DayNurseries.co.uk – Ellie Spanswick
“Earlier this year, father of one, Cennydd John opened a high-end bilingual Mandarin-English day nursery near the Barbican Centre in London. Hatching Dragons joins a growing number of bilingual Mandarin-English nurseries in London that recognise the growing importance of China in the world. Mandarin Chinese is one of the most spoken languages in the world today…The Chinese economy has an estimated growth rate of 10 per cent each year and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts China to be the world’s largest economy…former education minister and MP Elizabeth Truss said: “China’s growing economy brings huge business opportunities for Britain and it is vital that more of our young people can speak Mandarin to be able to trade in a global market and to develop successful companies.”(more)