Our little one has been attending Chinese school for a few months and it's been a great experience so far. The main teachers we have are Teacher Rosie and Teacher Mei Mei. - Rosie is very organized. When we were initially learning about the school, she was very responsive to emails, answering questions, getting our first trial date set up, all our paperwork and tuition. Now that we are attending the school, she is equally responsive to text messages. - the school uses an app to keep you posted with pictures and what the kids did during the day. They keep this very up-to-date, which is really useful as well. Our family members love all the videos of our daughter, speaking in a different language. - I like how the class has a very age-appropriate structure, unlike some places that feel like more of a daycare. It is a mixed age class, but usually it starts out with some songs and learning vocabulary words, outdoor time, then art time. The classes are small enough to keep all the kids engaged and give every kid a chance to participate. read more

My daughter absolutely loves it here! We enrolled in the weekend class, and after every class she asks if she can come every day That pretty much says it all. Rosie is always responsive, and Teacher Meimei has such great energy and keeps the class engaging. My daughter is a naturally happy kid, and having a cheerful, encouraging Chinese teacher has made a huge difference in helping her develop an interest in learning Chinese. We've just completed our first session, and we'll definitely be back for more! read more

Teacher Rosie is the best, the children love her. She is really passionate about her school and it shows through the different curriculum she has throughout the year. Her school is expanding early next year, which is so exciting! They've put so much time, effort, and investment into expanding and getting the new location ready and we can't wait for the opening read more

We love PM and the quality of bilingual education. Teacher Rosie goes above and beyond with the kids with field trips, camping excursions outside the classroom. During school hours they learn so much the curriculum is creative and fun. My 4 year old has been there for over 2 years and his mandarin vocabulary is way better than mine! The other teachers are great too, they have dance class and yoga class every week and I like that they use the playground app to keep parents informed on everything throughout the day. The parent community is wonderful and involved as well and many are close friends now. read more

Very good Day care. We sent our daughter here for Chinese school every Saturday. We enjoy the class. My daughter is always very happy. We highly recommend. Great value great quality great teacher we highly recommend. read more

It's a good sign with your little one looks forward to learning Chinese every week. The teachers are caring and so accommodating to parents. The student teacher ratio is small and you get photo/video updates each class. It's a wonderful environment for Mandarin learning. I highly recommend Purple Magpie! read more

Purple Magpie is incredible! Teacher Rosie is a wonderful human and educator - she is so talented with children and you immediately feel her nurturing vibe when you meet her. The other teachers are also very supportive, nurturing and loving. Their curriculum is so creative and we're always impressed by the level of thoughtfulness they put into all their activities. They provide delicious lunches and are also supportive of the potty training journey. To top it off, the parent community is also all very supportive and it's amazing to see the real bonds and friendships among the kids. Our son started attending when he was 2 and it's been about a year since it's been enrolled in their program. He has really thrived being part of this school and we look forward to keeping him enrolled in the program through kindergarten. We're so grateful to be part of the Purple Magpie community! It's truly a gem. read more

We love purple magpie, my daughter loves going to class and always have a blast. Highly recommend to any parents looking for Chinese immersion school for their kids! read more

We've been part of this Mandarin immersion preschool community for a while now and can't say enough good things! Our 4-year-old has been attending the weekend 3-hour classes for the past year, and his older brother also attended two years ago--so this program has been a part of our family's journey for a while. Each week, Teacher Rosie and her amazing team introduce thoughtful, engaging topics like science, different countries, cultural traditions, and real-life jobs. The classes include crafts, songs, and vocabulary reviews--all in Mandarin--which makes language learning fun and natural for the kids. Teacher Rosie brings so much energy, warmth, and creativity. Our child looks forward to every class, and we've seen his Mandarin improve so much. We're excited to join the full-time weekday program soon and feel so lucky to have found such a nurturing, high-quality learning environment. Highly recommend to any family looking for a strong Mandarin immersion experience! read more

We toured this place and this is such a great location! I love the idea of an immersion daycare! Teacher Rosie is the best there is!

We love Purple Magpie Mandarin! It's not easy to find a high-quality Chinese preschool on the Westside of LA, but this school has exceeded our expectations. My child looks forward to Sunday classes every week--his Mandarin has improved significantly, and he's gained a deep appreciation for Chinese culture. The program includes a wide range of hands-on activities, such as making zongzi for Dragon Boat Festival, playing Go, practicing Chinese calligraphy, and more. They also explore topics like science, nature, space, and world cultures--all taught in Chinese. The teachers are incredibly kind, thoughtful, and dedicated. I'm constantly impressed by how much the children learn in each class. I highly recommend Purple Magpie Mandarin to any family interested in helping their child learn Chinese or connect with Chinese culture. read more

It's been a transformative experience for our kids. The teachers are wonderful, kind, and supportive. The play-based activities curated every day are excellent and intentional, and the staff has an in-depth understanding of early childhood development. The owner and director is also an incredible teacher herself. Our kids have developed a very special bond with the teachers and extended community at Purple Magpie. read more

We attended summer camp to prep for MI kinder and it was the best decision! We are not native speakers and in only a few weeks, our daughter was counting, singing and writing in Mandarin. Teacher Rosie gave my daughter the confidence she needed for kinder and I couldn't be more grateful to have found her program. read more

The teachers here are incredibly loving and caring. Every class is thoughtfully designed, and you can tell they put a lot of effort into introducing children to China's rich traditional culture and artistic heritage in engaging ways. We visited several other daycares nearby, and this is definitely our child's favorite! read more

Finally there's a great Chinese immersion daycare/ preschool on the west side. My son started when he was 20months, at first he cried when I dropped him off and now he will hold teacher's hand and wave bye bye to me, it's obvious he likes going there. -Teachers are responsive, patient and kind, they always have time and very willing to talk to you if you have questions/ concerns which I'm very happy with. -They have so many fun projects throughout the day, I just like it how they don't only play but it's also educational. Sensory, music, art, cook etc -big backyard for kids to run around and play -Mixed age group -healthy hot lunch included read more

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Teacher Rosie is the best! Our daughter has grown so much at purple magpie. Teacher Rosie has so much enrichment and curriculum for the children everyday. She teaches the children in a way that is developmental, fun, theme based and creative. Thanks to purple magpie my child has been introduced to art, dance, yoga, Chinese language and culture, delicious and healthy food, and so much more! She loves going to school with her friends and learning something new everyday. It is a safe and nurturing space. You can tell how much teacher Rosie and her staff pours into the children with so much thought and care. We also love how many pictures and updates we get throughout the week. Purple magpie is truly a gem! We highly recommend! read more

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Purple Magpie Mandarin is a true gem. We were looking for a weekend Chinese school and it's been challenging to find one on the Westside. Every day my son would ask me if it's Chinese school day, it makes me incredibly happy to see him run into school and not even say goodbye at drop offs. When I first enrolled him, I was very concerned at his ability to speak chinese...he wasn't able to get the pronunciation correct and I wasn't sure that once a week would help him. Needless to say, I'm blown away at how fast they learn. It would be awesome if there is a curriculum for weekends we can follow so we know ahead of time what is being taught, but Rosie always lets me know what they learned when I pick him up. That way I can practice with him at home so that he can retain the information. The Director Rosie, is hands down the best. You can tell how much she loves the school because she really invests in it. My son comes home with the coolest art and crafts every week. She is incredibly patient, kind and compassionate. The facility is clean, comfortable and spacious. I'm looking forward to continuing weekend chinese class! Thank you Teacher Rosie for being one of a kind. Sincerly, A very picky, observant parent! Audrey & Marco read more

My child has been going to Purple Magpie for nearly two years now and we have loved it the entire time we have been going. Teacher Rosie has made the experience so fun for our child. Everyday they have so much fun playing games, making artwork, and making friends. Every day Teacher Rosie provides us feedback, pictures, and video of our child's progress with mandarin. By going to Purple Magpie, our trips to China have been much more comfortable, fun, and engaging. This year, our child has also successfully transitioned to a dual immersion mandarin elementary school. I absolutely believe that teacher Rosie and the rest of the staff at Purple Magpie have been a big part of making this transition successful and stress free for our child. Our child has also made friends at Purple Magpie that are now her classmates at school, which absolutely helps smooth the transition. We have also been able to have play dates with these friends and even go trick or treating with! Working with teacher Rosie has been very easy and flexible in terms of paying tuition and taking breaks from school for family vacations and travel. There have been no significant issues in the nearly two years we have been going to Purple Magpie and anything that comes up is easily solved. read more

Look no further if you are looking for an amazing preschool!! Not only is it fully in Mandarin but the teachers are so incredible. They are caring, meticulous, and make delicious lunches. They have the most creative curriculum. My 5 year old went here and my 3 year old has been coming since she turned 2. The amount of Mandarin they learn and retain is truly impressive. They challenge the kids but they have so much fun at the same time. We got lucky they had an opening but definitely get on their waitlist early!! read more

Rosie and the teachers at Purple Magpie are amazing! It's a bittersweet feeling when your daughter, who was once a shy little COVID toddler, is now happily running in to greet her teachers and friends at school. In just two months, our daughter's personality has blossomed and I see how engaged she is with her learning exercises now. The teachers really encourage independence and genuinely care for each of the students. I'm so grateful to have a place like Purple Magpie to send my daughter to each day. read more

My soon to be 3 year old daughter has attended Purple Magpie for just over a month now, and so far we are very pleased with the school. Teacher and founder of the school, Xiqian (also goes by teacher Rosie), is so pleasant to deal with. She radiates kindness, and it's also clear that she has a lot of knowledge in how to work with kids in a respectful and productive way. She is very good with the children, and give them a lot of love and patience. I've seen her comforting a crying child, and it was as though it was her own. It was very sweet, and made me feel so much more comfortable leaving my daughter in her care. From the second week there, my daughter was completely fine with drop offs. This is because she was already comfortable at the school and knew she would be taken good care of and have a fun time. The school provides a good balance of fun and learning. Several times a week I've seen them have dance classes or yoga sessions, and they also do arts and crafts, cooking, as well as other learning activities. There's also that much needed room for play, which is so powerful for learning in the toddler years. There's a bug back yard where the kids are able to go crazy and fulfill their needs for physical activity. I think my daughter is learning so much both socially, emotionally, and cognitively at this school. I love that it's not only a language immersion school, there's also cultural immersion. This is key for kids growing up in a global world and in a city with such diversity that being able to understand different cultures is crucial. I feel we've been welcomed with open arms to the school as a family with no Chinese background (I'm European). We do not speak any Mandarin at home and our daughter did not have much prior exposure to the language, but this has not been an issue at all. I was very surprised when our daughter started singing songs in Chinese on our drive home from school after just a couple of weeks. It's amazing how quickly babies and toddlers pick up languages. I also appreciate that this school offers a lot of additional learning opportunities, such as weekend classes and after-school program for elementary school children. It means we can continue to send our children here for many years, even beyond their preschool years. They also offer part time, which many other local preschools do not. Purple magpie offers a very nurturing, fun, and educational environment for our daughter. We love that it's a small school with kids of various ages. It's healthy for kids to learn to interact with kids of different ages than themselves. We can't wait to our youngest is old enough to attend as well. Most preschools or daycares would separate them because they are 2 years apart. At purple magpie they will be able to spend their day together, which in an of itself is so valuable to us. The hot lunches provided at the school also saves so much time in the morning from having to prepare a lunchbox. I'll continue to edit my review as we gain more experience at this school, but so far it's absolutely perfect. We searched for other mandarin immersion opportunities in the area, and this school was definitely the best for what we were looking for. read more

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My son has attended purple magpie for almost 1 month. Every day when we are in the car on the way back, I always ask "do you want to come and see teacher Rosie tomorrow", the answer is also "yes!" They have tons of different fun, creative and educational activities. And every week they have a theme to relate those activities, it can be an animal, some kind of flower etc. My son not only has a lot of fun there but also learns a lot! Teachers are also super patient, kind and encouraging. It's a really good daycare! Recommend it! read more

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Were really happy we found Purple Magpie Mandarin. Teacher Rosie is really awesome! Our daughter has been attending for a few months. We get a ton of photos throughout the day of her doing lots of activities, always with a huge smile on her face. She has been learning Mandarin as well, and says new words each day. The facility is very clean and organized. Our daughter only cried for the first couple of days when I dropped her off, but now she lights up when I tell her "we're going to see teacher Rosie." The food is healthy and our daughter actually eats it, which is impressive because she can be picky. Great daycare! read more

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We love Purple Magpie Mandarin! My son has been enrolled in three different Mandarin immersion daycares in LA Westside (including WorldSpeak and Stratford West LA). We've definitely had the best experience with Purple Magpie Mandarin. We sent our son to both the weekend Mandarin program, and the weekday family care when he was 3-4 years old. He started at the Sunday afternoon Mandarin classes with Teacher Rosie, Teacher Ma and Teacher Wu. All are awesome. We had our newborn and mostly needed a weekend daycare. The teachers were able to meet individual child's need. In addition to learning with a small group of friends, the teachers also help with my son's extra reading material. They are extremely good at getting the kids engaged and motivated. My son can finish reading out loud the same material with 2x speed compared to when he does that at home, because he loves his teachers and wants to impress them:). He was able to review reading all the passages from Grade 1 and 2 textbooks currently used in China with the teachers over ~30 Sunday afternoons. Compared to most bilingual preschools in west LA, where the target audience is mostly kids of 2+nd generation Chinese Americans where the whole classes take turns to learn how to say "grandpa" in Chinese, or typical Chinese after schools that requires a good amount of hand-writing and more suitable to school-aged kids, this is the only school that we found helpful in terms of tailoring to each kid's language level and need, thanks to the teachers' dedication. In addition to the formal learning, my son enjoyed making all kinds of traditional Chinese food/snacks and art (that includes mooncakes that hardly any Chinese parents can make nowadays). I love that my kid is not only learning but more importantly, gets to spend time with native Chinese teachers who embrace all the little joys in life and culture. I found him more confident as a praise coming from teachers that share the same race, culture and ethnicity is worth 1000s. We were particularly thankful for the weekday daycare my son was temporarily enrolled (for ~ a month) after withdrawing from an undesirable Mandarin Immersion Preschool, and was waiting for a spot back to his old daycare close to where I work. If it weren't for the long commute, we'd have kept him in Teacher Rosie's family care till school age. The teachers were so loving and nurturing. The kids were so friendly. The lunch was so yummy. He was the youngest in the weekend class, and the oldest in the weekday daycare, he had so much fun either way. I think the teachers' own cheerful spirits, love of life and learning and all kinds of good characters have infected our kid. For educators, who they are, how they love and what they do probably all matter more than what they teach. That's the quality of care we were looking for. Fun fact: for the time my son was with Purple Magpie Mandarin, he considered going to study Chinese there as a weekly reward to his Chinese learning time with me. That probably speaks to how much he enjoyed his time there. read more

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My kiddo has been at Purple Magpie for over half a year. Overall, my partner and I have loved our experience with Rosie (the owner/director) and her staff. A few things we really like: 1) Rosie and the other teachers are all wonderful in how they teach, nurture, and interact with our daughter. They engage actively and are all sweet and enthusiastic, creating a very positive and fun learning environment. We see how happy and comfortable our kiddo is in the space and with the teachers. 2) There is a fresh, hot lunch served every day. It's healthy and what I love is that there is a mix of different foods offered (ex: rice, noodles/pasta, different veggies, meat/tofu/salmon) each day. Honestly, it smells amazing during drop-offs in the morning! They also have different types of fruit and snacks ... some of which are tied to a cultural holiday or lesson (ex: zong zi for the dragon boat festival)... which is awesome. I love that my daughter is able to enjoy different meals regularly. 3) There is a wonderfully rich curriculum. It is filled with so much creativity and fun -- I appreciate the mix of hands-on activities, use of imagination, teacher-led reading, circle time, as well as outdoor play time (with shade) among other activities. My kiddo even gets to learn yoga! 4) My kiddo has definitely learned a lot of mandarin-- she has a wide vocabulary and continues to surprise us each day. It's also in a convenient and safe location, situated right between two elementary schools. We are very grateful to have found Purple Magpie! read more

Rosie is an excellent educator and has impacted my child's life for the future. We Love Purple Magpie Mandarin!! She also cooks hot fresh food for lunch daily! We never sent our daughter to school with food and we knew that she was getting a well-balanced meal with Rosie + snacks throughout the day. For me, it's really important that my child feels safe and Rosie's nurturing personality accomplished that. She gives children a school experience that is really enjoyable. I truly believe that my child thrives when she is in an environment which gives her a sense of security, Rosie was able to teach my child various subjects and concepts, such as the continents, body parts, numbers, colors, seasons, and career fields. My two year and a half year old would share with me what she had learned from school. Here is an example: Mommy, I eat food in my mouth and then it's in my stomach and it's in my intestines and then I poo. Like omg! You are right! Good job!!! Very good!!! That's the kind of education you are getting at Purple Magpie. She can say the word 'intestines' in Mandarin (amazing). Then the next couple of weeks she told me.. "Mommy, I have lungs and they are located and she pointed to her body in the correct space and then pointed to where mine would be and said they are for breathing." She also told me..Look mommy (as she pointed to her head) and said, "I have a brain in here. I am smart. Mommy is smart. Daddy is smart. Teacher Rosie is smart and then named all the kids in her schools name and said they were smart!" I love how inclusive Purple Magpie is in their way of teaching. My child knows everyones name and tells me about each kiddo. I love Rosie's teaching style, education, and love. My child is well-rounded and adaptable for elementary school. Rosie is not only an educator but also a mentor, she is guiding their young minds to understand the purpose of school and fostering a safe learning environment. Last note, my child loves Rosie so much that she has requested the desire to join her weekend classes!!! Thank you Rosie for leaving a lasting impression on my child's education. You are a dream teacher Mrs Rosie. Very last comment! My child tells me that she loves Teacher Rosie and Teacher Nicole because they keep her safe. It's really rewarding as a parent to hear that come from your child's heart. It's truly special. read more

My son has attended purple magpie for almost 9 months. We originally just want to find a place for him to learn mandarin but the place was beyond our expectation. Teacher Rosie is very kind and talented in terms of curriculum design - our son learned so much not only the language skill but also art creation, taking care of younger kids and playing with peers. The environment is clean and comfortable. Also it's a very flexible care center - a lot of times we are able to drop off our son on certain date when the school is closed. We are so grateful to find such a gem in west LA. read more

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Our daughter had been attending Purple Magpie for the past 2 months and loves it there. She had a lot of separation anxiety before she started but has grown so much thanks to their wonderful care. Extremely reliable, caring and thoughtful; we are very lucky to have found them. read more