Kuwait City - Post Report Question and Answers
Are preschools available? Day care? Are these expensive? What has been your experience with them, if any? Do the schools provide before- and/or after-school care?
Daycare centers are widely available. The price varies, with most common I think is $1000 per month for a half day. Our son attends daycare, and we love it! He goes there with the smile on his face everyday. His day care has teachers from Australia and the US, and the principal is from the US as well. - May 2023
They are available and they are expensive. I have had no direct experience. - Apr 2022
Available, but expensive. There is one called Bright and Brilliant near the US Embassy that is popular with expats. - Feb 2020
Wonderful. We have our three year old in a five day a week preschool from 7:30am-12pm and our two year old is in a bilingual nursery school three days a week. We pay out of pocket since they aren't yet in kindergarten. It's less than Arlington, but not super cheap like Mexico. We are very very happy with the two schools we picked. - Nov 2018
Several families send their children to pre-school. They seem happy. The International schools have after school activities available. - Mar 2017
They are available but fairly expensive and we chose not to use any. - Jun 2015
Yes. Several good ones. - Mar 2015
Available but expensive. - May 2013
Preschool is available. Domestic workers are plentiful. Non-U.S. Embassy-employed expats and Kuwaitis pay their domestic workers $195-$300/month. Most U.S. Embassy personnel pay theirs between $500-$600/month. Just suck it up and pay the extra amount if you want a full-time live-in domestic worker. Their families back in their country of origin are dirt poor, and they are making amazing sacrifices to earn a small amount of money to help their families and children back home. - Feb 2013
Numerous preschools, with varying levels of standards. Most require 5 days a week starting at age 3 or 4.Tuition is a lot!See above comment. Most people use nannies for small babies in day-care situations. - May 2012
There are a few British-owned reputable preschools. As mentioned, they are expensive when compared to preschools/nurseries in the U.S. - May 2012
A lot of the schools include preschool; I do not have a lot of direct experience with them. I can say that they tend not to be comparable to those in the US in terms of early intervention opportunities for children with delays. - Jan 2012
Lots of nurseries. Some are better than others. - Jul 2010
My kids first attended Happyland Funskool (yes correct spelling). It was a simple daycare that focused more on interaction with other children. - Jul 2010
Preschool is available through some of the larger schools. There are three daycare centers that are most typically used by women in my circle. All of them have good reputations. - Jun 2008
