A Plus Immersion Preschool

Love it. My daughter speaks Chinese to me all the time and I have no idea what she’s saying.

Q has been here for about a year and loves it!
Her teachers make learning fun and instil fun in learning! I’ve observed the teachers to be very nurturing, patient, and supportive of all of the kids — even the kids that are not their main students. It’s evident when I see the much younger kids running in and giving hugs to the teacher for the older kids and vice-​versa.
What we also love:
* Daily journal entries on our daughter’s activities. Ms. Sharon and the teachers respond to questions and give feedback regularly.
* The teachers (Miss Bao Ai and Miss Li have been our main teachers) put thoughtful observations on the children’s learning. Case in point: I let Ms. Bao Ai know that we’re working on Q’s focus and listening during dinner time (she’s great at school, horrible at home). Ms. Bao Ai also asked for some reinforcement with listening/​focus during circle time. Then she made an adjustment: she wove in a tiny bit more English followed up with Mandarin for Q and the «focus» issue was more of a language comprehension issue and noticed an improvement with Q’s focus. I wish I could say the same at home!
*Plenty of free play time, which to me, is important for kids to learn to socialize as well as come up with their own imaginative play — like «Super Hero Family»!
*Pot-​lucks and social mixers for parents to meet and see their child in action with peers
*Arts and crafts projects. Who knew that perler bead projects could get a group of little girls sitting quietly and intensely focused (while developing hand/​eye coordination, fine motor skills, and tactile learning of the alpabet and numbers)?
*Bigger kids get to cook things like «doggie biscuits» or moon cakes, which they prep and craft, the teachers bake, and they eat at snack time
*Hours and holiday schedule that are flexible for working parents
*Ms. Sharon (the director) was very accommodating with adding days to Q’s schedule as slots become available
*Hot meals and no juice!
We are not native Mandarin speakers but from what our relatives tell us, Q’s tones and accent are very good. She’s often singing Chinese songs and even if she doesn’t know every single word yet, our main hope is to establish a continued interest in the Chinese language and an ear for the proper tone.

My son loves going to A+! The teachers are so nice and the school has an excellent schedule that creates a fun environment for children learn Mandarin. I highly recommend this preschool.

My husband and I found A+ Immersion last year while looking at Mandarin preschool programs for our now 2 year old. Glad to have found it because we were able to get our son enrolled, we hear there is a waiting list now! Our son loves his teachers and classmates and talks about them all the time.
The students are divided into 4 groups depending on their age group so you know they are learning/​playing with age appropriate programs. They accept students who are not potty-​trained. They have half-​day and full-​day programs. The students are taught Mandarin but some of the teachers also speak Cantonese.
The school always prepare the parents with an email of the curriculum and meal plan for the week so you know what to expect. This is helpful also for kids with allergies. We have to bring in our own soy milk since they only provide low-​fat milk.
The owner is usually always available, she is hands-​on with her students as well, plus she’s the one that prepares the meals!

Since moving our daughter to this program almost 4 months ago, when she turned 3, we have seen a marked improvement in her imaginative play and creativity. She loves the environment, the other children and her teachers. The teachers are well-​qualified and loving. We had come from another pre-​school that was just not meeting our expectations and, in making a change, the quality of the teachers and the program were extremely important to us. We are so thrilled to have found A+ Immersion Preschool! The facility is great and laid out well for the children. They offer a wide range of activities, including yoga, cooking and science projects. The curriculum is great — they have a monthly theme and will provide craft projects for the children to come home with, which our daughter loves. The children are allowed to be independent and they behave well as a group. We are only English speaking in our household and are so excited that our daughter is also having the opportunity to learn Chinese. I can’t speak highly enough about this program.

I can’t say enough and how happy I am with A Plus preschool. I took my just turned 2yrs old son to visit a few preschools around the area and this is the only place that my LO didn’t want to leave (on his first visit). The teachers are patient, loving, and super sweet. A Plus provides healthy meals and snacks WITH fresh fruits and milk every day. The kids seem to enjoy their meal every time I am there to pick up my son. I also love that they have field trip every other month. A Plus definitely not old school in their way of teaching kids. I like the play-​based approach, using creativity to teach little kids. Finally, one of my favorite is to read the diary that the teachers write about what my LO did in school that day. It is like reading short stories about my son.