Durban - 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?
Pre schools are available. Our son went to a small Montessori school for sox months before he was old enough to join the pre school located at Crawford (the same school as our daughter). Some of the churches have small preschools too. The South African school calendar runs January-December, so school is year around, broken into terms with 1-5 week breaks in between each term. The December break is the longest break with about 5 weeks off from mid December until mid January. Very few places offer camps during the weeks off from school - they call the camps "holiday clubs." It has been tricky with two working parents to find coverage, but luckily our nanny/babysitter helps, they go to friend's houses and we take leave at the same time the kids have school breaks. It's inconvenient, but manageable. Most schools have after care until 5 pm. - Sep 2024
Many options for preschool and daycare including Montessori. - Sep 2010
