Market rate for school bus to/fro childcare ctr

[buds]

Heyya libra_leo,


If the distance between home and ctr justifies the
amount paid, i'd say yes, it will be worth it..

Just calculate, if you were to send your child to and
fro by bus and by taxi, two persons expenditure via
public transport.

With transport, there's the convenience factor...
and plus for my girls i noe for sure rain or shine
they'll be there on time. Even if it rains tho, the
kiddies dun get wet. If i were to send my kiddies
on a rainy day, by the time we reach ctr all of us
are wet from knees down. So, must bring shoes
and socks in plastic bag. Umbrellas and raincoats.
Then, must make sure schoolbag doesn't get wet.
Reach ctr change the slippers to shoes then on the
way back i'll get double wet with my other kiddie
in tow.

Measure the pros and cons...
If it works for you, it works..
Works for me so far..
However, in my case i find its super value for $$$,
never had to pay more than $50 for trpt service

[qiqi09]

Hi


:?: i need to find transport for my boy and nephew who will be attending child care. the school has transport at 4.30 to send home. but it will be too early to send the 2 boys back to my mum house as she need to cook. so i wonder any contacts for mini van to pick them up at abt 5.30 - 6.30?

Thanks in advance...

[mrswongtuition]

I'm paying $420 per term.

Pick up Punggol, school at Pasir Ris, drop off Hougang (drop off is flexible, sometimes drop off at Punggol).

Bus is a medium sized bus, 24 seater. All kids have their own seats and seat belt.

There's a TEACHER on the bus, not those 'auntie'.
Most of the time (at least 90%), the principal tags along the school bus too.

Feedback from my boy is that they sing songs during the journey.
I see my boy well-behaved on the bus (very worried that he will refuse to listen to instructions and run about).

My friends say that $420 a term is rather high. However, with the distance and the flexibility (in changing drop off location) plus the teacher on board the bus, I think it's worth it. No complains

And they are very careful. The first time my dad went to pick my boy up (cos my maid was busy washing something), they actually called me on my HP to verify before allowing my dad to bring my boy up. Once, my maid was stuck at embassy because of her passport and my parents were overseas, no one to pick him up. I had to ask my bestie (she stays a few levels below my parents) to help me, I SMSed the teacher to inform them and they asked me to MMS a pic over or they'll call me to verify again.

[Yerdua]

For those privately owned cc, can request them to give some rebates on the school fees to offset the bus transport expenses.

[RJG]

phantom:

The rate that I used to pay for the mini van to/fro kindergarten is $80

Hai! I'm new in this forum.

I having big headache of thinking to transfer my present 2 kids both in N2 & K1 to transfer to another childcare centre at CCK as I almost comb thru CCK, Yew Tee & Bukit Panjang childcare centres and the no bus is willing to come to ferry my 2 kids thru & fro to my farm house in Sungei Tengah, Old Choa Chu Kang Road. I know this is a rural area which very difficult to get bus BUT do you have any idea of any bus driver willing to pick my children to school everyday?

[solonavi]

My niece and nephew are looking for a transport to send them from childcare in Pasir Ris o Hougang in the evening. Apparently, the childcare bus operator does not want to go beyong Pasir Ris.


Anyone know any contact that will be willing to provide this service?

Thanks
JC

[barachan]

I paid $165/mth for a 2-way transport from Cherie Hearts CMPB to Chinatown. Excluding mon morning and fri nite. Any lobangs for cheaper transport. I am quite unhappy about the sch bus as my girl complains that the auntie seperate all kids and disallow them to communicate… Thats nothing I can do now since he is the only sch bus going to CMPB Cherie hearts. Haiz…

[fionachua.020183gmail.020183com]

barachan:

I paid $165/mth for a 2-way transport from Cherie Hearts CMPB to Chinatown. Excluding mon morning and fri nite. Any lobangs for cheaper transport. I am quite unhappy about the sch bus as my girl complains that the auntie seperate all kids and disallow them to communicate... Thats nothing I can do now since he is the only sch bus going to CMPB Cherie hearts. Haiz..

Is your bus driver Mr Lee? Intend to put my son in CMPB cherie hearts soon and was given mr lee number. May i ask what u think of Cherie hearts CMPB?

[fionachua.020183gmail.020183com]

Dear all,


Any recommendations to the above? thks

[mrswongtuition]

barachan:

I paid $165/mth for a 2-way transport from Cherie Hearts CMPB to Chinatown. Excluding mon morning and fri nite. Any lobangs for cheaper transport. I am quite unhappy about the sch bus as my girl complains that the auntie seperate all kids and disallow them to communicate... Thats nothing I can do now since he is the only sch bus going to CMPB Cherie hearts. Haiz..

I would prefer that they seperate the kids.

1. Safety: Imagine if your kids are allowed to move around when the bus is moving. They might fall!

2. Noise Level: I recall reading an article about how noise level can effect a driver's concentration level while on the road. Imagine if there's alot of noise and the driver is distracted, causing an accident with the kids on the bus! Even as a school teacher, I did not allow my students to make alot of noise on the bus because of this. Noise adds to the bus driver's frustration and may cause accidents.

For a short ride, I think it's alright to seperate them. It's not like they are seperated forever.
And anyway, they should be seperated cos of the seatbelts. I know my son's schoolbus has seatbelts and all kids must be seated in their own seats with the seatbelts on.

Must remember: Safety first