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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday to Friday
Mandarin Bilingual Preschool in El Cerrito & the East Bay
Little Lamb offers a Mandarin Chinese immersion preschool in El Cerrito for families from Berkeley, Albany, Kensington, and across the East Bay. Our play-based, whole-child approach uses hands-on learning to build Mandarin language skills while supporting cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and creative development.
Preschool Schedule and Daily Experience
8:00-9:00 Arrival/Greeting and Free-Choice Play
Parents and teachers can talk about the child's physical/emotional status of the day that would help teachers provide individual care for the child. Children and teachers greet each other in both languages, reflecting intentional and natural integration of a structured Mandarin Immersion Curriculum into daily routines.
9:00-9:30 Indoor Activity
According to the monthly themes, teachers plan and scaffold children to experience different activities, such as making art craft, decorating the classroom, or learning safety education.
9:40-10:10 Circle Time
Teachers develop different activities, targeting children's cognition and socio-emotional development to enhance children's interests of learning.
10:10-10:30 Snack
We encourage parents to prepare fresh, healthy snacks for children.
10:30-11:30 Outdoor Play/Curriculum Activity
During outdoor play time, children are invited to freely join our daily curriculum activity that help them improve their understanding of circle time teaching content. Activity includes scientific experiment, art, group game, etc. Children also have plenty time to foster their muscle development and expend their energy during outdoor free playtime.
11:40-12:00 Story Time/Transition to Lunch
We come back in the house, reading, drawing, playing with puzzles and play dough; and, wait for pickup.
12:00-12:50 Lunch
We encourage parents to prepare children's menu according to their daily nutrition needs. We encourage children to eat on their own.
12:50-3:00 Nap/Quiet Activity
Naps are important to children's physical and emotional development. Children who are above 4.5 years old can have choice of having quiet activities.
3:20-3:40 Music and Movement
We usually sing Chinese songs and dance in the outdoor classroom during afternoon circle time. Children enjoy learning Children songs by dancing together.
3:40-4:00 Snack
We encourage parents to prepare fresh, healthy snacks for children.
4:00-4:50 Outdoor Activity/Group Game
Specially, we lead children to play various group games to both foster their physical development and sense of cooperation and teamwork.
5:00-6:00 Indoor Quiet Play/Pickup Time
We come back in the house, reading, drawing, playing with puzzles and play dough; and, wait for pickup.
Preparing for TK
and Beyond
Our preschool program builds the academic and social foundation necessary for a smooth transition into our Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Program, where children continue to strengthen their Mandarin language skills and deepen their kindergarten readiness.