Choosing a preschool or kindergarten in Beijing can be overwhelming, with literally hundreds of schools to choose from both local and international, from English only, to Chinese only, to bilingual from Montessori to traditional, with prices ranging anywhere from 10,000RMB a year all the way up to 150,000RMB a year or more. Here we help you wade through some of the more popular preschools and kindergartens that expats in Beijing expats have chosen for their little learners.

Etonkids International Kindergarten

What they offer: Etonkids offers a Montessori-based curriculum and is spearheading a new Montessori teacher training program in Beijing, although not all of their teachers are necessarily Montessori certified. They have international kindergarten programs, which are fully English, bilingual kindergarten programs, which are 70% English and 30% Chinese, and what they call the Huizhi Bilingual Kindergarten, which is targeted more towards Chinese families. There are native speakers in every classroom in every program and they emphasize, in their own words, the Etonkids 3 Cs “Creativity, Character, and Culture.” They also have campuses located throughout Beijing, so families can choose the school nearest their home.

Website: http://www.etonkids.com

Price range: mid/high (60,000RMB-90,000 RMB/year)