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It has been a while since the last discussion on After School Care centres around PLMGPS. I'm looking around for one for my daughter going to P1 next year. Could parents who have daughter(s) with any After School Care centres (e.g. Tung Ling and Proteach) share the latest updates here? Thank you in advance.

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Just felt like sharing my experiences with Dayspring as my daughter has been there since pre-nursery and she’s in K2 this year. We started off at 24th Ave and it was a pleasant little hideout albeit a little out of the way. She moved to the 17th Ave since nursery I think. Form teachers (1 English and 1 Chinese per class) change every year but they have been mostly warm (except for an English teacher who was a little lacking in that aspect) and caring.

Where curriculum is concerned, the school does well. At K1, my girl has both Chinese and English spelling every week. It was good practice and she took pride in mastering them. They were given weekly homework too and it could be easily completed within 10-15 minutes at home. The school has weekly swimming / water play for 1-2 terms in a year where there is no additional charge. The additional charges like racial harmony day celebration, etc were more like a token (a couple of dollars) IMO.

My girl enjoys school and looks forward to special activities. Of course, she does have her fair share of conflicts with certain classmates but that’s part of growing up and we try our best to help her manage such situations and also communicate with her teachers.

The Principal welcomes feedback and she is accessible. I’ve spoken to her on the phone to express my concerns (e.g. concert timing and rehearsals) over certain practices and also to clarify other things (e.g. learning hanyu pinyin as part of curriculum). She may not be the best PR person but I appreciated that she listens and tries to improve where possible.

At the end of the day, I know my girl will be well prepared for primary school. The school ensures that their charges know how to write, read and spell properly. The school provides opportunities for their charges to express themselves with confidence. I’m a working mom and feel pretty assured that my daughter’s preschool education is well taken care of.