Sun Kids Academy

Sun Kids Academy at 32/1 Mazililor Street is the Botanica branch of the Sun Kids Academy chain of private kindergartens. Two formats run here: a Waldorf group for children aged three to six with a vegetarian menu, and a classical group from eighteen months with Waldorf and Montessori elements. The compulsory programme includes English, rhythmics, music, kids yoga, choreography and artistic gymnastics, and a psychologist observes the children. Website: sunkids.md.

Getting there: the branch is in the Botanica district, a few minutes' walk from the Jumbo shopping centre and the Home Cinema. The nearest stop, “Hidrotehnica”, is about 300 m away (a 4-minute walk), served by trolleybuses 1, 4, 8, 20, 28, 38 and buses 3, 19, 33, 44, 49. Close by, about 330 m away, is the “Railway Workers' Palace of Culture” stop, also served by trolleybus 17.

Parents rate the branch positively overall. Reviews praise the warmth of the teachers, the frequent walks and the hands-on activities — wax modelling, drawing — as well as the varied menu; several families write that their child settled in easily. There are critical reviews too, concerning changes of teacher and communication with the administration after enrolment. It is worth discussing up front who will work with the group and how issues are resolved along the way.

Part of the Sun Kids Academy chain