Best Pre-school Education Schools Budapest Near Me

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The English Garden Nursery School and Pre-school provides high quality, British-style education to children from local and expatriate communities living in and around Budapest. We were established in 2008 as the first international kindergarten located on the Pest side of the city. We are situated in the “Garden City,” otherwise known as Tisztviselõ Telep, which is found in the 8th District.

The English Garden is a fully licensed International English Language kindergarten and nursery, established in accordance with the Hungarian Ministry of Education and the Ministry for Children’s Welfare. Additionally, we are a member of the Preschool Learning Alliance, which is one of the largest organisations for providers of early years education in the United Kingdom. We have been recognised as a Cambridge International School.

The English Garden is spread throughout three large adjacent houses with beautiful gardens connecting them at the rear. Our facilities are designed to provide the children with a safe and secure, child-friendly environment. The English Garden is surrounded by trees and is neighbours with one of Budapest’s largest parks. Furthermore, we are easily accessible by car, public transport and using the English Garden Minibus Service.

The curriculum is based on the firm belief that children learn best from first-hand experiences – from doing rather than from being told. Our curriculum follows the guidelines established by the British National Curriculum. For children up to the age of five, we follow the standards set by the Early Years Foundation Stage for learning, development and care. For the education of children aged between five and seven years, we use the National Curriculum for Key Stage One.

The Nursery School and Pre-school occupy two large adjoining houses that have a large garden with trees, mini houses and castles, a climbing wall and a playground area. It is designed so that the children can enjoy it in most weather conditions. Inside there are a dozen spacious and bright classrooms, changing areas and several child friendly bathrooms.

The English Garden aims to provide a balanced and enjoyable child friendly diet. We offer breakfast for children arriving before 8:30 a.m., morning snack, hot lunch, an afternoon snack, as well as a late snack for children staying after 5.00pm.

4worldlovers: Since 2006, the Eszterlánc Hungarian-English Montessori Kindergarten welcomes families who are looking for a friendly and homely environment where they can cooperate with competent and dedicated teachers to raise independent and confident children.


There are three mixed-age groups with 20-25 children in each. Hungarian and English speaking teachers work with the children individually or in small groups taking into consideration their individual development and their fields of interest. The rooms are spacious, bright, and fully adapted to the needs of the children. The toys are placed on low shelves, and arranged tastefully. The children have a lot of space to move around: apart from the big classrooms, there is a gym and a huge garden. Gardening, music, singing, arts and crafts activities, circle games, and storytelling are all part of our everyday routine. The children also have weekly p.e. lessons and folk dance lessons during the day.

The kindergarten is open every weekday from 7am to 5pm, after which the children have the opportunity to participate in a variety of optional afternoon classes, thus the daily schedule fits the needs and working hours of the parents as well. Parents are regularly informed about the everyday life of their children in the kindergarten. Furthermore, we document the individual development of each child in detail and show it to the parents during individual parent-teacher meetings.


Since 2010, the Eszterlánc Hungarian-English Montessori Toddler Group welcomes 1,5–3-year-old children in a pleasant, peaceful environment and familiar atmosphere.

The children spend their days in a detached house, which has a beautiful garden. There is one group and two teachers (one Hungarian and one American) work with the children. Gardening, music, singing, arts and crafts activities, baking, cooking and storytelling are all part of our everyday routine. The classroom is well-equipped with toys (Montessori materials) that are placed on low shelves, and the teachers play with the children individually or in small groups. We put great emphasis on helping children become independent: they learn to use the bathroom alone, they learn to get dressed and set the table alone, and they enthusiastically help to clean up after painting or when the soup or the water spills.

The Toddler Group is open every weekday from 8am to 5pm. Parents have the opportunity to bring their children only for the mornings or only for a few days a week, depending on what is best for the family. The teachers regularly inform the parents about their children’s development and everyday life at the nursery, as we believe that the cooperation between parents and teachers is an important basis of successful education.

The Montessori Method has been used worldwide for more than 100 years. In some parts of the world – like in the Netherlands or in the USA – several educational institutes work with this method, and they also have well-developed teacher training system. A dynamic system which can be altered according to the environment and the local needs – has proven many times its legitimacy throughout the history.

Our school is an authentic Montessori school, which meets the international standards while it also represents the national values and passes on the Hungarian traditions. We teach our students to be open-minded and ready for the global challenges and we also pay attention to teach them how to respect the Hungarian values with a proud heart.

Our daily schedule is designed to serve effective learning and to form a great community. New knowledge is provided by the teachers in small groups or individually. This helps the teachers to be sure about the effectiveness of the teaching method and the Montessori materials used, as it all should be based on the students’ previous knowledge. The atmosphere of the school is really pleasant, the teachers have their meals with the children. Everybody takes part in the cleaning of the environment. In the afternoons we go outside to play in the fresh air, after which there are afternoon lessons in one or two groups – part of which are the sport activities, P.E., folk dance, yoga or swimming.

4worldlovers: At Apple Tree Kindergarten and Nursery, we have been providing high quality English-language education and care for children aged 16 months to 6 years since 2012.


Our native English speaking and qualified Hungarian teachers follow a carefully designed curriculum developed by our own international research; covering practices used in Great Britain, the US and Hungary. We prepare our children to enter any school system, let it be International or Hungarian.


Love of nature and an awareness of our environment are emphasized and integral parts of the curriculum at Apple Tree Kindergarten and Nursery. Children are actively involved in maintaining our fruit trees, our vegetable patch and our flowerbeds. We teach children about recycling and composting. We re-use materials and dispose of organic waste by feeding it to our compost.


We are located in an elegant villa with safe, secure and suitable facilities in the heart of Buda with easy access from the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 12th districts by car and by public transportation.

Our facilities include spacious classrooms with lots of natural sunlight, a very well equipped gymnasium, a children's library, a piano room and a speech therapy room.

We have a beautiful, grassy garden with fruit trees and a small vegetable patch for the children to use. The playground includes swings, two sand boxes, a barefoot exploration area, a climbing wall, a running track, a bike riding area, four play houses, a jungle gym and a slide. There is a separate outdoor play area adjoining the young nursery classroom exclusively for the littlest children.

Apple Tree provides English language childcare and education. There are two teachers in each classroom at all times – a native English speaker and a Hungarian qualified kindergarten teacher who is fluent in English.

Please learn more about the concept and principles of our classroom program by reading the Philosophy and Curriculum of Apple Tree.

Arts & crafts, stories, poems & drama, role play, singing & music, mathematics & science, outdoor play, celebrations

Field trips (3-5 times a year in the Nursery, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten groups)

Speech therapy for Hungarian speaking and English speaking children as needed (aged 4 and above).

We offer a wide range of Extra Curricular activities every day until 5.30 pm. Find out more information about our providers and the schedule of these sessions on this link.

We provide a healthy, balanced menu of four meals each day. Breakfast is available between 8.30 am and 9.30 am. Around 10.30 am we serve fresh fruit or vegetables. Apple Tree provides a healthy 2-course catered hot lunch every day. In the afternoon, we offer a snack.

Filtered drinking water is available for the children throughout the day and we provide other healthy drinks as well, such as herbal/fruit tea, etc.

4worldlovers: Our thriving international school in Budapest is the perfect place to learn. Inspired by some of the world's best teachers, purpose-built learning spaces, and spectacular city views, your child will flourish in and beyond the classroom. Our commitment to British academic excellence will ensure they get outstanding results, too, which take our students to first-choice universities across the globe.

We’re one of the only international schools in Budapest to offer a pathway from the English National Curriculum through to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). This means your child will benefit from British academic excellence and extraordinary global learning experiences – including our exclusive collaborations with UNICEF, MIT, and The Juilliard School – that nurture every aspect of their growth.

Our all-encompassing approach to education ensures our students get outstanding results. A 100% IBDP pass rate opens doors to top 100 universities around the world.

Our globally respected curriculum – created by world-leading education experts – reimagines learning through our six core educational pillars.

Our British and international curriculum pathways deliver exceptional experiences that ignite a love of learning – and produce outstanding results.

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Life-changing residential trips, more than 100 co-curricular activities, and exclusive collaborations with The Juilliard School and MIT – we offer a world of extraordinary experiences beyond the classroom.

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Our outstanding sports, creative, and STEAM facilities – set against a backdrop of lush rolling hills and views over the city – will enhance your child’s learning experience, ensuring they love coming to school.

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4worldlovers: Our native English lecturers play an active role in the children’s lives between 08:00-13:00 every day.

During free play, lecturers engage the students in small group activities

Throughout the guided sessions, the lecturers address each topic in English

In garden time, the lecturers are involved in the outdoor activities

The lecturers help to serve lunch and tell an English bed-time story before saying good-bye

Improvements of the BGC English Kindergarten Program compared to typical English kindergartens:

The children play in a native English environment and due to the “one person – one language” model, they acquire the English language without conscious effort.

Kindergarten education in state institutions is free, therefore parents only need to cover the cost of the language program.