentteacher ratio: at times it is 2-1 and occasionally 1-1. It's also very play-based and security conscious, which I like for little kids. Note from parent: I would recommend the Discovery Center in Cipete. My daughter is in her second year there, and my son has just started. They take kids as young as 2 up to 5. They only focus on early childhood education, unlike some schools that just add on a preschool class. Beth Shang is the director and has instituted a Montessori -ish approach, taking the best of that method, but combining it with other methods that allow a little more freedom to the children. The children still work in stations and have a variety of teachers. They do some innovative things like yoga and cooking classes as well as numbers, letters, physical education and music. Their after school classes are great and include Indonesian culture like dance, angklung, and batik classes as well as computers, science, painting, and writing skills. My kids adore it, its close to Kemang, and the teachers are great. They also have 2 other campuses that have the same structure. They take children with special needs and mainstream them with the regular classes. *****

ETON HOUSE INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL

Jl. Raya Kebayoran Lama No 121, Jakarta Selatan 12210 Tel: 5322302/03 Fax: 5484236 Web: www.etonhouse.co.id Email: enquiry@etonhouse.co.id Note from Family Guide to Jakarta: Originated in Singapore, Eton House applies inquiry-based curriculum. They welcome children from the age of six months to six years. They offer an excellent teacher to student ratio. Located in the adjacent of south and west of Jakarta, the centre occupies a spacious estate providing a variety of indoor and outdoor learning experiences. English is the language of instruction and Mandarin is offered as a second language taught by native speakers. *****

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JAYAKARTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Internationally Accredited Montessori School Jl. Kemang Selatan 1 Block L-1 South Jakarta 12730 (next to Hero Kemang) Tel: 7194907/8 Fax: 7193110 Web: www.jktmontessori.com Email: admin@jktmontessori.com Contact person: Ian Kalff Fees: Registration fee: US$250 Stage 1 Toddler, 2-3 years Supplementary fee: US$ 1,451 Tuition fee: US$ 6,608 Green, 3-4 years Supplementary fee: US$ 1,451 Tuition fee: US$ 8,984 Red, 4-5 years Supplementary fee: US$ 1,451 Tuition fee: US$ 10,470 Stage 2 Prep 1/Kindergarten, 5-6 years Supplementary fee: US$ 2,326 Tuition fee: US$ 13,894 Grade 1-6, 6-11 years Supplementary fee: US$ 2,326 Tuition fee: US$ 12,000 Note: The supplementary fee is payable once for the duration of preschool, and is payable yearly from Prep-1 and above. The tuition fee is payable yearly, every year, however there is an option to pay by semester. Facilities: Air conditioned classrooms Expatriate teachers Low classroom/teacher ratios Computer classroom Library Playground Indoor sport/games areaOnce a week, the elementary school students go to another facility in order to do outdoor sport activities such as swimming, Scouting, soccer, Badminton, etc. *****

KIDEA
Apartment Executive Menteng Jl. Pegangsaan Barat Kav 6-12, Menteng Central Jakarta Tel: 3926088 Web: www.kidea.sch.id Email: menteng@kidea.sch.id Kidea Pre-school and Kindergarten believes that Early Childhood Education is a commitment to develop a strong foundation of education that is suitable for the physical, emotional, social, spiritual and cognitive characteristics that would maximize the growth and development of a child as a preparation for a higher level of education. They use a Montessori-inspired curriculum. Note from parents: My daughter is currently enrolled at Kidea in Executive Menteng Apartments and she loves it. We have been very pleased with this preschool. I am happy to mention that our son attends KIDEA Preschool and Kindergarten. He joined in Feb 2010 at 22 months. He loves it. The teachers and caretakers are great, well trained, patient and truly have early childhood education/ training. He loves his little school and teachers and is eager to attend every other day. We are happy with the school and the program and will keep him there until we are ready to depart Post. It is a small Preschool that provides excellent early childhood education by applying the Montessori approach. They enroll kids from walking to 6 years old. The younger kids (3 and below) enjoy a playschool set up with simplified instruction in arts and crafts, music and play. They have options to attend two days a week or three days a week for two hours. Kids from 4 - 6 have more of a preschool kind of program and attend every day for 2 - 3 hours. Classes have 4 - 8 kids with 2 or 3 teacher/ assistants. *****

LYCEE INTERNATIONAL FRANCAIS LOUIS-CHARLES DAMAIS

Jl. Cipete Dalam 32, South Jakarta Tel: 7503062 Fax: 7503624 Web: www.lifdejakarta.org Note from parent: Weve been happy with it, but (as expected in a French school) the only options are French or bilingual FrenchEnglish. They do 3/4s, pre-K and Kindergarten. It hasnt been all easy, but we have been pleased with the assistance weve gotten from the teachers and the administration when weve had concerns. *****

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NETHERLAND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Jl. NIS No. 1, Kenang Terusan Ampera Raya, Cilandak South Jakarta Tel: 7823930 Fax: 7823929 Email: info@nis.or.id Website: www.nis.or.id Principal: Mr. Sander Fisser Age group: Pre-school (18 month5 years) Junior (6 years12 years) Average number of pupils per class: Pre school (10-15 students) Junior (15-22 students) School terms/semesters: 1st term (Aug 6th - Oct 19th) 2nd term (Oct 29th - Dec 14) 3rd term (Jan 7th - Mar 22nd) 4th term (Apr 8 - Jun 21) School fee range: Rp 45,000,000 = Euro 11,475 Entry requirement: International Stream - English assessment and previous report cards. Dutch Stream - One parent must be Dutch and previous report cards. Curriculum Basis: * International stream: Cambridge International Primary Curriculum and Assessment * Dutch Stream: Kerndoelen MinOCW Both Streams: International Primary Curriculum (IPC) Note from parents: Our daughter Kaleigh is enrolled in the Nursery program at the Netherlands International School (NIS). It has an English track and a Dutch track, and is a beautiful little school. The little kids have a nice big play area and their classroom is full of creative play centers. Each week they have a different theme.
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NETHERLAND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (contd) The past few weeks have been water themes: ocean animals, sailboats, submarines, etc. Every Friday they have swimming lessons in the shallow pool, and theres also a deeper pool for the older kids. Here is their website: http:// www.nis.or.id/. Im sure they would be happy to give you a tour if youre interested. The school is too far south for most of the apartment dwellers, but its in range for anyone at the American Club or Kemang Club Villas and other southern housing. If RSO does any security reviews of schools, NIS could use the help. Theyve grown a lot in the last couple years and I think they are struggling with access control and some other security issues. *****

TEDDY BEAR PRESCHOOL

Jl. Metro Pondok Indah 61 South Jakarta Tel: 7690385, 7690683 Fax: 7661329 Email: teddybearschool@yahoo.com Website: *there are 3 more campuses in Jakarta Hours: 8.30 AM to 12.30 noon Monday-Friday Admissions: 1.56 years There is no specific criteria for admission to Teddy Bear Preschool. Age is a good indicator but not the only factor considered . Fees: Please call the school for details. Teaching Staff: Teddy Bear maintains a 1:4 staff to student ratio. For this reason each staff will always be there to encourage, to answer questions, offer a challenge, a comforting hug or a lap on which to cuddle. Teacher philosophies: Teachers work as a team, partnering with parents and recognize the necessity of positive communications. Teacher are sensitive to their social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs and always encourage not just learning, but also the love of learning . After school activity (1.00-1.45 PM): Ballet Drawing English Tae-Kwando *****

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TUTOR TIME INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN

* Jl. Kemang Utara Raya No. 56 South Jakarta Tel: 71793139, 7182087 Fax: 7192030 * Jl. Arteri Pondok Indah No. 1 (behind QB plaza), South Jakarta Tel: 72798185, 72798223 Email: kemang@ttimehk.com Web: www.tutortime.co.id Admissions: Children ages: * 1-5 years (Kemang) * 1-6 years (Pondok Indah) Fees: Depends on the childs class (call for details) Facilities: Tutor Town Village Safe N sound Security Camera Computers More than 10 learning centers Teachers Tutor Time teachers are chosen for their warmth, education and experience. Integrated Early Childhood training following USA CDAs (Child Development Associate) standard is provided continuously by Tutor Time corporate office to all Tutor Time teachers. Routine evaluations are conducted by corporate education specialists from both Indonesian and the USA. *****

HIGH SCOPE MEDAN

Jl. R. A. Kartini 29-31 Medan, North Sumatra Tel: (061) 4553265 www.highscope.or.id Opening Hours: 7.30 AM to 4.00 PM Monday-Friday The admission and administration office is open Monday - Friday, 8.00 AM 5.00 PM and Saturday 8.00 AM -12.00 noon Program: It offers three childhood programs: Toddler Preschool Pre-Kindergarten *****

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