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The River Valley campus serves children from 18 months to 6 years and uses a Reggio Emilia-inspired approach. Educators act as co-learners and guides, tailoring routines in consultation with families. Learning is discovery-based, with children expressing knowledge through writing, art, music, or technology using open-ended, natural, and recycled materials in indoor and outdoor Ateliers and Piazzas.
The campus provides ateliers for creative exploration and connects indoors to outdoors. Children express themselves through art, music, writing, and other creative activities. Open-ended materials including natural and recycled resources support creativity.
The River Valley campus is designed for busy working families, with childcare services near Great World City and Fort Canning Hill. Programs include Playgroup, Nursery 1, Nursery 2, Kindergarten 1, and Kindergarten 2 with educator-to-child ratios of 1:6 to 1:10 and full-day or half-day options, including nap/rest time for younger children. The spaces link indoors and outdoors through Ateliers and Piazzas to support wellbeing.
Blue House International’s River Valley (Jalan Mutiara) campus serves children 18 months–6 years in a homelike, two-storey setting near Great World City and Fort Canning Hill. The school is Reggio Emilia–inspired, with an emergent, bilingual Mandarin–English curriculum delivered by Mandarin and English educators working together. Children learn in curated indoor and outdoor Ateliers and Piazzas, with published educator-to-child ratios from 1:6 (Playgroup) to 1:10 (Kindergarten). Programmes run half-day or full-day, and 2025 fees are S$1,915–S$2,308 per month before GST. The campus connects with the wider Blue House community’s specialist offerings such as Discover Music and resident artist collaborations. Daily routines, naps, and meals are flexibly arranged in consultation with families. The academic calendar highlights closure days, celebration days, and parent events specific to Jalan Mutiara.
NEST, Dover Court International School’s Early Childhood Learning programme, gives young learners (aged 3 to 7) the best possible start. In a calm and nurturing environment, children learn through play, discovery and exploration – guided by expert teachers who spark curiosity and build confidence every step of the way.
From social–emotional wellbeing to early literacy and numeracy, our personalised approach ensures every child feels known, supported and inspired to thrive.
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