Island Children's Montessori Kindergarten (Tin Hau)

Island Children's Montessori Kindergarten (Tin Hau) is a private independent kindergarten in Wan Chai, founded in 2008 and offering a non-local curriculum. The Tin Hau campus provides Montessori early years education through Pre-Casa and Casa programmes, with English as the primary language and Chinese support through Cantonese or Putonghua. The Casa curriculum covers practical life, sensorial learning, language, mathematics and culture, allowing children to build independence, concentration, social grace, problem-solving and academic foundations through concrete materials and self-directed activity. The school states that its Montessori curriculum is Association Montessori Internationale recognised and aims to nurture each child's cognitive, social, emotional and physical needs in a prepared environment.

School Classification

Finance Type
Private Independent
Location (District)
Eastern
KG Education Scheme
Not Joining
Curriculum Type
Non-local
Classes
Half-day Sessions: AM or PM
Child Care Services
Yes

School Picture

Campus Photo of Island Children's Montessori Kindergarten (Tin Hau)
Outlook of Island Children's Montessori Kindergarten (Tin Hau)

Note: Across Hong Kong kindergartens, most are non-profit-making, accounting for about 82% of schools, while private independent kindergartens make up around 18%. The Kindergarten Education Scheme provides government subsidy to eligible non-profit-making kindergartens, helping parents access more affordable kindergarten education. About 75% of kindergartens join the Scheme, while 25% do not. In terms of curriculum, around 83% offer a local curriculum, and 17% offer a non-local curriculum. Click to view an illustration.

School Fees

Annual Fees in 2025/26 School Year: AM: $93,500; PM: $93,500; WD: -

The table below presents annual fees and number of installment. For details of the school fees, please refer to the Fees Certificate provided by the Education Bureau.

Class Nursery Lower KG Upper KG
AM Session$93,500(11)$93,500(11)$93,500(11)
PM Session$93,500(11)$93,500(11)$93,500(11)
WD Session---

Note: School fees figures were obtained from the EDB Kindergarten Profiles in December of each year.

Class Structure & Student Enrollment

The table below shows the latest student enrolment in Nursery (aged 3-4), Lower KG (aged 4-5) and Upper KG (aged 5-6) for the 2024/25 school year, broken down by AM, PM and whole-day sessions. It gives a quick view of the kindergarten’s current class structure and student distribution.

Class Nursery Lower KG Upper KG Total
AM Session98421
PM Session0448
WD Session0000

The following table summarises the school’s enrolment by level in recent years. These figures help show how the kindergarten’s overall student population and level mix have changed over time.

School Year Nursery Lower KG Upper KG Total
202059923
2021183728
20221213126
202355717
2024912829

Note: Student enrollment figures were obtained from the EDB Kindergarten Profiles in December of each year.

School Mission, Curriculum & Teaching Capacity

Mission: Island Children's Montessori Kindergarten believes every child has unique gifts, interests and developmental needs, and aims to nurture children's learning, cognition, social and emotional growth in a Montessori environment.

Curriculum: The school follows an Association Montessori Internationale approach in a child-centred prepared environment. Children learn through broad Montessori activities, daily English immersion, and Chinese learning through games, stories, practice and repeated language patterns, building bilingual foundations for local or international schools.

School Founding Year
2008
Number of Teaching Staff
4
School Supervisor
Ms Lau Lai Ming Kelly
School Principal
Ms Lau Lai Ming Kelly
Teacher to Pupil Ratio
10.0 (AM Session), 3.0 (PM Session)
Parent-teacher association
No

School Location & Map

Island Children's Montessori Kindergarten (Tin Hau) is located at Unit C, Lower G/F And Unit B, Upper G/F, Dragon View Garden, 16 Tin Hau Temple Road, Hong Kong. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.

You can also view this school’s location on the Hong Kong Government GeoInfo Map (opens in a new tab) . Click to view the map preview .

School Facilities

Its classrooms in use are approved to accommodate up to 60 children. Readers may wish to visit the school's website for more detailed information about its facilities.


Number of Registered Classrooms
-
Permitted Accommodation
60 children