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05/05/2009Nurseries and pre-schools in France

Explorer Publishing offers this useful guide to nursery and pre-school facilities in France.

Nurseries & Pre-Schools
French nursery schools, or écoles maternelles, accept children from 2 to 6 years of age and are free of charge. To be accepted your child must be 2 years old at the start of school in September and when there are more children than places, older children are given preference. Nearly every French school offers a before and after-school childcare system for which you’ll have to pay. While the French schools are uniform in their curriculum, the various international and bilingual schools subscribe to different philosophies.

The Bilingual Montessori School of Paris
01 45 55 13 27
www.montessori-paris.com
Founded in 1980, the Bilingual Montessori School of Paris is a fully accredited school for students aged between 2 and 6 years. The school follows the international Montessori system and provides facilities on three different campuses. The programme is based on the Montessori disciplines of Practical Life, Sensorial, Development, Mathematics and Language.
65 quai d’Orsay
7th

Les Oursons
01 49 24 05 69
www.oursons.org
Les Oursons provides a Montessori education to children aged 3 to 6 years. With only 39 students per year, Les Oursons is able to offer highly personalised care. Classes are given in both French and English by an entirely bilingual staff, allowing students to prepare for the next stage of their education in true international style.
28 rue Vignon
9th
Madeleine

United Nations Nursery School
01 42 88 71 46
www.unns.net
The United Nations Nursery School, also known as Jardin d’Enfants des Nation Unies, offers an international programme for children aged 2 to 6 years. This is not a bilingual school, but instead focuses on being multi-cultural with French and English both used by teachers without specifically being taught. Class sizes are limited to 18 children, allowing advantageous relationships to develop between pupil and teacher. UNNS puts a strong emphasis on music and art and classes are given in a particularly attractive and quiet setting.
40 rue Pierre Guerin
16th
Jasmin

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