Playgroup

Playgroup occurs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm - 2:30 pm. Preference is given to native and advanced English speakers for these sessions.

Playgroup is offered during the KIS school year, so we will not offer playgroup on national holidays, school holidays and summer breaks. You can see the KIS Bangkok academic calendar here.

Our playgroup takes place in the EY Prep classroom, which is specially designed for young learners and overlooks the field at the heart of the KIS International School Bangkok campus.

The KIS International School Bangkok campus is located at:

KIS International School 999/123-124 Pracha-Uthit Road, Huay-Kwang Bangkok 10310, Thailand

You can drive and park on our campus. If coming by taxi, please enter via our main gate.

• Upon arriving at the EY Prep room, parents, nannies, guardians, and children are kindly asked to wash their hands. Personal belongings including mobile phones can be securely placed in the provided cubbies for the duration of the session.

• First hour is free play with our age-appropriate activities and taking turns in small groups with the playgroup leader, engaging in an arts and crafts activity or a game.

• At 2 pm we have our story, music and dancing time ending with our goodbye song.

• Tidy up, sticker time, and goodbye.

Due to high interest in our program, we typically limit each family to once a week. If we have space available in the other session, we will invite families who have expressed an interest in attending multiple times.

Currently, our playgroup sessions are limited to a maximum of 16 children. For each child, we kindly request that only one adult accompany them.

No, both days are for children aged 1 - 2 years.

Playgroup is 500 Baht per session. However, if you register in advance or are a BAMBI member you will pay only 300 Baht.

You may register your interest on this form. When sign-ups open, you will receive an SMS from the playgroup team to book a slot. Sign-ups are twice a year, in August and January, and are on a first-come-first-served basis.

If spaces are available in a session, you may start straight away. Once our playgroup team has confirmed your space, they will contact you with the payment options via email. Due to high demand, payment is made in advance for the whole term for the sessions.

Yes, a parent, caregiver, or nanny must be present at all times.

Yes, another authorized family member can take your child to your allocated playgroup day.

If you or your child is sick, or if you know you will be absent, please email us at playgroup@kis.ac.th to let us know. Due to the high demand of this programme, we are unable to provide refunds or makeups sessions. To accommodate this, we have built in an additional week at the end of term that you will not be charged for.

There is one playgroup leader. Parents/guardians or nannies are expected to be actively engaged with their children during playgroup (therefore the use of mobile phones is not allowed).

Our playgroup is led by Ms. Lynn. She has extensive experience working with young children and their families. Ms. Lynn is a native English speaker from Scotland, and, in addition to running the playgroups, she is one of our Early Years Prep teachers and our dance instructor.

Yes, a light snack is provided for children only during the playgroup sessions. Coffee, tea, and water are available for adults.

No, joining playgroup does not mean your child is enrolled at KIS.

There is no preference during the admissions process for playgroup children. However, playgroup families will have the benefit of already being familiar with the KIS community and your children will already be comfortable at our school. From an admissions perspective, we will have the advantage of already knowing your family should you choose to apply to KIS.

No, there is no requirement to join playgroup before applying to KIS.

Please follow the application procedures on our website: https://www.kis.ac.th or contact admissionsbkk@kis.ac.th.