As the New Year holiday draws to a close, children start going back to school. So do giant panda babies. /Chinanews Photo

Seven panda cubs aged under two are housed at the Panda Kindergarten at the Ya'an Bifengxia Gorge Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. /Chinanews Photo

On Tuesday, the chubby, nimble babies were captured showing off tree climbing skills, playing with toys and feasting on bamboo shoots. /Chinanews Photo

Given the low survival rate for toddler pandas living in the wild, the research base opens the kindergarten to ensure the cubs grow in a safe and healthy environment. /Chinanews Photo