Popular Hong Kong kindergarten goes bust, leaving teachers unpaid and parents chasing thousands of dollars in refunds and deposits
- Alison’s Letterland International Kindergarten, as well as Baby Buddies International Playgroup and Nursery closed on March 26
- Parents say news came from ‘out of the blue’ and they haven’t heard from founder Alison Euler, who is now in Germany
An established kindergarten and nursery group in Hong Kong that was struggling financially has closed without warning, leaving parents and teachers tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket.
Alison’s Letterland International Kindergarten, and Baby Buddies International Playgroup and Nursery, which were founded in Hong Kong in 1996 and 1997 respectively, and taught children aged three months to six, folded on March 26.
Parents and teachers who spoke to the Post said they have not had any communication with Alison Euler, the founder and manager of Alison’s Letterland International Kindergarten, and Baby Buddies International Playgroup, or her husband Sven, who is also a director of the schools, since March 26 when an email was sent telling parents of the closure.
Parents have not received information about when their deposits would be refunded, and teachers said they had not been paid.
Sources told the Post the kindergarten and playgroup had been looking to sell from 2018 up until the time it closed, but none of the offers had gone through.