Boston area Cantonese speaking preschool?

November 3, 2010 9:55 AM

Boston bilingual: Anyone know of any Cantonese-English preschool options?

Mrs. DOTS is a native Cantonese speaker fluent in English. And out of habit we've spoken mainly English to Little DOTS (now nearly 3) since his birth (my Cantonese is inexcusably poor). Now that he's speaking more, it's all English. And we both want to do more to make sure he ends up bilingual. Seeking specific recommendations for preschool situations in the Boston Metro, as well as reassurance that if we do the right things now, it's not already too late for him to pick it up. Thanks.

posted by dust of the stars to Education (2 answers total)

Best answer: I would call the folks at Kwong Kow School and ask them; if there are such preschools out there, their students probably go on to do enrichment classes at Kwong Kow.
posted by Sidhedevil at 10:03 AM on November 3, 2010

I know this is an obvious answer, but check out Chinatown. I worked at a preschool in Philly's Chinatown. Most of the kids spoke Mandarin but a few spoke Cantonese, and several of the teachers spoke Cantonese as well. It wasn't really a place for learning Cantonese formally, but it would be an opportunity to make Cantonese-speaking friends.
posted by bearette at 7:15 PM on November 3, 2010