Purpose
Improves access to quality education
Start dates
Programs start every Monday
Duration
Choose from 1-12 weeks
Volunteer hours
3 – 5 hours per day
Age
Volunteers aged 16+ and families
Accommodation
Dormitory-style volunteer houses
This program is ideal for:
Volunteers who genuinely enjoy working with children and understand how they behave. There will be lots of fun, laughter, noise and excitement. You’ll be working with a local team so no experience is necessary.
Project details
Eager to volunteer in Childcare in Bali – Ubud? With International Volunteer HQ’s Childcare project, volunteers can assist with early childhood education and share valuable English language skills with their young students. Volunteers gain childcare experience and have the chance to explore Bali’s lush landscapes while local children get to improve their English in a fun and interactive way and learn about other cultures.
What to expect and how you’ll make an impact
As far as language learning goes, the earlier you start, the better. In Ubud, children are taught English from kindergarten onwards. Interacting with native speaking volunteers will give them a head start and help with pronunciation and other language skills. Bali’s tourism industry requires employees to speak English, so early education helps give local children a future with better job prospects and opportunities.
As a Childcare volunteer, you’ll help local teachers with general lessons and English for children between the ages of 4 and 6. This program runs for two hours each morning with two hours of lesson planning in the afternoon.
Childcare volunteer work varies but usually you’ll be:
- Assisting local teachers with English lessons
- Playing with and caring for children
- Setting up activities and games
- Sharing your language and culture
Important dates to note for 2025:
- 21st of April to the 2nd of May 2025 – During this time, the standard volunteer work is not available. Volunteers instead participate in cleaning, repairs and renovation activities in local schools for approximately 4 hours a day and have the remainder of their time free to enjoy the festivities.
- 2nd of June to the 1st of September 2025 – Due to school holidays, the Childcare project will be closed.
- 17th of November to the 28th of November – During this time, the standard volunteer work is not available. Volunteers instead participate in cleaning, repairs and renovation activities in local schools for approximately 4 hours a day and have the remainder of their time free to enjoy the festivities.
- 22nd of December 2025 and to the 2nd of January 2026 – Due to school holidays, the Childcare project will be closed.
Why do Childcare volunteering in Ubud with IVHQ?
While volunteering on the Childcare project in Ubud, you’ll be adding value to the local community, while also developing personally and professionally by:
- Providing a safe space for children to learn
- Sharing your language and culture
- Gaining experience in childcare and teaching English
- Developing your cross-cultural communication skills
- Immersing yourself fully in Balinese life
- Exploring Ubud’s rich culture and natural environment
Volunteer requirements
- All volunteers joining for 2 or more weeks must obtain a C6B Visa. This visa does have additional costs to the program fee and can take up to 15 working days to process.
- An exception to the above applies if a volunteer will be in Indonesia for less than 30 days and opts to participate in the Introduction Week, Adventure week, or the Yoga and Meditation Week, along with one, two or three weeks of volunteering. In this scenario, the volunteer can join with a tourist visa, which can be obtained upon arrival, for most nationalities.
- To respect the local culture and customs in Bali, volunteers should be aware that they’re unable to have anything obstructing their face while at their volunteer placement.
- Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to participate in this program
- Volunteers aged 16 or 17 on their program start date are required to provide IVHQ with parental consent in order to participate on the program, and may be asked to provide additional document to the local team.
- All volunteers aged 13+ are required to provide a criminal background check to IVHQ prior to departure. Those aged 13-17, if unable to obtain a criminal background check, can provide two character reference letters instead
- All volunteers are required to have adequate volunteer travel insurance
