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1. Bilingual schools

More and more parents are realizing the advantages of bilingual schooling and are therefore in favour of this type of school.

In the Paris region, some thirty nursery schools offer a French-English environment. They are varied establishments (Montessori, international...) with often high but relatively diversified fees. You will find a list of them at the end of this article, classified according to tuition fees.

2. English language discovery workshops for children

Another approach to English for children can be found in English classes for 3-6 year olds. Such workshops, often playful, are a second option to get the child's ear used to the sounds of a new language.

In Paris, there are many such courses with different approaches and activities, such as Le Bus Bilingue, Kids&Us, Kiddies Club, and Les Petits Bilingues. The association DULALA (D'Une LAngue à L'Autre) offers bilingual workshops based on play in a wide range of languages, particularly for children of parents who speak a language other than French at home.

3. The English-speaking guard

Finally, an alternative solution for exposing children's ears to a foreign language is to have them looked after by an English-speaking person (if they are to be taught English!). Specialised childcare agencies exist, such as be my nanny, Nanny Agency, Baby Speaking, Babylangues or Eveil bilingue. It is also possible to hire an au pair directly.
 

List of bilingual schools in the Paris region, classified by annual fees

€ less than 6 000
€ between 6 000 and 12 000
€ between 12 000 and 18 000
€€€€ more than 18 000

Pre-schools

€ Lab School Paris (2nd)
€ l'Ecole aujourd'hui (14th)
€ Le Jardin d'Églantine (Steiner Waldorf) (14th)
€ Ecole Jeannine Manuel (15th)
€ Ecole M (19th)

€€ Montessori21 (19th)
€€ Living School (19th) €€ Ecole Internationale Bilingue - Monceau (8th) €€ Ecole Internationale Bilingue - Lamartine (16th) €€ Ecole Montessori Internationale (5th)
€€ Bilingual Montessori School of Paris (7th, 8th, 16ème)
€€ Wikids Wi School International Montessori (9ème)
€€ La Canopée (10ème)
€€ Cours Molière (12ème)
€€ Bilingual International School of Paris (15ème)
€€ Ecole Koenig-The American Conservatory (15th)
€€ First Steps (15th)
€€ United Nations Nursery School (16th)
€€ The Little English Montessori School (15th)
€€ Eurécole (16th)
€€ Montessori's Cool (17th)
€€ La Petite Ecole Bilingue - Stewart International School (17th)
€€ Ecole Bilingue Les Moineaux (16th)

€€ Lennen Bilingual School (7th)
€€ Canadian Bilingual School of Paris (8th)
€€ Ecole Internationale Bilingue - The Victor Hugo School - International curriculum (15th)

€€€€ International School of Paris (16th)
€€€€ The British School of Paris (Croissy-sur-Seine)
€€€€ The American School of Paris (Saint-Cloud)

Elementary schools

€ Ecole Massillon (4th)
€ Ecole Internationale Bilingue - Monceau (8th)
€ Ecole Internationale Bilingue - Lamartine (16th)
€ l'Ecole Aujourd'hui (14th)
€ Ecole Jeannine Manuel (15th)
€ Plaisir d'enfance Montessori (19th)

€€ Wikids Wi School International Montessori (9th)
€€ La Canopée (10th)
€€ Cours Moliere (12th)
€€ Sudbury School Paris (Sudbury) (13th)
€€ Eurécole (16th)
€€ La Petite Ecole Bilingue - Stewart International School (17th)
€€ Living School (19th)
€€ Ecole Bilingue Les Moineaux (16th)

€€ Lennen Bilingual School (7th)
€€ Ecole Internationale Bilingue - The Victor Hugo School - International curriculum (15th)

€€€€ Canadian Bilingual School of Paris (8th)
€€€€ Bilingual International School of Paris (15th)
€€€€ International School of Paris (16th)
€€€€ The British School of Paris (Croissy-sur-Seine)
€€€€ The American School of Paris (Saint-Cloud)