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1. Initial Enquiry
Families begin by submitting a Register Your Interest form on the school’s website, selecting the Orange Grove campus and the age-appropriate programme (Infant Care or Preschool). This form captures key details such as the child’s age and the parents’ contact information.
2. Campus Visit
Parents are invited to attend a school tour or a scheduled Open House. These sessions provide an opportunity to see the learning spaces, learn about the curriculum, and ask practical questions about programmes.
3. Programme Selection
During discussions with staff, parents decide between half-day and full-day options. They are also guided on placement into Infant, Pre-Nursery, Nursery, or Kindergarten, depending on the child’s age.
4. Enrolment Confirmation
After selecting the programme, families complete the enrolment paperwork provided by the school. The website does not publish details of the required documents or payment schedules, but indicates that confirmation of enrolment follows after administrative processing.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding a waitlist or pool system.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding scholarships.
Children’s Cove Preschool – Orange Grove serves children from 2 months to 6 years at the RELC Building, #08-01, 30 Orange Grove Road, a short drive from Orchard Road. The school delivers a proprietary curriculum (Building Blocks™ and Exploration Zones™) covering areas such as language and literacy, numeracy, social-emotional development, and discovery of the world. Infant care is available at this campus; programme stages progress through Pre-Nursery, Nursery, and Kindergarten with published teacher–child ratios from 1:3 (Infant) to 1:12 (Kindergarten). Learning includes English and Chinese immersion, creative arts in an art atelier, and hands-on inquiry like observing life cycles or simple filtration activities. A distinctive feature of Children’s Cove is its Exploration Zones™ (e.g., Farm to Table; Wordless Wonders), which extend the core curriculum. The Orange Grove page also highlights convenient access near Orchard and teacher-designed spaces for exploration.
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