Eastside Children's Academy

Serving ages 6-weeks through pre-kindergarten

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Category: Staff Profile

Lunch With A View

Lunch With A View Look at this amazing view from our school kitchen where Chef Jan has prepared a WONDERFUL lunch for our little students. Today’s menu featured made-from-scratch orange chicken, whole grain brown rice, seasoned cooked zucchini, fresh peaches, and milk. We are all a bit jealous of the selection and quality of food that the children are able to partake of throughout each day. Chef Jan is our newest addition to Eastside Children’s Academy and comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experience! She works very hard to tailor the menu to include a number of nutritionally balanced options, which highlight flavors and textures that young and inquisitive minds enjoy. She is trained in preparing gluten free, vegan, nut free and dairy free options.

Raising three daughters on a Vermont farm gave Chef Jan a deep appreciation of the importance of what we feed our children. She has over 10 years of experience as a Chef with private schools, successful bakeries and cafes, catering, and traveling while teaching culinary classes for all ages. We are truly fortunate to call her our Chef and we look forward to seeing what meals she continues to whip up in the kitchen!

In The Heart of Bellevue

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Meet Jenny Tan. Owner, Operator, and Head of School at Eastside Children’s Academy. Originally from Shanghai, China, Jenny moved to the U.S. in the early 1990’s where she met her husband, and they began to grow their family and careers. In addition to being a very involved owner, Jenny also volunteers for the PTSA, local schools, Bellevue Club Swim Team, and the Bellevue High School Swim Team.

How does she do it all, you ask? She enjoys spending quality time with her own family by swimming some laps at the local club, playing tennis, and listening to classical piano music & classic Chinese songs. In addition, her own belief in the value of community and dedicating herself to ensuring that Eastside Children’s Academy is not just a school in Bellevue, but a school FOR Bellevue, is the keystone to delivering the highest caliber of support as an early childhood education program. “This belief,” Jenny says, “it pervades everything we do — from our partnerships with other organizations, to ensuring that each of our families feel valued and included in the collaborative culture of their child’s classroom. We are committed to serving the families of Bellevue.”

With such a strong woman at “the helm of the ship” Eastside Children’s Academy continues to thrive as an exceptional bilingual school here, in the heart of Bellevue.

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