At first, residents of Wanhua district were suspicious of the aims of the new center, and only 20 children were enrolled.
主意打定之後，鄧佩瑜招募了一批志願工作人員，重新回到萬大路和鄰近的東園街、克難街、水源路一帶的低收入區去訪問，請家長們讓孩子放學後到快樂兒童中心去做功課。剛開始大家都以為他們是來傳教的，不太搭理他們，工作人員費盡了唇舌，只來了二十多個小朋友。