Lorna Whiston:
Reputable Bilingual Preschool

A quality preschool education can help your child achieve important learning goals, such as

Building confidence

Learning social skills

Developing a good
foundation in literacy and numeracy

Expanding strong bilingual capabilities

Preschools in Singapore cater to children under the age of 7 and broadly include:

Half-day or full-day
programmes

Expanding strong bilingual capabilities

Singapore’s preschools are regulated by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), Singapore's regulatory and developmental authority for early childhood education. This system assures parents of quality preschool education that enables children to develop in critical aspects and prepares children for formal primary school education.

Established in 1980, Lorna Whiston has built a reputation for high-quality education and teaching excellence across Singapore with our heritage preschools. Accepting children from 18 months to six years old, we are committed to providing a safe and stimulating bilingual learning environment where children are happy, motivated and eager to learn.

Lorna Whiston Preschools is located in two convenient locations, offering easy access for families across the island and flexible programmes from 7am to 7pm on weekdays and Saturday mornings. Both locations have been carefully selected to ensure a safe and conducive environment for learning, either in the woody idyllic and woody environment of Winchester or the visually stunning riverside site of Kallang Wave Mall.

Lorna Whiston Preschool Programmes:
Trusted By Parents, Loved By Children

Our safe and stimulating bilingual learning environment created by caring and passionate teachers helps our students look forward to learning every day.

Why Do Parents Choose Us:
The Lorna Whiston Story

As a young teacher, Lorna Whiston taught in the UK before opening her first Lorna Whiston school in Singapore, with an aim of improving the standard of English language amongst Singaporean students. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, Lorna Whiston preschools aspire to ensure our children get the very best in terms of educational opportunities, making a difference in the lives of Singaporean children island-wide.

Building on our unique strengths, we provide positive early learning experiences that encourage children to explore and discover, question and create, and nurture a lifelong love of learning.

4 Decades of Transforming Lives

Established in 1980, Lorna Whiston Schools has built a reputation for high quality education and teaching excellence with exceptional learning experiences for young children. Our five core values which are, “Collaboration”, “Integrity”, “Education”, “Determination” and “Innovation”, permeate through each parent-teacher-student interaction.

Small Class Sizes

We understand the importance of small class sizes in preschool. With the best student-teacher ratio amongst preschools in Singapore and two fully qualified teachers in every class, each child receives care and full attention from teachers to support their academic growth, confidence and emotional readiness.

Superb Facilities

Lorna Whiston Preschools is located in two convenient locations, offering easy access for families across the island and flexible programmes from 7am to 7pm on weekdays and Saturday mornings. Both locations have been carefully selected to ensure a safe and conducive environment for learning, either in the woody idyllic and woody environment of Winchester or the visually stunning riverside site of Kallang Wave Mall.

The Lorna Whiston Difference:
Our Signature Programmes

Every child’s development journey is unique. Our Signature Programmes are carefully curated and customised in step with each child’s progress to bring out the most of their potential.

Individualised Reading Programme

Developed over the past 25 years with a focus on nurturing young children’s language and literacy skills, Lorna Whiston’s Individualised Reading Programme helps children become independent readers with a lifelong love for reading.

Weekly Mini-Master
Classes

Feed your child’s appetite for knowledge through a suite of highly engaging Master Classes every afternoon for full-day students. From Musical Gym to English Speech & Drama, Chinese Arts & Culture to Little Chef classes, our little learners are given a platform from which they may develop a myriad of interests.

Bilingual Immersion Programme

Give your child an early head start and a firm foundation in English and Chinese. With a unique programme that ensures total bilingual immersion throughout the school day, children become confident and fluent speakers and writers of the English and Chinese language by the time they graduate.

Full Day at Lorna Whiston Preschool

Winchester

Kallang Wave

Keen to find out more?

For learning to be effective, it should be relevant and enjoyable, which is why Lorna Whiston invests heavily in quality teachers, curricula and learning environment. Recognised by the Singapore Preschool Accreditation Framework and the prestigious Singapore Quality Class, Lorna Whiston has been the bilingual preschool of choice for children and parents in Singapore since 1980.

 
 

Extend Your Child’s Learning Outside the Classroom: Useful Resources

Useful Parent Tips

Developed over the past 25 years with a focus on nurturing early learners’ language and literacy, Lorna Whiston’s Individualised Reading Programme builds up independent readers and inculcates a lifelong love for reading.

Videos & Podcasts

Feed your child’s appetite for knowledge through a suite of highly engaging Master Classes every afternoon for full-day students. From Musical Gym to English Speech & Drama, Chinese Arts & Culture to Little Chef classes, our little learners explore and develop myriad interests.