Little Lamb Bilingual Preschool

Our older daughter started at Little Lamb when she was 4yo and has really loved it. She was dealing with anxiety and selective mutism, and the Little Lamb teachers were very accommodating. Our therapist worked with them to train them with selective mutism techniques and they were kind and responsive to our daughter's issues. She adapted great and has graduated from their preschool program, and she still goes there for their afterschool program. The school is no longer in the home in Albany but in a dedicated school facility in El Cerrito. The school building has a lot of space and a wonderful outside area. We also send our younger daughter there starting at 18mo and she loves it.

My son has been attending Little Lamb Bilingual Preschool since he was 2.5 years old and is now 4.5. We plan to continue with their after-school Chinese immersion classes. I wholeheartedly recommend this school for its robust focus on social, academic, and language development.

Balancing demanding jobs in a high-intensity startup and a Fortune 500 company, my wife and I prioritized bilingual education. Despite English being our home language, our son's fluency in Chinese is remarkable, especially noticeable during our trips to China. The transformation has been amazing!

The curriculum at Little Lamb is well-designed, delivered by highly trained staff who show genuine compassion and flexibility in accommodating needs such as transportation, conflict resolution, and parent-teacher communication. They effectively use play to foster social skills across different cultures, ages, and languages, and actively engage on Class Dojo, keeping us and the grandparents involved in the educational process.

I am deeply grateful to Xin Dong, Lv Laoshi, Katie Laoshi, Fang Laoshi, Li Laoshi, Huang Laoshi, and the entire team for their role in my son's growth.

An interesting note: Early on, the teachers at Little Lamb were quick to recognize possible signs of neurodiversity in our son. This insight allowed us to collaborate with our pediatrician to secure the necessary interventions early. The teachers provided the right accommodations without singling him out, supporting his development in language, social skills, cognitive, and physical areas. He is well-prepared for general education with neurotypical peers this fall, a transition that brings us much relief and gratitude towards the professional and well trained Little Lamb staff.

My daughter just graduated from Little Lamb Bilingual Preschool.   My husband and I felt very lucky that Little Lamb had just opened up when we needed childcare, and the preschool has provided a highly nurturing environment for my daughter to be in the last three years.  My husband and I loved seeing all the projects she brings home and hearing about her day at school.  There is an amazing amount of creativity in the activities they do and how they relate all the activities to a theme the school teach each month.  We appreciate the safe and caring setting that has been attended to by all of the teachers.  Little Lamb went through a few changes in the beginning but all the transitions have been very smooth.  The director also built a beautiful back porch during the time that my daughter was enrolled.  Now the kids can have some outside time pretty much every day they are there.  We highly recommend Little Lamb.

In May 2016 before my graduate program at UC Berkeley started, I was looking around for a daycare for my then 2.5 year-old girl. I searched on Google and luckily we found Little Lamb. I booked a tour before I made the decision. I am so glad that I found it!!!

The classroom is clean and tidy, the backyard outdoor playground is spacious and equipped with different toys for the kids to exercise and work off their energy during the day. I especially like that Little Lamb allocates a longer time for outdoor activity (in my daughter's previous daycare in Canada, they had one-hour outdoor activity in the morning and another one-hour in the afternoon), because Little Lamb has a pavilion in the backyard, so the kids can have snacks and read books under the pavilion, enjoying fresh air while without being directly exposed to sunshine for too long. 

I also appreciate the low students-to-teacher ratio, which made me feel much easier and more comfortable every morning when I dropped off my little one. 

Another thing I would like to share is -- the teachers there really care about kids' development. My daughter used to scream a lot and she would get mad whenever she got objections. In the first two months after she started at Little Lamb, Xin, Miss Chou and Joanna spent a lot of time in educating her and being persistent through out months. Through their time-out tactic and other educational tactics, my daughter behaved much much better. She changed her attitude even when at home. When her grandparents met her again during Christmas in 2016, they were both surprised how much better she changed in her behaviors. Now she is such a caring and sweet girl. Thanks to all the teachers' efforts!!! I really appreciate all their efforts and cares toward my little girl. 

When my daughter started her school at Little Lamb, she wasn't potty trained. But Little Lamb offered all the supports in potty training and my daughter got fully potty trained after a few months there. It made our life much easier. Also, since I was super busy with my own study, I appreciate that Little Lamb provides fresh lunch every day! Thanks for saving me from the headache of preparing lunch box for her every day. 

Every day my daughter came back home with different art works, different skills and knowledge that she was eager to share with us. As a parent, that's the best I could ask for. We have to leave Albany and Little Lamb because I am graduating this week and we are moving to South Bay for my job. But I really appreciate all the efforts from the staff of Little Lamb and I would take any opportunity to rave about how good it is. 

Thank you Little Lamb!!!