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    How much $$$ do you spend on your Pre-schooler?

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    • M Offline
      Mandie
      last edited by

      let me do mine as well


      4 years old

      half day Kinder (new school next year) : 210
      I can read : about 170
      Simepi : 110
      English Speech & Drama (at home) : 40
      Chinese enrichment : 180
      Fine Art : 85
      Dance : 40

      Total $ 835 :x

      Can not imaging if I continue her with NAFA next year which the school fee ifself is about $740 per month (with GST) for half day school only.... :roll:

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      • jedamumJ Offline
        jedamum
        last edited by

        Mandie:
        let me do mine as well


        4 years old

        half day Kinder (new school next year) : 210
        I can read : about 170
        Simepi : 110
        English Speech & Drama (at home) : 40
        Chinese enrichment : 180
        Fine Art : 85
        Dance : 40

        Total $ 835 :x

        Can not imaging if I continue her with NAFA next year which the school fee ifself is about $740 per month (with GST) for half day school only.... :roll:
        Mandie,
        which school charge $210/mth halfday kindergarten, but is not proficient enough to teach phonics, chinese and art? or is it halfday childcare?? with the amount you spent on enrichment (which seems to cover all aspects), have you consider going for cheaper kindergarten programme?

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          winth
          last edited by

          5 years old:

          Kindergarten: S$215/month
          Wushu: S$52/month
          Arts: S$30/month

          1.5 year old:
          Shichida: S$265/month
          Full-day childcare with transport: S$333/month

          Total: S$895

          Finishing Shichida T4 by end of mar 2009 and stopping DS1's Arts (becoming more like handicraft session than Art lesson). So I can foresee some savings of S$300/month.

          But of course, will need to do more enrichment with them liao... 😞

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          • ChiefKiasuC Offline
            ChiefKiasu
            last edited by

            winth:
            ...stopping DS1's Arts (becoming more like handicraft session than Art lesson)...

            Doesn't handicraft enhance fine motor skills which is important for children of young age?

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              winth
              last edited by

              [quote]Doesn't handicraft enhance fine motor skills which is important for children of young age?[/quote]
              Hi Chief,

              Of course it does! Just that I'm already teaching him to do handicrafts from the books i've bought for him.

              So wanted him to learn drawing, shading and expressing in the lesson. Not handicrafts.

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                Ange
                last edited by

                Hello kitty, new to this thingy and apologies if sound blunt, may i know more about those classes that u send teachers to your place. how do u get all these teachers?


                To all, my princess is 16m, i’d like her to be all-rounder, what’s good enrichment? any suggestions…

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                  Mandie
                  last edited by

                  jedamum:
                  Mandie:

                  let me do mine as well


                  4 years old

                  half day Kinder (new school next year) : 210
                  I can read : about 170
                  Simepi : 110
                  English Speech & Drama (at home) : 40
                  Chinese enrichment : 180
                  Fine Art : 85
                  Dance : 40

                  Total $ 835 :x

                  Can not imaging if I continue her with NAFA next year which the school fee ifself is about $740 per month (with GST) for half day school only.... :roll:

                  Mandie,
                  which school charge $210/mth halfday kindergarten, but is not proficient enough to teach phonics, chinese and art? or is it halfday childcare?? with the amount you spent on enrichment (which seems to cover all aspects), have you consider going for cheaper kindergarten programme?

                  It is a Church Kindergarten near my place, 4 hours program, very traditional pre-school education. That is the cheapest Kinder around liao (except childcare which I did not consider as I prefer Kinder enviorment for kids) Since I have down graded her from NAFA, and have more budget for enrichment so I would continue with the rest of programs outside the school, she enjoys all these and the benefit is obvious.

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                    littleKS
                    last edited by

                    Hmm, chance to do my calculation now


                    DS1 (6 yrs old)
                    $500 for half day kindy


                    DS2 (3 yrs old)
                    $450 per term for kindy

                    abt $950 for 2008 just for kindy, did not want to stress out with enrichment classes during weekends.

                    now planning for 2009.

                    tentatively as follow :

                    DS1 (P1)
                    Arts Class : $65 / month
                    speech & drama : $80 / month
                    piano class : $100 / month

                    total for DS1 : $245

                    DS2
                    half day kindy : $350 / month
                    english enrichment class : $180 / month
                    piano class : $100 / month

                    total for DS2 : $630

                    total for 2 kids (for 2009) $875

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                    • C Offline
                      Cartier
                      last edited by

                      Hello Kitty, you have PM re: Jelic.

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                      • W Offline
                        wonglady
                        last edited by

                        Hi all


                        All the calculation...lost...

                        my working is for NAFA:

                        approximately $650 per month...all in (the usual 3 hrs program plus one hr of arts ie. 2x art lessons per week, 2x music lessons and 1 dance).

                        so, to me, quite a deal...as for GST, ya, quite a bit. wish they could waive them. 😢

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