After spending just one afternoon with Wayne Kim and his staff at a Kinder Kids' location, I felt like I had found the proverbial pearl inside the oyster!  Kim's story is of a father who was not satisfied with the choice of English-speaking preschools for his own children.  In the past three years,  Kinder Kids has grown from one location to six.  What is the secret of their success?

Well, for starters, flexibility.  Kinder Kids is a completely English-speaking preschool and kindergarten with optional full-time daycare.  The program is year-round with an emphasis on early education using a theme-based curriculum.  The monthly themes include weekly mini-themes with daily crafts and vocabulary-supported reading materials.  the music is even designed to include new vocabulary word to the tunes of familiar songs.

Each class has at least one native English-speaking teacher.  There are several different locations to choose from.  your child could attend one specified day per week, up to five.  Or you can choose three-day floating plan if you desire flexibility.  the lesson time (short-day plan) is from 10:00 to 14:00, depending on age and location, and it is a different fee from the full-time 08:00 to 18:00 daycare.  If you choose the short-day plan, you can extend your time and pay a reasonable 30-minute interval fee if you find yourself in need of a little extra  time one day.  there are even options for afternoon (after school) and Saturday classes.

A second key to the Kinder Kids success is their Australian- and British-based curriculum.  I If you are familiar with Britain's famous "Letter land" curriculum, you will be happy to see Clever Cat and Golden girl smiling at you from the walls.  Otherwise, you can be assured that there's a healthy balance of the three Rs: Reading Writing and Arithmetic.

Most of the locations include a gymnastics class and an outdoor play area.  For the kinder ages,  there are computers in the classrooms.  Besides the educational software, there are future plans to link up through the internet to preschools in Australia.  You can even choose between a catered lunch, or bring your own lunch from home.

Although all of the above information is impressive, you must visit to experience the dedication of Wayne Kim and his staff.  this is one of the few family-run businesses left in our world of corporations and mergers.  Each location, with the exception of one, was established to accommodate family members, children and each location is truly part of the Kinder Kids family.

Kinder Kids' aim is to provide quality , inclusive education in a warm and caring environment to children from all nationalities.  the ultimate goal is to ready the children for the local international schools or prepare them to return to schools in western countries; academically being either at the appropriate age/grade level, or even slightly advanced.