Yew Chung Story

YCCECE is a member of the Yew Chung Education Foundation (YCEF), both are registered non-profit organisations in Hong Kong

YCCECE is founded in 2018 by the Yew Chung Education Foundation (YCEF), an established non-profit Association in Hong Kong with almost 90 years of pioneering history in Early Childhood and international education, bringing together the best of the East and West.

Since the 1970s, “Yew Chung” has been synonymous with high quality Early Childhood Education (ECE), thanks to the visionary leadership of Dr. Betty Chan Po-king, a globally renowned ECE educator. Today, the Yew Chung Approach to ECE is being recognised for its unique philosophy, curriculum and pedagogy, and we continue to explore new paradigms.

YCEF and its sister institutions are part of an extensive and growing network of kindergartens, schools, and college, providing quality education to over 10,000 students, spanning from infancy to tertiary, across more than 20 locations in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Silicon Valley in the US. YCCECE also builds upon the strong foundations laid by its predecessor, the Yew Chung Community College (YCCC), which was the first private institution in Hong Kong to offer formal teacher training, with the launch of its highly successful Higher Diploma in ECE (HDECE) programme in 2014.

In 2018, our College continued to blaze new trails by transforming into YCCECE – the first and only specialist ECE degree-awarding institution in Asia – and we proudly launched our flagship programme, the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education (BEdECE).

We are deeply committed to nurturing a new generation of passionate and inspired ECE professionals, who will have an enduring impact on the lives of numerous young children and their families, and truly change the world.

We are most grateful for the steadfast support of world-class ECE experts, as well as YCEF's extensive community of educators and overseas partners.

Yew Chung & Yew Wah Network

YCCECE is part of an unrivalled network of international kindergartens, schools and college that spans near 20 locations in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Silicon Valley in the United States. Each school is independently registered and operated.

Near 20 Local and International kindergartens, K-12 schools and tertiary college

Hong Kong

Qingdao

Beijing

Chongqing

Shanghai

Tongxiang

YWIES Tongxiang

United States

YCIS Silicon Valley

Milestones

1932 - 1970s
1980 - 2000
2008
2014
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

1932 - 1970s

Madam Tsang Chor-hang founded the first Yew Chung School & Kindergarten.

Yew Chung Kindergarten and Primary School opened.

Dr. Betty Chan Po-king, Madam Tsang’s daughter, revolutionised Early Childhood Education in HK by introducing play-based learning and child-centered approach.

Yew Chung Children’s House and Kindergarten expanded to multiple campuses in Hong Kong.
1980 - 2000

Dr. Chan helped Hong Kong families see the importance of Early Childhood Education - this continued to be a core Yew Chung value.

The first Yew Chung International School was established in Hong Kong, then expanded to Secondary.

New Yew Chung and Yew Wah sister schools and kindergartens opened in Mainland China upon government invitations.
2008

Yew Chung Education Foundation established the Yew Chung Community College.
2014

YCCC became the first private institution in Hong Kong to offer formal teacher training by launching its 2-year Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education programme.
2018

Yew Chung Community College is upgraded to Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education.

YCCECE launched its 4-year Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education degree.

YCCECE opened its new campus in Tin Wan, Aberdeen.
2019

YCCECE became the first college in Hong Kong to offer the "Infant & Toddler Education" concentration and proudly introduced the "Special Education Needs" concentration to its BEdECE programme

YCCECE’s Inauguration and Grand Opening of Pamela Peck Discovery Space was held.
2020

YCCCEC welcomed its first graduating cohort of Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education Programme
2021

YCCECE has been awarded the Programme Area Accreditation (PAA) for its higher diploma programmes by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. It also allows us to award qualifications to students who have achieved QF Level 4 programmes (or below) and exempt from obtaining an external accreditation between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2026.
2022

The College became the first self-financed college in Hong Kong offer the Certification Course for Kindergarten Principals. The course is recognized by Education Bureau (EDB) and supported by our professional and experienced teaching team, it helps develop talents who want to take up the principalship in a kindergarten with the leadership skills and essential knowledge.

The YCCECE Mengxue Institute was officially established on the 90th anniversary of Yew Chung Yew Wah (October 14, 2022).
2023

YCCECE organised the First International Conference on Early Childhood Education and Mengxue
2024

Establishment of the Chor Hang Educational Research Institute (CHERI) at YCCECE.

Jointly hosted the Inaugural Greater Bay Area Early Childhood Education Summit with The Hong Kong Policy Research Institute (HKPRI) in Qianhai, Shenzhen.

The College has successfully achieved institutional accreditation for operating Postgraduate programmes at Qualifications Framework (QF) Level 6 with the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ), paving the way for new degrees to be launched in the 2025/26 Academic Year.