My son goes to this preschool and he absolutely loves it!…read moreI've seen many other preschools and daycares and this is one of the best so far- One of the things I love about this place is that preschooler's classes are recently updated so it's very clean, open space, has big windows from both sides, cute mini toilets & low sinks for little people. This is not a school where they 'train' kids to be super smart from early age- They believe children thrive and learn best when their interests are captured.- so kids have fun doing something they love, learn to share, do lots of activities together, celebrate both Japanese and western traditions- Teachers & staff are so nice and helpful. The school has a big gym and outside area to play, Do only japanese kids go there? not at all! more than half of his classmates are either non-Japanese or half Japanese-. So whenever they send out newsletters or have Christmas party or other parties, they conduct in both Japanese and English, super helpful! I love when they have charity parties- kids (and teachers & volunteers) make cute stuff and sell them like your kid's picture in christmas frame or bubble bath bombs etc.. Another cool event is that twice a year, they have Bazaar and their foods are amazing. All handmade and cooked by kitchen stuff and volunteers but they make amazing Japanese foods that I couldn't believe when I went there for the first time- ( and it's open to public too!) I was expecting some sushis, teriyaki chicken, udons.. those typical japanese stuff, and of course they have those, but on top of them they have Matsutake rice ! ( for fall ) Kyoto style wrapped sushi, amazing variety of Mochi-es, handroll sushi, etc. etc.. you just have to go there to believe it! ( * I posted same thing on 'Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall'-they're in the same building!)

A beautiful, new daycare facility housed in a newly renovated green 1928 Heritage Building…read more Parent organization is the Vancouver Japanese Language School & Japanese Hall, so Japanese cultural elements incorporated into programming. Light-filled happy classrooms, enclosed outdoor playground, 5000 sq foot community hall for rainy days, solar panels, and refurbished original 1928 fir flooring. Truly a home away from home. M-F 8 am - 6 pm. So convenient for those working or living downtown because located just off Gastown.

My son has been attending this preschool since Sept. We learned about this preschool from our other…read morefamily members. The school is bilingual. The teachers speak Cantonese, Mandarin and English although the classes are taught in Cantonese and English. The junior class has classes Monday-Thursday 12:30pm-3pm. Homework is handed out in a binder on Thursday and submitted back to teacher on Monday. The assignment consist of a page of the alphabet letter of the week and/or a number of the week. They also learn some basic Chinese characters. On most days the kids bring home the art project they have been working on that day. They also learn to sing and dance. Topics covered in class include alphabets, numbers, colors and shapes. There are 2 teachers for the 10 students in the class. The teachers have many years of experience and are attentive to the needs of the students and brings to attention any concerns they have of the students to the parents. The teachers get to know the potty training needs of the students. They learned the cues my son gives when he has to go. Overall, my son enjoys going to school and I highly recommend anyone looking for a Cantonese, bilingual preschool to consider this as an option. This preschool is affiliated with a church.

Had to withdraw my daughter from the school after she made very serious complaints against a…read moreteacher. She was fearful of the school and a teacher there. It was not a safe environment for her. We reported my daughters concerns to the appropriate authorities and there was a police investigation. In addition to my daughters above complaint, homework was often out of date, inappropriate or just wrong. From our observations we can see the school is more teacher centred and has a strong emphasis on praising "star pupils". My wife and I are both UBC trained teachers with decades of teaching experience between us, we would strongly NOT recommend anyone to send a child to this school. Update: School has maintained the employment of the "teacher"

Our child was at LMM for a year and a half, and I believe he learned a lot there. The instructors…read moreAubin and Cindy are firm but kind. The thing I found most lacking however was communication with parents. We never knew what the kids were doing at school. No photos, no newsletters, email updates, no work is ever sent home, etc. As a parent I was disappointed, and the teachers were not open to feedback and very strict about their systems. Our new Montessori is a breath of fresh air and our child is more relaxed as well. LMM is a good school but just not the right fit for us.

Our daughter is in her second year at Little Mountain and we could not recommend Aubin and Cindy…read moreenough! They are both warm, kind, and truly care about their students. Our daughter has flourished during her time there, and Little Mountain's program provides a great a great academic foundation balanced across math, the alphabet/phonetic reading, language (including French), and art. Their teaching is based in Montessori, however we have found their approach to be less strict than other preschools we considered. They have a great philosophy of enabling kids to be kids, while instilling the discipline and structure of a Montessori program. Every day our daughter runs right in at drop off, excited to see her friends and teachers, and then comes home afterwards with something fantastic she's learned while there. We are confident that our daughter will be so well set up for elementary school (and beyond!) after her time at Little Mountain!

I also looked at this Montessori school and it's decent. The location is their best feature. There…read moreis staff turnover and the materials are just OK. The reviews I've read are good but it's more of a first impression from my visit a few years back.

Since our son had just graduated from Monarch this year, I feel it's time for me to update my…read morereview on this school. This school is definitely one of the best decisions we have ever made for our son, and this was specially evident in his transition to his elementary school education. Not only does he flourish in mathematical and analytical thinkings, his behaviors at home and at his extracurricular activities have also demonstrated his improvements throughout his life at Monarch. The principal(Ms. Grace) and the teachers(Ms. Paige and Ms. Julia) have put so much time and efforts into their kids, and the community there(among the parents and kids) is just fantastic! Just like what we have told Ms. Grace, it's really sad that Monarch doesn't have classes after kindergarten, otherwise we would leave our son there for as long as he could.

This daycare is simply: awesome…read more All the staff in this daycare work incredibly hard to provide a high-quality program.  They have an in-house chef that prepares a wide variety of meals & snacks accounting for dietary needs & allergies - I am so envious that I wish they would have a takeout option for the parents. There is a multi-cultural parade of dishes like Filipino Chicken Adobo, Mac & Cheese, Tomato Tortilla Quesadillas, Hot Beef Sandwich and Cream of Mushroom Soup - AND - that's all from the same weekly menu! Teachers & teaching assistants here are very understanding and patient - we had a difficult transition at the very beginning and the team has created an engaging & challenging environment that has allowed my kid to blossom. The Director of the school is highly responsive to any questions and very passionate about empowering her team to deliver a solid program.   At pick-up, teachers will communicate summarized updates verbally and with the daily reports they provide in the Tadpoles app there's lots of cute action shots and useful information about how much they ate and what they learned. My paediatrician laughs when I open the Tadpoles app during appointments to give her detailed info on what my child has eaten and diaper details. The variety of toys & activities is also excellent here to keep little hands occupied and growing their skills. There's a lot of creative tools to draw with, a gross-motor skills corner, teacher-led felt story times and little musical instruments.  There's also cool little things like: on Terry Fox Day, the school painstakingly cut out printed little medals to award and affix on to shirts. With COVID-19 precautions in place, there is a lot of additional cleaning taking place (e.g. wiping down tables, spraying outdoor areas clean, masks and gloves) and organized drop-off procedures as families cannot enter the facility. There's a prototype site daycare in the same area so from a fees perspective this daycare may be out of reach for many.  I'd recommend looking into the BC Affordable Child Care Benefit to see if your family qualifies for a reduction in fees.  My overall opinion is that you definitely get what you pay for:  a safe, well-maintained facility, knowledgeable & kind staff, lots of communication and delicious food.  All of this has enabled a warm and nurturing environment where my child has grown and thrived.

As a parent choosing the right daycare can be stressful. I hope our disappointing experience can…read morebenefit others. This review is solely for JK1. We chose this daycare based on Google reviews, school environment and services they provided. Sadly, it didn't not work out and had to pull out our child after two and half month because we lost confidence in management and service they took away. 1. Google Review- It's fascinating that this location received all positive review in the last few weeks given all the changes within the school while their Langley location received mostly negative reviews. It's run by the same group. 2. The environment within the school is great. The JK1 classroom is clean and bright. PLEASE do be careful with uneven surfaces outside of the school. Few children tripped and busted their head including mine. 3. Service: WatchMeGrow is no longer available and Tadpoles daily report is not always accurate. Firstly, my child started on Nov 1st 2022. The JK1 classroom has extreme high teacher/aid turnover rate during the 2nd half of DEC and 1st half of Jan. We pulled our child out after that. There were no prior announcement or introduction when a new teacher join the class. Parents and children arrives to class with big surprise. Regarding to the turnover-management stated "unfortunately some changes are inevitable and out of our hands". Secondly, the management team decided to raise tuition and charge an additional $150 per month for WatchMeGrow (before it was included in the tuition/ service contract we signed) the week before winter break. They expects parents to accept the new contract term with minimum notice. Parents like us who did not accept the new term were not given any options but to terminate and were penalized (we chose to terminate their service). They held our deposit which was just unethical business practice. Under the original contract, we're fully understand that we will have to give a two month notice for service termination, but I strongly believed this would not apply because the school changed the service contact on us (raised tuition and took away service). We chose this school because they offered camera service (WatchMeGrow). WatchMeGrow was a great app because we can check on our child. We use it to compare with their Tadpoles daily report because it's not always accurate. Sometime the tadpoles daily report would say our child slept for an hour and half but we can see on camera that he did not sleep. Even worst we will receive his daily report when he was absent from school. Finally, I hope our experience can benefit other parents that may be considering this location. My main goal is to express our frustration towards management and the amount of stress my wife went through to pull our child out and find a new school. I do hope the management team will see this review and do the right thing by refunding our deposit. This review is not about the money. We are fortunate enough with what we have and bless with our health child. Any money we recoup will be donated to BC'S Children Hospital Foundation. A donation receipt will be upload if it happens.

My son loves his preschool. The teachers are lovely, kind, and attentive. This school is a…read morenonprofit and volunteer run so you know that every penny of the tuition goes towards the education of your child. The classroom is clean and bright and all the materials are in great condition. They're even teaching my boy French! I have nothing but good things to say about this school.

Montessori World is a special school. My son was shy but over the course of the schoolyear he has…read morebecome much more social. Now, on weekends he asks why he cant go to school. I am impressed with the curriculum, field trips and extra curricular options. The school even has Mandarin and French lessons. Jelena, the principal, is devoted and passionate about engaging with her students and was very available to speak with.

Montessori school in south Vancouver close to Granville and West 70th Ave near Fraser River Park in…read morea light industrial area. They offer Pre-School from ages 3-6 and Elementary from grades 1-7. My kids went here from pre-school all the way through grade 5 and it was an incredible experience. A early Montessori education really helped them develop their hard-working and inquisitive personalities. French is offered from pre-school on and their level will exceed most public schools except for French immersion schools. Both French language and culture is taught which is nice so the kids have a practical reference for use of the language. They have both class observations where the parents can observe their kid in the normal class environment and parent/teacher conferences. Year-end show is fun where the elementary kids all present skits, songs and plays for the parents at a nearby theatre. Competition to get into the pre-school program is quite stiff so register early to get on the waiting list. Dedicated, long-term teachers and staff, highly recommended!