Address: | 1165 El Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA |
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Postal code: | 94080 |
Phone: | (650) 826-9926 |
Website: | http://www.geniuslearningssf.org/ |
Monday: | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
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Tuesday: | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Wednesday: | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Thursday: | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Friday: | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
Saturday: | Closed |
Sunday: | Closed |
I have 2 kids (5 and 4) and both go to Little Garden Chinese Preschool. Before preschool, both my kids were, in terms of development, difficult, to say the least.
My daughter, at the beginning, was quite shy and behind in her language. Now I believe she has caught up in her language, as she's not only fluent in English, she's picked up a lot of Chinese words, through songs and playing. Her favorite activity at home now is playing teacher, teaching her parents and her brother of many things that she has learned at school.
My son, on the other hand, was extremely energetic, talkative, playful and disobedient. Before preschool, he was essentially uncontrollable. Now he's much calmer, he talks before he grabs, he plays well with others and he can eat by himself. From preschool, he has picked up a lot of social skills as well as many good manners.
So over 1.5-2 years, both my kids have matured a lot. And for that, I have the teachers at the preschool, especially Heidi, to thank for. Over the years, Heidi has been in constant contact with us about our kids' behavior. She told us about good behaviors so that we can encourage more. On bad ones, she helps us strategize how to guide the kids back on the right track.She essentially taught us clueless parents how to get the best out of our kids. I'd say without her guidance, our kids wouldn't be where they are today.
As a parent, nothing in the world makes me happier than seeing both my kids on the right track to become better human beings. So in Heidi, we have a life-long friend who would forever play the special role as the first ever teacher to both our kids.
Little Garden Chinese Preschool is actually one of the best preschools I’ve had the pleasure of sending one of my children to. My daughter, besides gaining social skills and learning to interact with others, also learned another language through songs and play. She enjoyed her friends and her teachers very much. The teachers, especially Heidi, are very welcoming. They treat the kids with respect and kindness. Heidi also sends you pictures of What your child is doing at school just to keep you in the loop. I like that a lot. This school is definitely worth the money.