Day care / kindergarten for 2 year old

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Day care / kindergarten for 2 year old

Postby Summer on Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:30 pm

Hi,

We are planning a move to Taipei, because my husband's work. We have 15 month old son and we have also an american cockerspaniel. I am working full day at the moment and our son is in a kindergarten 5 days a week, about 8 hours per day. There is a group of 12 kids, 0-3 years old. It is a very nice environment for little children, lot of toys etc. Breakfast, lunch and snack are included and they take a nap every day 1-2 hours. My son started there when he was 12 month old and he has liked being there. At least he never cries when I leave him there :)

Now I am wondering if there is that kind of kindergartens /day care available in Taipei? I would like to continue working in Taipei, but is it going to be too difficult to organize the childcare and housework? I am also wondering should I choose Chinese or English kindergarten. We are from Finland, so both Chinese and English are totally new for him. Any comments would be highly appreciated!
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Re: Day care / kindergarten for 2 year old

Postby lizgalloway1 on Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:24 pm

Hi! Not sure if anyone has responded or not. I have a 15 month old and we moved here in December. There are many kindergartens available and I have begun to look into a few. Do you know where abouts you will be living? We live near Tienmu and this is a very nice area for expats. The American School and the European School are in this area, and therefore the local community is more catered towards foreigners. The kindergarten we are considering is called Tiger Tots. They have a 2, 3 and 4 year old program. The 2 year old program can be 2,3 or 5 days a week and I think the children can stay all day. I am not sure of the website, but if you search TYPS (Taipei Youth Program Services?) I think the main page should come up. It is a part of TYPA. I hope this helps! Let me know if you cannot find it and I will try.

Good luck and take care!
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Re: Day care / kindergarten for 2 year old

Postby Just Jennifer on Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:38 pm

Here's a short list of Preschools in Taipei, including a link to Tiger Tots mentioned by Liz.

http://www.parentpages.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_weblinks&view=category&id=44%3Ataipei-preschools&Itemid=48

There are several I should add, if anyone would like to send me links and short blurbs it would be appreciated!
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