Licensed family child care for ages 1 to 5, serving Danville and San Ramon. Cantonese, Mandarin, and English all day. Three or four children total, and meals cooked in the kitchen down the hall.
Now enrolling founding families · Ages 1 to 5 · Danville & San Ramon, CA 94506
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Cantonese, Mandarin, and English all run through a normal day, because that is how Lia talks. Nothing on the schedule is called language time.
That is the whole roster, plus Lia's own child at home. She knows every personality, every nap quirk, and every allergy without checking a chart.
Lia worked with toddlers and preschoolers in early childhood programs for over six years before she was licensed to run her own home.
Cooked fresh every morning, nut free, cut to toddler size. The whole menu is published below so you can read it before you call.
There are two kinds of families who want this. One speaks Chinese at home and is watching their kid quietly lose it before kindergarten. The other does not speak a word of it and just likes the idea of a second language being normal to their child instead of a subject they take in high school.
Both work here, because a two year old is not studying anything. They are copying whoever is in the room. When Lia counts apple slices out loud in Cantonese at snack time, that is simply what counting sounds like to them. No flashcards, no drills, no chart on the wall.
Lia speaks English with your child all day too. Nothing gets missed and nobody falls behind because a word was new. Most children who start here speak none at all.
The kids fold dumplings before Lunar New Year, sit through Chinese picture books, and find out why the envelopes are red. The food and the holidays come with the language.
Take-home song sheets use romanisation, not characters, so you can sing the same songs at home without being able to read a single one of them.
I spent six years working with toddlers and preschoolers in early childhood programs, and this year I finally got licensed to open my own home here in Danville. I grew up speaking Cantonese and Mandarin at home and English everywhere else, so all three come out of my mouth without me planning it. Your child gets that by default.
I keep enrollment at three or four kids because that is the number where I can still remember who likes the blue cup, who needs the longer nap, and what your week looks like. Bigger centers cannot do that, and most of them do not pretend to. This is my house and my neighborhood, and I want it to feel that way for your family too.
From my years in early childhood programs, before this was my own home. Every child's face is covered to protect their privacy.
Not ordered from a catalog. Each day pairs a Chinese character with its pinyin and the English word, so both languages land at the same time. Click any sheet to open it full size.
Daily sheet, Day 3
Daily sheet, Day 12
Take-home song sheet
Scissor skillsThere is a full 30 day bilingual sequence behind these, plus 20 cutting practice sheets and 6 take-home song sheets. Families get the take-home ones, so the Chinese keeps going after pickup.
This is where your child will spend the day. Not a stock photo, and not a classroom in a different building than the one in the picture.
Photos of the children in our care are never published here. Families get daily photo updates privately instead.
Toddlers and preschoolers, ages 1 to 5.
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.
Three or four children at a time, plus Lia's own child at home. One of the smallest groups in the San Ramon Valley.
Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, spoken daily. No prior Chinese needed to enroll.
Breakfast, lunch, and two snacks cooked on site. Nut free. Allergy accommodations available.
Pediatric CPR, pediatric first aid, and preventive health practices, all required to hold the license.
Lia's Preschool is a licensed California Family Child Care Home. To hold that license, a provider has to clear a criminal background check, pass a home inspection, and complete at least 15 hours of health and safety training covering pediatric CPR, pediatric first aid, and preventive health practices.
You can verify this license, including the full inspection history, on the California Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing facility search. Search by facility number 073409993.
Toddlers and preschoolers ages 1 to 5, in a home setting serving Danville and San Ramon, CA.
No. Most children who start here speak no Chinese at all. Lia speaks English with every child all day as well, so nothing is missed and no child falls behind. Families who do speak Chinese at home use this to help their child keep it.
Not in the strict sense. Immersion programs teach almost entirely in the target language. Here, Cantonese, Mandarin, and English all run through a normal day, because Lia grew up speaking all three. Children pick up words, songs, counting, and food vocabulary by hearing them in context rather than through formal lessons.
It is a licensed family child care home serving Danville and San Ramon, CA, 94506, plus the greater San Ramon Valley including Alamo, Blackhawk, and Diablo. The exact address is shared with families once a tour is scheduled.
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.
Yes. It is a licensed California Family Child Care Home, license number 073409993. Families can verify the license and its full inspection history through the California Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing facility search.
Yes, and it is a condition of holding the license. California Health and Safety Code 1596.866 requires every adult who provides care in a licensed family child care home to complete at least 15 hours of health and safety training, including pediatric CPR, pediatric first aid, and preventive health practices.
Three to four children, plus Lia's own child at home. That cap is deliberate rather than a licensing limit. Contact Lia for current openings.
Fresh meals cooked daily, mixing Cantonese, Mandarin, and Western home cooking. Everything is nut free and cut to toddler-safe sizes. A full sample menu is published above, and meals are adjusted for allergies and dietary needs.
Tuition depends on the schedule and the child's age. Contact Lia directly for current rates and availability.
A licensed family child care home is a real house with a small number of children in it, and the same adult every day. A center has more children, more rooms, and staff who rotate. Both are licensed by the state of California. Home daycare suits families who want a smaller group and one consistent caregiver.
Trilingual home daycare for families throughout Danville and San Ramon, CA, 94506, plus the greater San Ramon Valley including Alamo, Blackhawk, and Diablo.
Danville, CA 94506 · exact address shared once a tour is scheduled
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