Expats now have a really good selection of English-language kindergartens and preschool centres to choose from. From the original International Children's Creativity Centre, founded in 1997, English-language and other foreign-language kindergartens are now scattered around the city but particularly concentrated in the southern suburbs on the slopes of Vitosha mountain, where many of the Sofia expat families live. Choosing one of these places usually means your child will be in a large house (rather than a school building) with a garden, ensuring plenty of play time outdoors in the fresh air.

Of course, if you choose to live in the centre of town, one of the nursery schools there will probably be a better option as driving out to the suburbs can take a good 30-45 minutes at peak times.

The kindergartens offer preschool programmes such as the British Jolly Phonics, dancing, music, art and exercise classes. They will usually organise ski school once or twice per season. Standards are very high and prices range from 600 - 900 leva per month, including lunch.

We have personal impressions or positive feedback from expats on all of the kindergartens in Sofia mentioned here.