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Preschools in Whatcom County | Schools | Schools, Camps & Classes

Looking for a preschool near you here in Whatcom County? Look no further! The Preschool Directory is listed by city to make it easy to find the best, free, affordable, public, Montessori, half day or Pre-K preschool in Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, & Blaine. 

KIDS CENTRAL PRESCHOOL

925 North Forest St
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-734-7180

Programs Offered: 

• Blended class for 3 to 5 year olds (must be potty trained)
• Choose your schedule 2, 3, or 4 days
• 9am to Noon, Monday – Thursday
• Small class size = amazingly low  student teacher ratio
• Play based learning
• Nurturing Christian focus
• Spacious learning environment (with lots of natural light)
• Affordable Pricing

  Testimonial: “My daughter has grown so much in the nurturing environment at Kids’ Central Preschool. She is excited every day to go to school and can’t wait to tell me what she learned when she comes home. The teaching team is amazing—they are flexible, adaptable, and incredibly supportive. As a parent, it’s great knowing the small class size means she receives plenty of attention throughout the day, and the flexible schedule let us pick what works for our family. We’ll be sad to leave Kids’ Central, but I am confident she has the foundation she needs to transition smoothly into kindergarten”. (Erin – Local Mom)

The Franklin Academy
Location:
3000 Northwest Ave.
Bellingham WA 98225

Programs Offered:
Monday-Wednesday-Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Monday-Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Monday-Wednesday-Friday | 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Full Day, Extended Year)
Monday-Friday | 7 a.m. – 6 p.m (Full Day, Extended Year)

Testimonial: “The preschool offers a huge variety of activities- art, reading, math, sensory play, outdoor play, Spanish, music, etc. I’ve been pleased with the unscheduled, mini-conferences available before or after school to check-in. The teachers (and whole staff!) are flexible and understanding when it comes to family needs, schedules, and all the unusual requests that come with having a four-year-old! I couldn’t be happier with our experience! “ ~ Treasure, Local Mom

FIRS & FIDDLEHEADS FOREST SCHOOL

4605 Cable Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

(360)733-6840

ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRESCHOOL

2116 Cornwall Ave
Bellingham, WA  98225
360-733-6133

Program Offered:
Preschool – 2-day program
Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 – 11:30 AM

Preschool – 2-day program – Full Day
Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 – 3:00 PM

Pre-Kindergarten – 3-day program
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 – 11:30 AM

Pre-Kindergarten – 3-day program – Full Day
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 – 3:00 PM

Pre-Kindergarten – 5-day program – Full Day
Monday through Friday 8:00 – 3:00 PM

Testimonial: “We continually choose Assumption because our boys thrive here. The teachers and staff are a branch of our family in that they’re helping us guide our kids to be kind, respectful, faith-filled people of character while offering them an exceptional education. We believe the decision to have them grow up at ACS is the best one we’ll ever make for them”. – ACS parents Kyle & Dayna

OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL HEAD START

(360) 734-8396

Location:  Throughout Whatcom County

Program Offered: Head Start has full-day options from around 8:30am to 3:30 pm and part-day options from 8:30-12:30 and 12:30-4pm depending on your site and family preference. Transportation is available at limited sites.

Testimonial: “Head Start has been stability for us. They have so much fun, every day the kids come back with some exciting story from school and they just love their teachers!” –West County Head Start Parent

“A safe place to run free, while also keeping our children engaged and interested in a school environment. Learning is always fun with these teachers!” –Mt Baker Head Start Parent

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Washington State Programs & Special Needs

Great Indianapolis Preschools – Indy’s Child

MSD of Lawrence Township

The Early Learning Centers provide strong foundations for every child’s intellectual, socio-emotional, and physical development. Through innovation and dedication, we educate all students through graduation, and our ELCs strive to be the on ramp bringing the youngest learners to Lawrence Township.

Phone: (317) 423­-8363
Address: 6501 Sunnyside Road, Indianapolis, IN 46236

Kids 360° Learning Academy

Kids 360° Early Learning Academy is a first-of-its-kind preschool. With movement at its core, our preschool offers an expansive, state-of-the-art learning environment designed to facilitate optimal learning for the whole child.

Phone: (317) 888-4805
Address: 360 East 186th Street, Westfield, IN 46074

International Montessori School, Inc.

A unique, safe and warm place for children ages 3-9 years providing quality Montessori Education (preschool, kindergarten and lower elementary), including exposure to diverse cultures, languages, art, music and more. Extra precautions taken due to COVID-19 for safety of children and staff.

Phone: (317) 575-8733
Address: 2150 W. 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260

The Orchard School

At the heart of our nationally recognized preschool program is an emergent curriculum where two lead teachers per classroom collaborate with children around their ideas, questions, and topics of interest. The preschool program relies heavily on nature as the third teacher. Students spend multiple hours a day learning and playing outside across our 43-acre wooded campus. 5-Day Full Day and 3-Day Full-Day available.

Phone: (317) 251-9253
Address: 615 West 64th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260

St. Richard’s Episcopal School

A St. Richard’s Episcopal School education provides a transformational experience through our engaging and challenging curriculum while developing global citizens who love learning, embrace diversity and live Episcopal values. Students thrive with small class sizes and personal attention from outstanding faculty as they learn knowledge and values for a lifetime.

Phone: (317) 926-0425
Address: 33 E 33rd St, Indianapolis, IN 46205

Sapling

Sapling is a year round, Reggio-inspired preschool program for 2-6 year olds. We honor childrenbyc providing intentional, nurturing educators. We are open from 7:30-6:00 each day and offer 3 enrollment options: Full time, MWF or T/TH.

Phone: (317) 319-8228
2 Locations: 838 E. 65th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220 & 921 E. 66th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220

Meridian Hills Cooperative Nursery School & Kindergarten

Established in 1960, we are a play-based, nature-focused cooperative preschool and part-time kindergarten. Our grounds feature an outdoor Forest Classroom and half-acre Certified Nature Explore playground. At Meridian Hills Cooperative Nursery School & Kindergarten, teachers and parents work together to create a loving and accepting environment where children can grow and thrive in all aspects of development.

Phone: (317) 721-2322
Address: 7171 N. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240

Sycamore School

Sycamore School, Indiana’s only private, independent school for gifted students in Preschool through Grade 8, exists so that academically gifted children can experience the enriched, accelerated education they need to reach their potential and to lead responsible, constructive, fulfilling lives.

Phone: (317) 202-2500
Address: 1750 West 64th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260

Kindergarten in Phuket and schoolsOlgatravel.com

Questions about moving to Phuket with children have become more frequent, a lot of questions about a kindergarten in Phuket and schools. In this article I will tell you everything I know about kindergartens in Phuket and a little about schools.

– Thai Pass cancelled! From July 1, it has become even easier to enter Thailand!

Kindergarten in Phuket: general information

There are several types of kindergartens in Phuket:0012

From what age, kindergartens on Phuket

• in Thai private gardens usually accept children from 9 months
• 1111. kindergartens usually from 1.5 years old
• Kindergartens at international schools from 2-3 years old
• Russian kindergartens in Phuket from 2-3 years old, except for two, which can be sent from 1. 5 years old

From the age of 5 in Thailand, children go to school, so most kindergartens are up to 5 years old, but Russian kindergartens in Phuket are up to 6-7 years old.

Working hours

Each kindergarten has its own working hours, for example:

• our private Thai kindergarten is open from 7:30 to 18:00

8:00 to 17:00-18:00

Usually Saturday-Sunday are days off, but, for example, our kindergarten is open on Saturdays (except the last Saturday of the month). Holidays are the same – somewhere more than weekends, somewhere less. School gardens are on vacation, just like schoolchildren!

During the coronovirus and quarantine, kindergartens at international schools did not work, our small private kindergarten worked almost all the time, closed only at the very peak of quarantine.

Location

There are a lot of kindergartens in Phuket, completely Thai, about which I don’t know anything, there are in every district. But private gardens, gardens at international schools and Russian gardens are concentrated mainly in the center and south of the island. But do not look for such gardens in Kata, Karon, Patong – they simply are not there.

To find kindergartens in your area, type in Google maps: Kindergarten, Nursery, Pre-School. Each kindergarten has a page on instagram and/or facebook.

How to arrange a child in a kindergarten in Phuket

Usually in small kindergartens (private Thai, international) there are always free places and it is not difficult to get there, the problem with places happens in Russian kindergartens (especially during the peak season) and in some kindergartens at international schools.

What documents are needed?

• Copy of the parent’s passport
• Copy of the child’s passport or birth certificate
• Completed questionnaire
• I heard that somewhere they require a certificate from the clinic that the child is healthy – they didn’t ask in our kindergarten. Now they can ask for the result of a covid test, a vaccination certificate from covid parents.

Russian kindergarten in Phuket

Now there are five Russian kindergartens and one semi-kindergarten in Phuket 🙂 The first three are considered international – bilingual kindergartens.

1. Kinderville Kindergarten. In Rawai/Niharn area. For children 2-7 years old. There is a swimming pool. Classes are in Russian, there are English lessons. Works from 8:00 to 18:00. The cost is about 33,000 baht per month, with an annual contract of 24,500 baht per month, an initial payment of 5,000 baht. Often there are no places during the peak season!

2. Kindergarten Tale . In the Rawai area, but closer to the Chalong ring. For children 2-7 years old. There is a swimming pool. Classes in Russian and English. Works from 8:30 to 17:00. The cost is about 20,000 baht per month, book your seats in advance!

3. Kindergarten Smile. Located in Chalong in the side street towards the Big Buddha. For children 2-6 years old. Classes in Russian, English, Chinese. Opening hours from 9:00 to 17:00. The cost is 17,000 baht per month.

4. Kindergarten Mama Mia. Chalong. Works from 9:00 to 17:00. For children from 1.5 to 5 years. A very cozy home kindergarten, ideal for the little ones, my Yaroslav went to this kindergarten during the coronovirus and the closure of our main garden. You can go half a day or a full day. The cost is 16,000 baht per month.

5. Kindergarten at the Lemonade kids club. It cannot be called a full-fledged kindergarten, rather day care. The only place with Russian-speaking teachers in the north of the island in Bang Tao. It is located at the Lemonade club, which I wrote about in an article about children’s playrooms in Phuket. For children 3-6 years old, open from 10:00 to 16:00 cost 1200 baht per day!

6. New Kindergarten “Mango”. In the Bang Tao area near the Blue Tree. For children 2-6 years old, opening hours from 9:00 to 17:00. Cost from 30,000 baht per month.

7. New garden Jumandji. Russian-English. Yanui District (Rawai), children from 1.5 to 7 years old. Opening hours 8:30 – 18:00. Cost from 40,000 baht per month or from 33,000 baht if paid annually.

Kindergartens at international schools

Every international school has kindergartens. They take children from 2-3 years. In the main large schools:

• payment by semesters (not by months!)
• there is a down payment that is not refundable
• returnable deposit

But now, during the pandemic, many schools are making concessions, especially not as popular as HeadStart or British, and take children for a short period, allow you to pay by months and do not require you to pay a deposit.

Main international schools with kindergartens attached to them.

• UWC Thailand International School – 529,000 baht, located in the very north of the island closer to the airport
• British International School – 422,000 baht, center of the island
• Kajonkiet International School – 245,000 baht, center of the island, Kathu
• HeadStart International School – 300,000 baht, center of the island, Kathu , Chalong
• Berda Claude International School (BCIS) – 218,000 baht, Chalong
• Buds International School Phuket – 12,800 baht per month. Chalong
• International School of Phuket (ISP) – 107 900 baht per year, you can pay by month – 11,980 baht per month, Rawai near the Chalong ring
• Lighthouse International School Phuket – 151,600 baht per year, you can pay by month, Rawai.

Other kindergartens

There are many other kindergartens in Phuket, I will list the ones that are well known: Jay ALCC – Kathu Phuket Town

Star1 – Kamala

In these kindergartens, the average cost per month is 7,000 baht – 15,000 baht

Kindergartens in Bang Tao

By popular demand, kindergartens in Phuket, Bang Tao district

Baan Kajonkiet nursery pasak is a well-known Thai school network nursery. English Program – 70% in English, 30% in Thai. For children 2-6 years old. Opening hours from 7:30 to 17:30. The cost is 122,000 baht per year. Important: the kindergarten works according to the Thai school calendar, there are holidays, like in schools! Located near Bang Tao Lagoon.

Blossom House International Kindergarten is a new small private international kindergarten near Laguna. For children from 1.5 children. Opening hours from 8:00 to 18:00. You can go for half a day or all day. The cost from 8:00 to 12:00 – 8,000 baht per month, from 8:00 to 18:00 – 15,000 baht per month.

Lemonade – I already wrote about him above in the article. Something like a kindergarten at the Lemonade club. For children 3-6 years old. 1200 baht per day from 10:00 to 16:00. Russian language. Located opposite Porto de Phuket.

The Waldorf Phuket – Waldorf school kindergarten. Located next to the cafe and the Phuket Nature Elephant Reserve with elephants, that’s why I call this place “School with Elephants”. An amateur program (I do not support this and do not understand it). Kindergarten for children aged 3-6, working hours from 8:30 to 16:00, there are holidays. The cost is 180,000 baht per year plus an entry fee of 30,000 baht and a refundable deposit of 30,000 baht.

Indigo Kids International Nursery For children from two years old. Opening hours 8:30 to 17:00. You can go for half a day and for days. Cost from 8:30 to 13:00 – 8,000 baht, from 8:30 to 17:00 – 15,000 baht.

Mango Tango Kindergarten is a Russian-language Montessori kindergarten. I already wrote about it above, this is a new kindergarten. Opening hours 8:00 – 17:00. The cost is 30,000 baht per month.

Schools in Phuket

School in Thailand starts at the age of 5. I have listed all the main international schools in Phuket above. There are also Thai private schools with different programs. But I don’t know much about schools. I will write about them later.

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Fatal prank: the Ministry of Emergency Situations told what safety rules should be taught to children in the first place

Darya Ilyina, senior inspector of the department for supervision and preventive work in the city of Tver, gave advice on how to teach children simple safety rules during a fire.

The main causes of fires involving children, as a rule, are childish pranks, as well as the lack of proper parental control. This year, three children died in fires in the Tver region. Children of what age are more likely to suffer from careless handling of fire? How to prevent a tragedy for parents on their own, and what preventive measures are taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations? Daria Ilyina, Senior Inspector of the Department of Supervisory Activities and Preventive Work in the City of Tver, announced this on the air of the program “In the Center of Attention” on Pilot Radio, the full version of which can be listened to in the “Podcasts” section on the radio station’s website.

The reason for childish pranks in the case of young children, from three to five years old, is insufficient control and attention from parents. In the case of adolescence, this is already a manifestation of a certain independence, excessive responsibility, which is supported only by criminal liability, which comes from the age of 16. To minimize the number of accidents with children, the Ministry of Emergency Situations regularly takes preventive measures.

— We come to kindergartens, preschool educational institutions, schools, colleges. Also in separate circles and classes. We also visit large families. With younger children, it is easier to conduct classes in a contact form, a game, also showing bright pictures, images, videos. At the moment, a lot of videos are represented by cartoons. Children are interested. They get emotional. Often they say some things that adults do not know, – says Daria Ilyina.

The main cause of death of children in a fire lies in their inability to act in critical situations. In order to teach a child this, it is necessary to develop a specific algorithm of actions for him.

– If a fire broke out in a room, then the first rule in this case is to move away from a source of open fire or smoke. Flames and smoke are the main factors in the injury and death of children in a fire. There is a so-called security corridor. At a level from half a meter to the floor level, where the maximum smoke-free zone. It is necessary to move on your haunches. You need to move along the walls to a safe area, to the exit from the room. Also, the child must understand that the means of breathing and vision must be closed. You need to move by touch, covering your nose and mouth with some kind of rag. It can be a thing from the room, it can be clothes. Better if the fabric is wet. It can be dry, the main thing is to cover it tightly so as not to get carbon monoxide poisoning and directly toxic smoke, – explains the senior inspector of the department of supervisory activities and preventive work.

There are a number of rules to remind your children. For example, that the main cause of fires is short circuits. They are associated with any household appliances that we use every day at home, including children. It is strictly forbidden to touch a burning, smoking electrical appliance.

– I do not consider it necessary to assume any extinguishing or elimination of fire by children. Accordingly, the main rule for them is to explain that you need to run away from the cause of the fire. The main thing is to hide from her. It is very important to explain to the child that it does not matter what caused the fire. If he is left at home alone, or an adult is in another room, then the child should not hide, be silent. He must speak, identify himself. It can scream loudly, it can knock on something. If the situation has moved to the level that there is no one left in the room, and the fire department comes to the rescue, only by the noise, by the voice of the child, they will be able to find him. So it will be easier to find him, – Daria Ilyina indicated.

If the child has the opportunity to leave the apartment or private house, they must immediately leave the premises. If suddenly a fire started from the area where the only way out is a window or a loggia, it is necessary to close all the doors that bring the child closer to the fire so that temperature, smoke, and the flame itself do not penetrate there. Next, you need to close the door on the balcony behind you, shout for help.

Another potential hazard is pyrotechnics. The number of points of sale increases with the approach of the New Year holidays.

— In advance, fire inspectors begin raids on the sale of pyrotechnics. These can be autonomously located in separate areas, even those located in any territories of pavilions and shops. Distances, primary fire extinguishing means, availability of all certificates for the products sold look natural. Also, only dummy boxes should be in the field of view of a person. All goods must be kept out of the reach of children and parents, says the guest of the program.

In the Tver region, the installation of autonomous smoke fire detectors in houses inhabited by large families and families in difficult life situations continues. Work in this direction has been activated in the region since 2019 on behalf of Governor Igor Ruden. Statistics are being kept on how many people were saved thanks to timely triggered devices.

– In this year, 2022, 7 cases of operation of autonomous smoke fire detectors were registered. In total, they helped save the lives of 36 people, of which 22 are children, – the senior inspector of the department for supervisory activities and preventive work cites statistics.

If, nevertheless, an accident occurs and the apartment catches fire, the parents are not at home and the neighbors are also at work, then the child, as soon as he ran out into the street, must remember a number of rules.