Asia Pacific Language School - Bellevue WA Child Care Center

14042 NE 8th Street, 1st Floor , Bellevue WA 98007
(425) 641-1703
1 Review

About the Provider

Description:

Asia Pacific Language School (APLS) is an independent non-profit organizationthat was established in April, 1995, by a group of Asian-American professionals to serve the Asian as well as the main stream communities on the Eastside and in the Greater Seattle Area. Our goal is to create a consistent learning environment in which people of all ages can safely explore and learn a second language. We provide children with opportunities to experience different cultures and to stimulate curiosity and imagination through language learning. It is also our goal to provide multi-cultural/language programs for children so that they will come to understand better and appreciate their families culture as well as other cultures and be prepared to work in a diversified environment when they become young adults. We live in an era in which technology is transforming the world into a global community. Recently, having multi-lingual employees has become more and more important to companies so they can more easily open new markets in other countries. As talented, multi-lingual foreigners are hired by U.S. companies for high-tech projects, it is important for their American colleagues to understand and be sensitive to cultural differences. This cultural awareness allows for diverse working conditions that directly benefit the nation's economy. Thus, the preparation of students to function both in English and in another language and culture is of social and economic benefit to the individual as well as to the nation as a whole. It is particularly important that such education begin at a young age, because young children have a unique advantage when it comes to learning languages and being open to cultural appreciation.

Additional Information:

License Renewal Date: 05/16/2019. Early Achievers Status: Participating in Quality Improvement. Doing Business As ASIA PACIFIC LANGUAGE SCHOOL.

Initial License Date: 11/25/2009.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: PL-79672
  • Capacity: 64
  • Age Range: 2 years 6 months - 13 years 0 months
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations Kindergarten & 1st Grade
  • Rate Range $425-$1500
  • Early Achievers Rating: Participating, not yet rated
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Languages Supported: English, Chinese-Mandarin, Japanese
  • Type of Care: After School, Daytime, Full-Time, Kindergarten, Part-Time
  • Transportation: Field Trips, To/From School
  • Initial License Issue Date: Nov 25, 2009
  • Current License Issue Date: Nov 25, 2009
  • District Office: Bellevue
  • District Office Phone: 206-300-9621 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: Jessica Lohrman (jessica.lohrman@dcyf.wa.gov)

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Reviews

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Rebecca Apr 27, 2013

Parents should know there are a lot of better options available. There are other accredited schools with experienced and certified teachers. Also for the same amount, private tutoring can be secured given the large population of educated Mandarin speakers on the Eastside.
The classrooms are relatively small. The rooms are at a basement level of church and half the classes on the right do not have windows - the classes on the left have windows but usually the curtains are drawn to not distract the kids when other classes have playtime with signs saying don't touch on the windows - they don't want kids near them. The classes with a window have a view of a large cement parking lot. The outside play area is divided into 2 sections a gate separating them. Each have a climbing structure and playhouse. There are some tricycles. The playlot has woodchips and cement. There is no greenery, grass, or trees. Upstairs there is a foodbank as part of the Foursquare Church's Renewal Foodbank. Occasionally, homeless wait or sleep on the steps a few feet away from the school entrance.
Tuition is very cheap but simple market economics tells you that is means they are not attracting nor retaining the best teaching talent.

The teachers and directors have a lot of political issues. In March 2013 - 3 teachers quit all at once without even a full two weeks notice. That is not typical but definitely a red flag.
When there are fights amongst kids - both kids get punished. It is not the schools policy to take any time to root cause any incidents. When kids continually do not get along they are separated as the school does not want to take the effort to teach the kids how to get along. Discipline not consistently enforced - cutting in line for the bathroom someone gets lectured in their face while others who do it minutes later get no discipline.

The school is really disorganized. Curriculum sometimes or sometimes not published for the week. The parent handbook is not updated. The school's calendar came out at least one month after school year started. Parents get the lyrics for songs the children are to sign for performances on a Wed for an event happing that same week on Saturday (to practice last minute). The Director's office is piled with boxes and papers - disorganized office - disorganzied school.

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