Ages 1–5
Day Care & Pre-primary
Preparing children for primary school through Cambridge International Curriculum guidelines.
Ages
1 to 5 years
Hours
07:30 – 17:00
Early drop-off
From 06:30
Class size
10–15 per class
Overview
We focus on nurturing milestones in nursery-aged children through a holistic approach that includes physical, creative, social and academic development.
The curriculum is rich in content and delivered by trained staff, with regular parent communication so you always know how the week has gone. Breakfast is included, lunch is optional, and full-day children have a proper nap time.
Our approach
Identity
Personality, friendship, sharing, sense of self.
Physical wellbeing
Movement, safety, hygiene, healthy habits, life skills.
Communication
Speech, listening, understanding.
Creativity
Playing, drawing, painting, dancing, fantasy play.
Reading
Letters and sounds, spelling, letter formation.
Mathematics
Shapes, size, time, counting, number formation, basic calculations.
Science
Exploring and projects.
Exploration
World knowledge and how things work.
Moral development
Fairness, respect, empathy, compassion.
Our facilities
- On-site kitchen
- Health & safety officer (first-aid trained)
- Secure gate with automatic lock
- Strict pickup protocols
- CCTV in classrooms
- Fire alarms & safety drills
- Child-friendly bathrooms & changing stations
- Jungle gyms, sand pit, swings, astro turf
- Shaded play areas
- Child-friendly classrooms
- Stretcher beds & cots for babies
Taught at 8 campuses
Pre-school & Day Care Centres
Gaborone
Phase 2 Campus
Our Phase 2 nursery school takes children from their first birthday right through to Reception — day care for ones to threes, then pre-school from four. Day care for children from 1 year to 3 years. Pre-school for children from 4 years to Reception year.
Visit Phase 2 →
Gaborone
Phase 4 Campus
Phase 4 runs the full early-years pathway — a day-care room for ones to threes and separate pre-school groups from four to Reception. Day care for children from 1 year to 3 years. Pre-school for children from 4 years to Reception year.
Visit Phase 4 →
Gaborone
Village Campus
A smaller, quieter pre-school in The Village, close to the city centre — day care from age one and pre-school through to Reception. Day care for children from 1 year to 3 years. Pre-school for children from 4 years to Reception year.
Visit Village →
Gaborone
Sarona City Campus
Our purpose-built Pre-Primary and Day Care Centre at Sarona City — and the only Hibiscus campus offering ballet. Day care for children from 1 year to 3 years. Pre-school for children from 4 years to Reception year.
Visit Sarona City →
Tlokweng
Hibiscus Tlokweng Bana
Hibiscus Tlokweng Bana brings the full Hibiscus early-years programme to Tlokweng, so families east of the city do not have to drive into Gaborone. Day care for children from 1 year to 3 years. Pre-school for children from 4 years to Reception year.
Visit Tlokweng Bana →
Gaborone
Broadhurst Campus
Pre-school from four years (Pre-reception) and Cambridge Primary from Reception to Stage 6, on a campus with its own swimming pool, library, computer lab and sports field.
Visit Broadhurst →
Gaborone
Block 7 Campus
Our flagship campus and the home of Hibiscus robotics: Cambridge Primary from Reception to Stage 6, Lower Secondary (Form 1 and 2) and Upper Secondary through IGCSE (Form 3 and 4).
Visit Block 7 →
Potchefstroom
Potchefstroom CBD Campus
Hibiscus is coming to South Africa — our new Potchefstroom CBD campus runs the full Hibiscus early-years programme: day care from over 12 months, and pre-school through to Reception.
Visit Potchefstroom CBD →
What comes next
After Day care comes Cambridge Primary.
Nurturing learners with holistic development and academic excellence, through our Cambridge Primary curriculum. The move from primary to secondary is an easy transition within Hibiscus — there is no new school to find and no application to repeat.
Explore primary →
Growing Future Leaders.
A registered Cambridge school with a holistic approach to education, where students value responsibility and accountability while building confidence and self-discipline.