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

[Okosbaba]

fattysuperfamily:

1. Age of kid: 2.5 yrs

2. Childcare/Preschool/Kindergarten: about $680

No enrichment classes atthe moment...but am keen on expose him to tennis lessons...any parent here know of any good providers? Think there is one at Marina Square which provides lessons for children abiove 3 year old...

Thanks!

We have tried Mr Tots Tennis (Turf City) and (East Coast Park) both are good, cost 350.00 or so per term. Its air conditioned and the coaches are pretty good. We have been there for only one term much of which was wasted due to illness and a long trip but hoping to see some improvement in co-ordination by the end of next term... Some 3 year olds who have been there for two or three terms are pretty good at hitting the sponge ball back to the coach.

[janet88]

My daughter in K2 attends RC every Saturday.


$30 Eng
$30 Math
Kindergarten $680

[jedamum]

EASON MAGPIES:

WAH!!!

Reading this really scare me. Make me feel even more firm about my decision to have just 1 child only. I had wanted a boy but now Grace would be fine enough.

I rather give everything to her than not enough for 3.

Eason Magpies,

sometimes, by giving a child a sibling, you will be giving him/her other precious gifts in the form of companionship and skills such as communication and lower stress level etc...think we have another thread all about this.

[janet88]

My son is the ‘king’ for 4 years before younger sister came along. He had a hard time adjusting. Before she was born, I kept reinforcing and reminding the fact that he is ‘gor gor’ and that he must look after mei mei…so much so that mei mei has climbed on his head and now he fights back bcos he is frustrated. I know my younger one is very much tougher than him and I have to discipline her more.

[phankao]

golfer:

currently , i m spending $600 / mth for my kindergarten children. hope when they enter primary level , the expenses will reduce?

Should be reduced, lah.

Our 2yo ds has 1 music play class and 1 chinese playgroup for abt a total of S$250pm.

But our 3 older kids(pri/sec) total only S$1000 and not much classes!
dd - zero classes
ds1 - violin + chinese tuition
ds2 - science tuition + 2 chinese music instrument lessons.

And school fees so cheap. Sec only like s$20pm, and pri even cheaper, right?

Oh, I almost forgot. All 3 have Karate, but that's only S$60 for 10 weeks for each child. Not expensive lah.

[EASON MAGPIES]

mamachris:

Btw, I would like to share with all a cost effective method for kids to learn Phonics :lol:


Phonics:
When son was 2 YO, I started to expose him to http://www.starfall.com for phonics and got a Audio CV on phonics from Popular bookstore. We have the cv played in the car every times he is in the car ride every morning and evening for him to sing along. Guess what, he was able to pick up phonics very well! He is able to read on his own now and dare to try to pronounce new words. My #2 now is only 1.5YO learning to talk is also trying to sing out the phonics 'A' 'C' 'D'...etc!

Investment less than $20 and it is like attending classes everyday!

I want to thank mamachris. This website that you have posted months ago came to my benefit. Now everyday as dw to play it to my kid also. 1 letter a day. She seems to like T the best...

I will look out for CD at popular too...

[tinaelaine]

Hi Hellokitty


Could you advice me which school for Jelic, Piano & Swimming you sent your child to? Thank you in advance.

[tinaelaine]

Hi hellokitty



Could you advice me which school you sent your child to for Swimming
Jelic & Piano? Many thanks in advance.

[GSK]

EASON MAGPIES:

mamachris:

Btw, I would like to share with all a cost effective method for kids to learn Phonics :lol:


Phonics:
When son was 2 YO, I started to expose him to http://www.starfall.com for phonics and got a Audio CV on phonics from Popular bookstore. We have the cv played in the car every times he is in the car ride every morning and evening for him to sing along. Guess what, he was able to pick up phonics very well! He is able to read on his own now and dare to try to pronounce new words. My #2 now is only 1.5YO learning to talk is also trying to sing out the phonics 'A' 'C' 'D'...etc!

Investment less than $20 and it is like attending classes everyday!

I want to thank mamachris. This website that you have posted months ago came to my benefit. Now everyday as dw to play it to my kid also. 1 letter a day. She seems to like T the best...

I will look out for CD at popular too...

Hi Eason Magpies
So hv u found the CD at popular? I ask the staff, they said only have the VCD type for phonics.

Hi Mamachris
Can u share with us the title / publisher of the CDs?

Thank you
gsk

[toddles]

Funx3:

Unless you want to send your kids to private tuition for every subjects - I have spoken to My DD3 classmate's Dad and he told me that he spent 3k per child every month on Private Tuition Alone! (and he has 2 primary school kids at the time! Whew!) - excluding Enrichment Classes .....

...

this is insane! he sure earns a lot of money - $6k on private tuition for 2 pri sch kids alone?!