Toddler And Preschool List And Tuition Fee Guide In Quezon City

Fact-Checked by Ronna Capili Bonifacio

We know it’s August and classes are starting soon but most pre-schools keep their enrollment options open even into the middle of the school year. This allows busy parents to catch up, choose the best school, and enroll their little one without feeling left out.

If you live in the Quezon City area, Smart Parenting gathered a list of pre-schools to choose from, each with its unique approach to early childhood education. Many of these schools offer blended mode of learning, where student may learn face-to-face or online. 

Preschools in Quezon City 2022

Miriam College Child Study Center 

Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, 1108 

This pre-school is an institution in the Quezon City area and has been around for more than 60 years. It offers a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that encourage exploration, investigation, discovery, collaboration, creativity and innovation, all with the aim of developing happy, confident, and lifelong learners. It takes pride in its partnership between the home and school as well as in its extensive network that allows it’s students to engage with both local and international communities.

In lieu of a traditional graduation, the children sum up the year’s lessons through a musical play where every child gets a role.  It caters to 2-5 years old through the following programs:

• First Step, must be 3 years old by October
• Nursery, must be 4 years old by October
• Kindergarten, must be 5 years old by October

Annual Fees: Php109,000-Php117,000 (for full online and Hyflex or blended mode)

Inquiries: Admission is ongoing and applications can be sent online. For inquiries call 0927-4391239 (available for calls only), (+6302) 8930-MCQC (6272) local 3112 and 3113 (Tue- Thu, 9AM-4PM) or send an email to rsantiago@mc.edu.ph. Learn more about MC-CSC here. 

Little Sandbox Daycare and Learning Center

112-A Scout Gandia Street, Barangay Sacred Heart, Quezon City

This school offers programs for toddlers ages 1-5. Each level focuses on developmentally appropriate lessons from activities that nurture the child’s social and emotional skills, communication and language skills to problem solving skills. These are done through play, socialization, art, and games. For older groups, they lay the groundwork for reading, writing, and math. 

• Toddlers Playground, for 1 year and 8 months to 2 years and 11 months old
• Little Diggers, for 3 to 3 years and 11 months old
• Little Discoverers, for 4 to 4 years and 11 months old
• Little Builders for 5 to 5 years and 11 months old 

Annual Fee: Upon request

Inquiries: For inquiries, you may call 8806-2062 and 0998-5621168 or email them at info@littlesandbox.com.ph. You can also get more information here. 

Kindermusik Philippines

(Enrichment classes only)

Regalia Park Towers, 1/F  150 P. Tuazon Ave. cor. EDSA Cubao, Quezon City 1109

Kindermusik Philippines offers enrichment classes to complement children’s learning in pre-school.  Music and its varying styles and genre are used to teach foundational skills in math, literacy, language, problem-solving, communication, and of course art and music. Open to children ages 0-7, the school has certified educators that teach a curriculum based on the principles of Kodaly, Suzuki, and Orff. Activities are specifically designed to encourage multisensory learning, which employs and integrates several senses at once, stimulating multiple areas of the brain. 

Fee/class: Php750 – Php 20,000 (depending on Class Pass Type)

Inquiries: You many call 0917-KDMUSIK (536-8745) or email  info@kindermusik.com.ph

Raya Beginnings

Sorrento St., Neopolitan Business Park, Brgy. Greater Lagro, Novaliches, Quezon City

This progressive pre-school was established in 2018 with a focus on Filipino themes and topics relevant to the child’s life. These themes and topics are the bases of the school to help the child develop, and eventually master, competencies in Math, Science, English, Filipino and the Arts. Themes spread out through the school year are: Ako ay Filipino, Ang Filipinas ang Tahanan Ko, Bahagi Ako ng Isang Pamayanan, Ang Filipinas ay Likas na Mayaman, and Kaya Kong Baguhin ang Mundo. Raya Beginnings is open to pre-schoolers 1-4 years old:

• Pre-nursery, students should be at least 1 year and 10 months
• Nursery 1, students should be at least 2 years and 10 months
• Nursery 2, students should be at least 3 years and 10 months
• Kinder, students should be at least 4 years and 10 months

Annual Fee: Ranges from Php100,000 to Php120,00

Inquiries: You may call their landline at 7978-2714 | 8452-9850 or their mobile at 0917-8346516. Email them at info@raya.edu.ph.

Philippine Montessori Center

27 Queensville St., White Plains Quezon City, Metro Manila

The school has 50 years of education experience in the Philippines. It follows the Montessori method of education that  is built around the way children learn naturally. It takes pride in having a rosters of school leaders immersed in the method and a faculty that is trained to “offer the right challenge to maximize each child’s potential.” The school offers two pre-school levels: 

• Young Children’s Community ( ages 1-3). This level emphasizes on the importance of learning in a community where children not only learn about literacy and movement but can gain experience contributing to a social group, collaborating, and evolving through positive behavior. 
• Children’s House (ages 3-6)  Understanding that children at this age begin to absorb more complex concepts, the school provides the environment and tools that will allow the child to learn by exploring, develop concentration, learn math through manipulatives, and gain valuable experience in a mixed-aged group

Annual Fee: Upon InquiryInquiries: Call 0917-6576133, Monday to Friday from 10 am to 3 pm  

School of St. Anthony

Blk 89 Lot 43 C Lagro, Quezon City, Philippines 1118

Its Preschool Department offers Nursery, Kinder 1 and Kinder 2 Classes. It uses the Thematic Approach and provides multi-sensory experiences to develop students’ skills, ideas and attitudes which are essential in dealing with life situations. 

Annual Fee: Upon Inquiry

Inquiries: Call the following trunklines:  8936-4806, 8939-8735, 8689-9305, 8930-2949 or email them at info@schoolofsaintanthony.edu.ph.

Goodstart Educational Center

#7 Dumaguete Road, Philam Homes, Quezon City

Goodstart provides preparatory programs for ‘big school’. It’s philosophy is anchored on the experience and feeling that children get: that school is enjoyable, learning is fun, and that they are capable learners in class. Its programs combine meaningful play with a progressive structure in class. It also gives importance to our preschoolers’ physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth. It offers the following levels:  

• 2s-Pre-Nursery, must be  to 3 years and 5 months old by June 1
• 3s-Junior Nursery, must be 3 years and 6 months to 3 years and 11 months old by June 1
• 4s-Senior Nursery, must be 4 years to 4 years and 11 months old by June 1
• 5s-Kindergarten, must be 5 years to 5 years and 11 months old by June 1

Annual Fee: Upon inquiry

Inquiries: Enrollment is ongoing with full online and blended options.Call 0920-2171290, send a message through their Facebook here, or email them at goodstartpreschool@gmail.com.

Cambridge Child Development Centre

(formerly Cambridge Banawe Centre)

94 Sto. Domingo Ave near NS. Amoranto St, Brgy. Siena, Quezon City

A school under Cambridge Philippines, Cambridge Child Development, uses a PBEM  iSTEAM program. PBEM or Project-Based Ecological Model is an in-depth investigation of a specific topic through experiential learning.

On the other hand, iSTEAM, or Information, Science, Engineering, Arts, and Math, under a Cambridge education, embraces the philosophy of “thinking with hands” and consists of hands-on inquiry and open-ended exploration. Both models use topics that are fun and age appropriate and ultimately prepares the child to find creative solutions to real-world problems.

Classes offered are:

• Toddlers, 2 years old
• Nursery 1, 3 years old
• Nursery 2 (kinder Prep), 4 years old
• Kinder, 5 years old

Annual Fee: Upon Inquiry

Inquiries: The school offers Distance Learning Program or remote learning. Call 0917-8668885, 8781-8891 or email emmysy@yahoo.com.ph.