Renowned early childhood educator from the University of South Australia, Professor Marjory Ebbeck visited TSS on February 28, 2002 to conduct an external evaluation on the early childhood programme in Malaysia. She was accompanied by Assoc. Prof. Dr Mariani Md Nor and Prof Dr Shahrir Jamaluddin, the Head of the Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya. Tadika Seri Soka was selected as a study site and its early childhood programme was evaluated during the visit. Prof Ebbeck remarked that she was impressed by the liveliness of the children and the cheerful spirit of the teachers.