MapleBear Preschool

[jasmineong]

Yeah, my youngest is in Maplebear now…we just switched to Maplebear earlier this year. I heard Hillview one is run by Patricia Koh’s daughter, supposed to be one of their better branches. Have you gone down to take a look? We used to be at childfirst…in terms of chinese prog, childfirst is still better. But Maplebear in the other aspects are good. My child loves it so far

[msmunro83]

I went to Maple Bear Sembawang’s open house last week. Was very impressed with the cosy environment, emphasis on reading, outdoor play area and the warmth and friendliness shown by the staff. It is a lovely school with a very homely feel to it and it seems the children get plenty of outdoor time throughout the day. Mrs Patricia Koh was a very down-to-earth lady and she seems very involved with the various centres.


I am still deciding whether to transfer my son there. It is a tough decision as he has already settled down in his current centre - however, it is in the industrial area and he gets no outdoor time at all.

Any feedback or review about Maple Bear would be most helpful, especially on the curriculum and parent-teacher communication.

[Simplicitysuzy]

Thanks mummies for getting the balls rolling...


Ya. I have visited hillview branch earlier tis yr when tey had their Open House, but it was still early at tat point of time for us..

Recently i make an appt during class timing, to take a 2nd look again.

All in all was pretty satisfied... as it is just a 5-7 min walk from my place.... but just wish their indoor playground would be more 'exciting' ... :heresmyfish:

I actually prefer a indoor playground as my LO get heat rash easily.. & he is rather sensitive to mozzie bites. We had visited the doctor few times for mozzie bites..

I also know 2 mothers at my kid current playgroup class, who has elder one in MB hillview & they had positive reviews as well..

[Simplicitysuzy]

I have nv visit MB sembawang, but i realise they are one of the few centres that are pretty active in updating their activities / celebrations on fb & Instagram.


I actually like tis part cos i get to know wat is going on…

From the pic, MB sembawang outdoor area seems huge + the playground is nice…

[jasmineong]

Their Toa Payoh branch has a very big and nice indoor playground, if you don’t mind travelling, you can go there:)


But just keep in mind though, some of my friends who have sent their kids to Maple Bear say they need enrichment lessons still to get ready for P1.

[Simplicitysuzy]

Ic… actually hor, some of my friends who put their kids elsewhere, also have to send their kiddos to Phonics / writing / speech etc.

[jasmineong]

True true…but somehow, for Maple Bear, I think because they are more play-based I am a little worried about P1 readiness. Will see how it goes:)) But over all we are pleased with it:)

[qingni0000]

Went to the open house at upper Thomson about two weeks ago. Patricia Koh had a presentation about the philosophy of the preschool. Really impressed by her idea. The center opened at April this year and have about 20+ kids. Most of kids are in PG. Have one outdoor play yard with a plastic water pod. There is a roof top garden and a roof top swimming pool in the building which are shared by all tenants. The swimming pool is about 1+ meter, and may not suitable for kids to play around. The pictures in the Facebook are quite misleading, which just show a small portion being suitable for kids.


The nearest bus stop is about 10 minute walk, which is a bit far if not driving. The principle has about 15+ year experience, the boss has one music school. The school has an inter-layer, which is not used yet.

[qingni0000]

Visited bishan MapleBear twice. The school has two places, A and B. A is for the younger ones up to n1, and B is for the rest. There is an indoor swimming pool in A and a indoor playground in B. Bother A and B are very spacing.


The site is managed by the daughter of Ms Pan's sister, a very friend young woman, a mother of two kids (not very sure). She worked in the logistic industry and shifted to education recently. In place B most of teachers have experience in Pat's schoolhouse.

The school is in the industry park, and the floor height is about 6+ meters. Since there is no false ceiling, I could see the connection of air-cons, which triggered my concern on ventilation in the school of my DS. After a short study and consulted with an expert, and confirmed with the director, there is no ventilation facility in this school. This is the main reason I declined this school. You can refer to my post for details. https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=89955