Early Education

Education is paramount to young children, and Hong Kong offers a diverse selection of Early Years options, from nurseries to primary schools.

Even within renowned preschools and kindergartens, there are plenty of different education approaches you can choose from. Some of them offer non-local curricula while some of them prioritise Chinese as the main medium of instruction. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, so you should choose one that you believe would benefit your children the most. 

A common practice among Hong Kong working parents is to hire a full-time domestic helper to take care of the kids (having someone to help out with daily chores is a huge boon as well). But as the role of early social interactions in children’s development becomes more acknowledged, more privately run playgroups have emerged in the city in recent years. Some kindergartens in Hong Kong even operate with a childcare centre to provide childcare services for children below three. In such cases, parents can entrust their children to qualified babysitter-cum-teachers for the day as needed.

Parents seeking both kindergartens and kindergarten-cum-childcare centres, collectively referred to as “kindergartens,” should choose those registered with the Education Bureau (EDB). All kindergartens in Hong Kong are privately run, but some may join the Kindergarten Education Scheme, which provides subsidies from the Hong Kong Government on a per-student basis.  

For details, please refer to the EDB webpage on Kindergarten Education in Hong Kong.