[Jurong East/Jurong West] Preschools

[nicsmom]

sorry side track a bit, about this absent teacher issue…i used to send my child to one of these enrichment centres at tampines. my child’s teacher is not bad, very responsible and caring type but when the counter person is not there, she has to go in and out of the class to attend to customers and walk-ins all because this centre does not have anyone on standby. Really not good for both students and teachers …and so many parents saw it. We all thought their business was bad or the boss was very stingy

[andro]

Hi,


I am andro, a newly joined member. Happen to chance upon this forum while doing a search for child care centre in Jurong West Extension.

I am staying at the neighbourhood next to the Jurong West Swimming complex a.k.a JW Aquatic Cente, i think.

okie. enough of intro.

It seems like quite a number of mothers here send their kids to MMI centres. I was also contemplating the MMI JWE cos it is so near my place but then my hubby complained that the fees is too expensive. so we are to go search for other centres. from our search in the http://www.childcare.gov.sg, we shortlisted some of the centres.

therefore would like to find out if any parents here send their kids to the following :
Bright Sun Child Care Centre (CCC)
Bright Kids CCC
Loving Development CCC
Wonderplace CCC development

thanks and appreciate your feedback.

[kaitlynangelica]

Hi Andro,


Are the fees for these centres substantially cheaper?

[andro]

kaitlynangelica:

Hi Andro,


Are the fees for these centres substantially cheaper?

Hi kaitlynangelica,

from my intial research, the fees for these centres fall within the range of $440 - abt $550. i feel that it is substaintally cheaper than MMI JWE.

not too sure if the prices quoted on the MCYS website is before or after the subsid, i think it should be before the subsidy so after subsidy it should be even cheaper.

will be dropping by to some of the centres to have a look some time next week or the week after.

really hope that they will be a centre with good teacher....

[kaitlynangelica]

andro:

kaitlynangelica:

Hi Andro,


Are the fees for these centres substantially cheaper?

Hi kaitlynangelica,

from my intial research, the fees for these centres fall within the range of $440 - abt $550. i feel that it is substaintally cheaper than MMI JWE.

not too sure if the prices quoted on the MCYS website is before or after the subsid, i think it should be before the subsidy so after subsidy it should be even cheaper.

will be dropping by to some of the centres to have a look some time next week or the week after.

really hope that they will be a centre with good teacher....

Andro,

Anything with the word Montessori always charges more. The location counts too. So the schools in the Orchard or Bukit Timah area will be substantially highter. Some as much as 3 times.

I don't have any comments on those schools quoted but I do have a good impression of MMI in general.

Other thing is, are you working? If so, then maybe look for a place near your office.

[andro]

hi kaitlynangelica,


Thanks. I do have a good impression of montessori teachin methods. However I must agree with some of the mummies in here who says that the attitude of the teacher taking care of our kids are important. I feel that this is very true. for my sister who sent her kid to a child care centre near her block. though it is not one of those famous centres, the teacher was very good. will help to check her kid's diaper every couple of hours, take note of where the boy is and so on. howver as the boy frew up and graduated from that teacher's class, the next teacher he had was not that good. for when my sis when to pick up her boy, the teacher did not know where the boy had went and had to search the centre for him. finally they found him in a corner hiding and eating biscuits on his own. another incident would be the diaper was near the edge of breaking apart due to te large volume of pee in it. and yet the teacher did nothing to it. till the time when the dad went to pick him up and thus discovered that the diaper was not changed for the whole time.

so bottom line - teachers play a very impt part when our kids are in the centres.

well, there is no child care centres at where i work cos i am working on jurong island. so isolated........ anyway, near home is better than can just pick him up and then head on home. another thing would be that should i be on leave i will still have to travel to the centre just to send him there.

so where is your kid place at? a montessori centre?

[kaitlynangelica]

Hi Andro,


Used to live in Summerdale in Boon Lay and I sent my gal to St Francis of Assisi there. It is a 3-hour kindergarten, cheap and good. Only $150 a month. I sent my gal there when she was 2.5 years old. Teachers there were wonderful!! For eg, one of the teachers noticed that my maid had left my daughter’s soiled panties in the bag and she called me to inform me. You can consider it.

Right now, she is in k1 and I am now staying in Bukit Timah so I have sent her to a place called Faith Montessori. It’s very good and I think the teachers there are good as well. But its damn ex! After subsidy, am still paying $575 for just half a day. But I wanted somewhere that could get her prepared for p1.

[andro]

Hi kaitlynangelica,



Thanks. Think i will consider the St Francis kindergarten when i am gonna send my boy there. Now would like to send him to a full day childcare.

[oxl]

Hi!


It’s great to find this forum and thread.

I’m looking for a playgroup for my boy. Near to my place (JW Central) there are

* Little Learners Playgroup
* Little Tree Playgroup

Is there any comment on the a/m?
Is there any recommendations around the area?

TIA!

[chixchix]

[Moderator's Note: Topics merged.]


Hii mummies...have you heard of Jurong Calvary Kindergarden or is your child in here..please share more feedback... i heard its a good kindy