Criteria for a Good Student Care Service (BASC)

[happydaddy]

sakura_2009:

wcc:

Me too! I'm also wondering if I should place my gal in BASC when she goes to P1. I wonder if she'll find herself such a poor thing, go to school and BASC the whole day...very little time to rest at home. Wonder if the change of environment when she goes to P1 + to a BASC will be too much for them to handle. Any one can advise?

If you child has been in a CC before, usually he or she should have no problems adapting to a BASC environment. They would be used to having many other kids around and doing work assignments and eating together.

It may take more time for the child to adapt to BASC if he or she has not attend CC before, as the environment is very different from being at home. However, the plus points of a good BASC is that they have teachers who help monitor school work, plus sometimes they have extra 'tuition' for the kids after they have finished homework. The study discipline is there as compared with leaving them at home with their caregiver (usually grandparents or maids). So unless the kids are very disciplined and their caregivers are able to stick to a standard 'routine' for the kids to do their homework/assignements and not get distracted watching TV or playing computer games ..., I still think putting them in a good BASC is a better choice.

it is better to put the kids in the student care rather childcare BASC. The cc BASC teacher normally has o level and supervise them to do their work. no tuition provided.

Compare to student care where the teacher better educated and the centre has more student to play and discuss with. they may provide tuition too.

[mamemo]

I’m also facing this dilemma for next year when my boy starts primary 1.


There are pros and cons of both options.

granny
- home environment
- not able to coach in terms of school homework

BASC:
- can coach homework
- mix of children in a large environment, hence kids pick up things very fast, mainly undersirable behavior.

I’ve witnessed my nephew changing from a well-mannered boy to a talkative boy that says things that is beyond a P1 child after he enrolled in BASC.

sigh, dilemma

[MdmKS]

mamemo:

I'm also facing this dilemma for next year when my boy starts primary 1.


There are pros and cons of both options.

granny
- home environment
- not able to coach in terms of school homework

BASC:
- can coach homework
- mix of children in a large environment, hence kids pick up things very fast, mainly undersirable behavior.

I've witnessed my nephew changing from a well-mannered boy to a talkative boy that says things that is beyond a P1 child after he enrolled in BASC.

sigh, dilemma

My friend told me that her dd BASC does not coach homework. They only provide a place for them to do homework, if no homework they give and mark assessment told to purchase from the centre. Though they said that the child can ask the superivisor(they don't call them teacher), the supervisor usually reply the child don't know how, then the child still got to bring back the homework and ask the parent in the evening. :stupid:
My friend wish to find out if this is the general operating guildline of BASC.

[mamemo]

MdmKS:

My friend told me that her dd BASC does not coach homework. They only provide a place for them to do homework, if no homework they give and mark assessment told to purchase from the centre. Though they said that the child can ask the superivisor(they don't call them teacher), the supervisor usually reply the child don't know how, then the child still got to bring back the homework and ask the parent in the evening. :stupid:
My friend wish to find out if this is the general operating guildline of BASC.

Oh my, that's not very ideal.
yeah, can more people share whether that's the norm ? thanks

[sakura_2009]

mamemo:

MdmKS:

My friend told me that her dd BASC does not coach homework. They only provide a place for them to do homework, if no homework they give and mark assessment told to purchase from the centre. Though they said that the child can ask the superivisor(they don't call them teacher), the supervisor usually reply the child don't know how, then the child still got to bring back the homework and ask the parent in the evening. :stupid:
My friend wish to find out if this is the general operating guildline of BASC.

Oh my, that's not very ideal.
yeah, can more people share whether that's the norm ? thanks

I think it all depends on the BASC, but they should explain clearly to the parents during enrolment what they provide and what they DON'T provide. As far as I'm aware, most BASC would set a time for the kids to finish their own school homework, followed by the centre's own 'tuition' - usually worksheets or workbooks purchased externally. As for the coaching of school homework, its best to check with the individual centres.

[sakura_2009]

mamemo:

I'm also facing this dilemma for next year when my boy starts primary 1.


There are pros and cons of both options.

granny
- home environment
- not able to coach in terms of school homework

BASC:
- can coach homework
- mix of children in a large environment, hence kids pick up things very fast, mainly undersirable behavior.

I've witnessed my nephew changing from a well-mannered boy to a talkative boy that says things that is beyond a P1 child after he enrolled in BASC.

sigh, dilemma

I agree to a certain extent that kids sometimes do pick up 'undesirable' habits from the BASC, since they will be mixing with other kids from different schools and varying backgrounds. But for me, the upsides outweights the downsides as they provide a 'routine' for my DS - time for lunch, bathe, homework, and lastly, some form of extra tuition before I pick him up after work. I guess if someone at home (the caregiver) is able to provide all the above, that will be the most ideal situation....

[JWMorgan]

Is there a good indicator or rating of the service provided by a student care centre? How do we know the children are properly taken care of, in terms of health, school work supervision/help, play, basic exemplary manner, community bonding (with students in the centre)? If the supervisory staff are not even confident enough to help the students with p1 and p2 English and Math and speak broken English, then this will set an example that it is alright to speak broken English uncorrected, in an environment where little or no help is provided with English or Math. Are student care centres required to show what those in the supervisory capacity are able to do and are clearly capable of leading a team of student care teachers? And if so, how can a parent find out?


Off tangent to the above: Does anyone know why and exactly when the Jurong Central Stuent care centre closed about one and half year ago ?

[tankee]

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[ClubNAKO]

Dear Parents,


I suffered the same woes 2 years ago when I moved my son from one BASC to another and finally settled on grandma.
I don't know which is worse as BASC is like a chicken coop while grandma's is freedom in heaven.

I have since quit my job and I am taking care of them by myself.
Have a look at http://www.clubnako.blogspot.com

Yours Sincerely, Niki

[BSC]

Hi, I am providing homely before school care service (morning for P1 and P2 kids only) in Jurong west. Small group with more rich learning opportunities. Interested,please email me at [email protected]