I learned about J&R Learning Center through my friend whose neighbor's 3 girls all went to J&R for preschool and after school programs. After a thorough comparison with all the bilingual (mandarin & English) preschools near our house, we concluded J&R was the most suitable preschool for our daughter for the following reasons:
- Large facility: preschool facility is very spacious with different rooms for study and play. They also have a fairly large open outside playground that separates classrooms for older kids and preschoolers
- More flexible hours from 7:30am to 7pm.
- Healthy snack and food choices
- Extra enrichment classes to sign up for (with additional cost) so we don't have to drive kids around outside the preschool.
- Diaper training: I don't recall my daughter ever having any diaper rash when she was on diapers at J&R. Ms. Michele was the one who notified us when my daughter was ready for diaper training. She initiated the training by asking us to bring extra underwear, pants and shoes to school. We truly appreciated it as Ms. Michele made the process easy and smooth.
- Experienced and attentive teachers, who set J&R apart from the rest of the preschools. They are so proactive and experienced, and even able to guide us through parenting as first time parents.
My daughter was about 24 months old when she first joined J&R. We were so concerned if she could follow the school curriculum. Ms. Michelle, preschool Director there, made sure that our daughter felt comfortable. She made sure that our daughter was a part of play group during play time, so she felt connected. Throughout the years, I have noticed Ms. Michele took the same approach to all the newly enrolled kids and is supper attentive by always strategically standing in the middle of the room/playground to make sure kids are behaved properly and everyone is nice to each other.
Ms. Michele also communicates with us very well in terms of our daughter's recent developments. Even when my daughter got into trouble, she would tell us what happened and what they did to handle the issue. She never made us feel bad at any given time when our daughter wasn't behaving properly. I personally always go to Ms. Michele for advice when facing challenges as part of my daughter's childhood development.
The other main teacher, Ms. Yiwen, was also extremely helpful and proactive. Post diaper training, she always remembered to remind my daughter to go potty knowing she might purposely be holding it. I noticed she would put sunscreen on all the kids before recess time outside under the sun. All the rest of the teachers are all well trained and responsible.
With the flexible hours and attentive and experienced teachers, I highly recommend J&R to preschoolers and after school programs. read more