Accra - 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?
Yes, there are several around the area but we preferred Little Explorers. There is afterschool activities at LCS. - Jul 2025
There are a few Western style preschools, just do a thorough inspection upon arrival instead of signing up in advance. We regretted our decision to choose Little Explorers, for example. Most expats assume that because they're the most expensive and have the best marketing, they are the best, but we did not have a good experience. Their style of Montessori seems very rigid and does not make for a warm, inclusive environment. In our opinion, the headmaster is severe and we witnessed blatant lying to parents from teachers (e.g. child spends day crying, parents are told they had a great day), perhaps in an effort to uphold this perfect vision. LCS has a very good pre-primary program (ECC), if you're willing to do the drive. Beanstalk, Owls Nest and Safari are other options. Safari is the only facility with full daycare hours. All the other preschools let out sometime in the early afternoon so if you work, you have to organize aftercare. - Aug 2024
Yes, plenty of preschools to choose from and families are happy. I believe most are half days. - Sep 2023
Yep, preschools, nannies, etc. The nannies organize playdates and alternate between houses/compounds or AEA on school breaks. - Sep 2022
There are lots of daycares available. Little Explorers (LEMP) is the most common and it's located down the street from the Embassy. Other schools are Safari and Beanstalk. The average cost is about $700/month (you pay 3 installments throughout the year) and most close for the summer (similar to a school, not daycare). - Mar 2022
