Al-Azhar Preschool

An Islamic Indonesian Preschool, Al-Azhar Preschools are run under the Al-Azhar Islamic Boarding School Foundation in South Jakarta (Yayasan Pesantren Islam Al Azhar) established by Prof. Dr.Buya Hamka.

Al-Azhar Yogyakarta

Al-Azhar Preschool Curriculum

InshaAllah, this school is on the list of schools to consider until we come to Indonesia to see for ourselves.

Budi Mulia Preschool

An Islamic Indonesian Preschool, Budi Mulia surprisingly teaches the children to practice HAJJ as part of learning the 5 pillars of Islam. Very cute photo, take a look: Budi Mulia students practicing the Hajj.

However, I noticed in their profile statement, the reason behind their establishment is "to provide nursing as well as daycare (literally: a place to drop off children) besides teaching some classes"

"Pra-TK dan TK Terpadu Budi Mulia Dua didirikan berdasarkan kebutuhan sebagian masyarakat yang menginginkan adanya sekolah yang menawarkan pengasuhan sekaligus penitipan anak selain pelajaran kelas. Kebutuhan ini terutama muncul dari pasangan suami istri yang bekerja, dengan jam kerja mulai dari pagi hingga sore hari. Selain membutuhkan keamanan bagi putera-puterinya, mereka juga membutuhkan pengasuhan yang terarah selama mereka bekerja. Pengasuhan seperti itu tidak mungkin dapat diharapkan dari para pembantu rumah tangga. Kebanyakan pasangan muda juga tidak ingin memilih salah satu antara karier atau anak seandainya ada solusi yang memungkinkan untuk memilih kedua-duanya."

Somehow, I don't find the word 'penitipan' very comforting.

Source: TK Budi Mulia Dua, Seturan

English-Medium Preschool

One of the main reasons I am considering to homeschool my children is that I want to maintain the English language skills they acquired from living abroad. When we return to Indonesia, everyone speaks Indonesian and all schools are conducted in Indonesian (unlike India and other countries implementing English Medium Education). The choice boils down to either I put them in a school conducted in English or I teach them myself in English.

There are 2 options for English-Medium pre-schools in my city:

1. OLIFANT-PreSchool run by Locals (Bi-Lingual)
2. YIS ~ Yogyakarta International School run by Foreigners (Full English)

A quick glance into their curriculum did not give me any assurance that I want to put my children in either of those schools. They are definitely secular schools, no Islamic education at all whatsoever.