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International Kindergartens and Nurseries in Bangkok

Every international kindergarten, nursery and preschool in our directory, plus the international schools that run their own nursery, with published early years fees.

Bangkok has two quite different kinds of international early years setting, and it helps to know which one you are looking for. The first is a dedicated kindergarten, nursery or preschool: small, usually close to home, and finished by the time your child is five or six. The second is a full international school with its own nursery or kindergarten, where a place at two or three can carry on to the end of secondary school.

We list 15 of the first kind and 57 of the second. Every school here comes from our international schools directory, which lists schools licensed by OPEC as international schools or accredited by an OPEC-recognised body, and says so on the school’s own page where we have not been able to confirm it. Families in Silom and Sathorn should start with the Central, Sathorn and Rama 3 groups.

International kindergartens, nurseries and preschools

These stop before primary school, so you will be choosing again at five or six. In return they are small and local, and a short daily journey counts for a lot at this age.

ABC Pathways International Kindergarten

British

Sukhumvit

Annabel's Early Years International School

British

Sukhumvit

Associe International Kindergarten Bangkok

American, Japanese, Thai

Sukhumvit

BERNIE British International Prep & Early Years

British

Bang Kapi, Minburi and the east

Hampton International School

British · 18 months to 6 years

Central, Sathorn and Rama 3

KiddyKare International Kindergarten

British

Sukhumvit

Kids Academy International School

British, Chinese, Japanese

Sukhumvit

Kids Kingdom International Kindergarten

International · 18 months to 6 years

Sukhumvit

Regent's International School Bangkok, Langsuan Campus

British · 18 months to 6 years (Pre-Nursery to Year 1)

Central, Sathorn and Rama 3

Storytime Preschool

American · Ages 1 to 6

Sukhumvit

The First Steps International School

British

Sukhumvit

The Purple Elephant 55

Canadian · 18 months to 3 years

Sukhumvit

The Tiny Seeds International Pre-School

British

Sukhumvit

Thonglor Greenfield Nursery

British

Sukhumvit

Tiny Tots International School

British, Indian

Central, Sathorn and Rama 3

International schools with their own nursery or kindergarten

Full schools that take children from nursery or kindergarten age, grouped by where their main campus is. A school is listed here when its published fees include early years classes or its stated age range starts at three or younger.

Published early years fees

The early years rows from each school’s own published schedule. Read them school by school rather than down the column: a half-day pre-nursery, a parent-and-toddler session and a full-day reception class are not the same product, and some include lunch while others do not. Each school’s page has the full schedule and what it leaves out.

SchoolClassFee a year (THB)
Ascot International SchoolEY1331,908
EY2-3384,516
Australian International School BangkokFoundation413,000
Bangkok Christian International SchoolK1-K2267,900
K3273,900
Bangkok Patana SchoolNursery515,000
Foundation Stage 1577,000
Foundation Stage 2640,000
Bangkok PrepPre-Nursery full day384,800
Nursery595,600
Reception629,800
Basis International School BangkokNursery265,000
PreK 1-2653,500
Kindergarten680,000
Berkeley International School BangkokPre-K524,300
Brighton College BangkokPre-Nursery609,200
Nursery689,600
Reception733,800
Charter International SchoolNursery292,500
KG-Reception447,000
Denla British SchoolMini Dragons (Pre-Nursery)548,200
Nursery EY1608,100
Reception EY2694,000
DLTS International SchoolToddlers to EY3430,000
DPREP BangkokNursery N1-N2453,880
Kindergarten K1-K2535,380
Garden International School BangkokPre-Nursery half day142,500
Pre-Nursery full day260,100
Nursery324,900
Reception395,400
Global Indian International SchoolNursery94,500
Kindergarten 1-3157,500
Harrow International School BangkokLion Cubs parent-toddler146,300
Lion Cubs toddler half day270,750
Lion Cubs toddler full day316,350
Pre-Nursery half day571,100
Pre-Nursery full day634,600
Nursery half day663,900
Nursery full day737,600
Reception757,600
Heathfield International SchoolPre-Nursery263,925
Nursery and Reception312,051
International School Bangkok (ISB)Pre-Kindergarten659,000
King's College International School BangkokPre-Nursery636,500
Nursery721,300
Reception781,200
NIVA American International SchoolNursery273,000
K1308,000
K2313,000
K3323,000
RBIS International SchoolToddler264,000
Nursery294,000
Pre-Reception348,000
Reception348,000
Regent's International School BangkokPre-Nursery445,500
Nursery511,200
Reception525,000
Ruamrudee International School (RIS)Pre-K 2-4538,400
Kindergarten544,400
Shrewsbury International School BangkokNursery (City Campus)696,300
EY1719,400
EY2757,800
Singapore International School of BangkokNursery 1-2401,700
Kindergarten 1-2429,600
St Andrews International School BangkokFoundation Stage 2607,200
Foundation Stage 3636,200
Thai-Chinese International SchoolPK2-PK4390,083
Kindergarten390,083
Trinity International SchoolK1-K3154,250
Wellington International School BangkokPre-Nursery639,250
Nursery702,500
Reception760,000
Wells International SchoolNursery259,000
K1284,000
K2291,000
K3304,000
XCL American School of BangkokPre-Kindergarten 1476,130
Pre-Kindergarten 2539,940
Kindergarten539,940

Current fee years as published by each school (2026/27, 2026). Fees change every year, so confirm with the school before you budget.

How to choose an international kindergarten in Bangkok

Start with the journey. At this age a long daily drive costs more than any difference in curriculum, and Bangkok traffic turns a short distance into a long trip at school run times. Check the route at 7.30am on a weekday, not on a Sunday.

Decide whether this is a two-year choice or a fifteen-year one. If you already know which school you want for primary, joining its nursery can save a second application later. If you do not, a local kindergarten buys time.

Compare the same hours. Many early years places are priced by half day or full day, and some of the youngest groups expect a parent to attend. A cheaper headline fee is often a shorter day.

Ask what is included. Lunch, snacks, uniform and transport vary from school to school, and so do one-time registration fees, which our guide to what international school really costs covers.

Visit while classes are running. An open day shows you the building. A normal Tuesday morning shows you the teachers.

Looking for something lighter than a school place? Our playgroups directory lists baby and toddler groups across Bangkok, and our school holidays calendar shows term dates side by side.

Questions parents ask

How much does an international kindergarten cost in Bangkok?

30 of the schools on this page publish their current early years fees, and they vary more than at any other stage. Nursery at Harrow, King's College and Wellington is over 700,000 baht a year. At the other end, Nursery is 94,500 baht a year at Global Indian International School and 259,000 at Wells International School. Compare the same hours and inclusions, because half-day, full-day and parent-and-toddler places are priced very differently. Most dedicated kindergartens do not publish fees, so ask them directly.

What age do children start international kindergarten in Bangkok?

Most international schools here take children from age two or three, usually into a pre-nursery or nursery class. Some dedicated early years settings start younger: Hampton, Kids Kingdom, The Purple Elephant and the Regents Langsuan campus take children from 18 months, and Tiny Tots and Storytime from age one.

What is the difference between nursery, pre-K, kindergarten and reception?

They are different names for broadly the same years in different systems. British schools usually run Pre-Nursery at around age two, Nursery at three and Reception at four, before Year 1. American schools usually call the years before Grade 1 Pre-K and Kindergarten, and many Asian and Thai-run schools use K1 to K3 for ages three to five. Check each school's own age cut-off dates, because they vary.

Which international kindergartens are near Silom and Sathorn?

In our Central, Sathorn and Rama 3 area, which covers Silom, Sathorn, Ploenchit, Phaya Thai, Dusit and Rama 3, the schools that take early years children are Amnuay Silpa School, Garden International School Bangkok, Hampton International School, Kids Kingdom International Kindergarten, King's College International School Bangkok, RBIS International School, Regent's International School Bangkok (Langsuan Campus), St. Andrews International School Dusit, St. Andrews International School Sathorn and Tiny Tots International School.

Should we choose a dedicated kindergarten or a full international school?

If you already know which school you want for primary, joining its nursery can save a second application later. If you do not, a dedicated kindergarten close to home buys time, keeps the daily journey short and is usually smaller. Either way, the commute matters more at this age than almost anything else.

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