This school change owner 3 years ago!
Don't know how it was 5 yrs ago but my daughter has been there almost 2yrs ago (2011), SHE LOVES IT! :) She learned so much every day, always surprise us with something: tell stories in Chinese and English in long sentences, new dance and songs almost every week, handmade "art work" ;-) everyday, and as a 3 yr old now she can count to 100 item! She can also spell words and some simple characters!
As a matter of fact, I'm one of the paranoid parents :) We visited 12 daycare centers all over Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Cupertino, Los Altos, including home based care, before we choose them!
For us, we only care about two things -- hardware and software of the facility ;-)
-- They have an acre of land in Cupertino -- huge playground, kids can actually play, and the tricycles can go around in real circle. We've seen much newer schools but the playground for 1-3 yr old is so tiny compared with theirs. Their rooms are not very new but very cozy and fun. The newly renovated hall (used also for after school kids) is great for the parties and kids performance.
-- Software part matters more from our perspectives -- the teachers are awesome! I mean all of them! Our girl loves them and hugs and kisses every teacher goodbye everyday! They have English and Chinese teachers for each classes: Mary, Becky, Ellen, Ting -- I can't say enough about how great they are!
I talked about the academic progress our girl made along the time there, here are some examples that we are impressed by the teachers regarding the life part:
Our girl is very sensitive to new environment and at the beginning she cries a lot, I see the teachers hold her and calm her down for a long time until she's fine.
Our girl is not a good eater, I see the teachers feed her when she really eat too little at lunch (I saw it when stop by and they treat all the kids with this much care!)
When parents take snacks and fruit to school, the teachers not only make sure giving to them, I saw the teacher peal the fruit for them -- some to them is really a lot of work, like lychee! (I feel guilty to bring this type of fruit... :S)
Anyway, in one sentence -- they raise my kid the way I'd like to do it myself, and better (like social environment I can't provide) -- what else a parent would ask?!
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This school change owner 3 years ago! Don't know how it was 5 yrs ago but my daughter has been there almost 2yrs ago (2011), SHE LOVES IT! :) She learned so much every day, always surprise us with something: tell stories in Chinese and English in long sentences, new dance and songs almost every week, handmade "art work" ;-) everyday, and as a 3 yr old now she can count to 100 item! She can also spell words and some simple characters! As a matter of fact, I'm one of the paranoid parents :) We visited 12 daycare centers all over Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Cupertino, Los Altos, including home based care, before we choose them! For us, we only care about two things -- hardware and software of the facility ;-) -- They have an acre of land in Cupertino -- huge playground, kids can actually play, and the tricycles can go around in real circle. We've seen much newer schools but the playground for 1-3 yr old is so tiny compared with theirs. Their rooms are not very new but very cozy and fun. The newly renovated hall (used also for after school kids) is great for the parties and kids performance. -- Software part matters more from our perspectives -- the teachers are awesome! I mean all of them! Our girl loves them and hugs and kisses every teacher goodbye everyday! They have English and Chinese teachers for each classes: Mary, Becky, Ellen, Ting -- I can't say enough about how great they are! I talked about the academic progress our girl made along the time there, here are some examples that we are impressed by the teachers regarding the life part: Our girl is very sensitive to new environment and at the beginning she cries a lot, I see the teachers hold her and calm her down for a long time until she's fine. Our girl is not a good eater, I see the teachers feed her when she really eat too little at lunch (I saw it when stop by and they treat all the kids with this much care!) When parents take snacks and fruit to school, the teachers not only make sure giving to them, I saw the teacher peal the fruit for them -- some to them is really a lot of work, like lychee! (I feel guilty to bring this type of fruit... :S) Anyway, in one sentence -- they raise my kid the way I'd like to do it myself, and better (like social environment I can't provide) -- what else a parent would ask?!