Pat's Schoolhouse
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I agree..
Typically a child attend pre school the year they turn 3. But that was the past.
I have 7 galfriends with kids born in 08.
All these 2 years old kids are in pre school now.
My parents keep saying I am doing harm to my 2 year old DD for sending her to school so early.
But as i look around, i realised that if I dont send her to school now, my DD will be the only 2 year old kid who is not attending school among my friends.
So i totally agree that now, everyone try to start their kid early, esp FTWM.
In fact, I have a nephew and niece who attended shicida from 11 months! :roll:
BTW, any of the Pat's mummy send their child to shicida?
Heard alot of rave about it. But i am quite skeptical, esp the ESP training. -
I don’t think most kids start preschool at 2. My older son started with Pat’s this year - the year he turned 3 (2007 born).
My observation is that parents generally start the kid with Pat’s at 2 if they need the childcare. Most kids at this age just attend some classes but are still cared for at home.
If you start the kid too young, she would be exposed to diseases much earlier and probably expose the younger sibling (if any) at home. Separation anxiety also tends to be higher at younger age.
My personal preference is not to expose the kids to a school environment too much too early. -
Hi Empressplace,
yes, i do agree that when they start school early, they will tend to get sick easily. My DD was like sick every mth initially! Scary! Now is getting \"better\", once every 2-3 month. But her recent one was quite bad.
Hope that when she progress to playgroup, she will get stronger.
For my case, and the same with my gfs, we are all working mummy.
In the day, theres only maid or grandparents at home. So we rather send our kids to school to interact and at least learn something.
Interestingly, our common complaints were, the children will be at home watching TV the whole day if left with helps or grandparents.
Guess its the same for the rest of my DD's classmates who are in the toddlers class (2 years old).
Notice that almost all of them have helpers yet the parents rather put them in school. -
Dear fellow mummies,
My boy will be starting full day starting next month as my parents are returning to work.
Would appreciate if you could share what type of bedding is your child using during naptime at Pat’s. As Pat’s do not use mattress, I am a little concerned that my tod cannot nap due to discomfort.
TIA! -
crystalbelle08:
I would vote for children to attend pre sch early. Yes, it is quite pitiful for the children to get into \"sch\" life early. However, toddlers like 2 or 3 years old dont really study when they go CC. They learn songs, play with other children etc. I think these r very gd activities and make them outgoing. It is better than keeping them at home watching tv and probably no one to play with at home.Hi Empressplace,
yes, i do agree that when they start school early, they will tend to get sick easily. My DD was like sick every mth initially! Scary! Now is getting \"better\", once every 2-3 month. But her recent one was quite bad.
Hope that when she progress to playgroup, she will get stronger.
For my case, and the same with my gfs, we are all working mummy.
In the day, theres only maid or grandparents at home. So we rather send our kids to school to interact and at least learn something.
Interestingly, our common complaints were, the children will be at home watching TV the whole day if left with helps or grandparents.
Guess its the same for the rest of my DD's classmates who are in the toddlers class (2 years old).
Notice that almost all of them have helpers yet the parents rather put them in school.
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dfstan:
These r only sin born babies... Dun forget we had a great no of PRs these 2 yrs. Govt relaxing the FT rules think also has a great impact on the no of kids here....I heard that Halifax, Seranggon and Buckely are having the long wait list esp those born in 2007 and 2008. Maybe you would like to share more about what are the unpleasant stuff you encountered at Arena? Have you raised your concern to the principle ......[/quote:[quote=I heard that Halifax, Seranggon and Buckely are having the long wait list esp those born in 2007 and 2008. Maybe you would like to share more about what are the unpleasant stuff you encountered at Arena? Have you raised your concern to the principle ......
Interesting...
2008 has a higher amount of live birth in recent years or more parents willing to spend? here is the result excerpt from Statistics.
1999: 43,336
2004: 37,174
2005: 37,492
2006: 38,317
2007: 39,490
2008: 39,826
2009: 39,570[/quote] -
empressplace:
My DS started his preschool at 3 yo (born in 2007) as well. When he was 2 month old, a distance relative took care of him. Both our parents are old so we didn't want to burden them to take care of our kid. This distance relative of mine, charged us at market rate ($600) excluding other daily necessities (eg milk, diaper, wet tissue, shampoo, body form, laudry wash, fish, etc). When DS reached 18 months, I wanted to find a good full day CC but couldn't find any good one nearby. Available CC either pathetically cramp or small with partitions only or without good programme. Good CC always on waitlist, so in the end I didn’t start him earlier. He was entrolled at pat's school when he turned 3 for full day palygroup. What I am trying to say here is, without any domestic help, if I given a choice, I would rather pass the cost to a good CC and start him earlier to learn new stuff.I don't think most kids start preschool at 2. My older son started with Pat's this year - the year he turned 3 (2007 born).
My observation is that parents generally start the kid with Pat's at 2 if they need the childcare. Most kids at this age just attend some classes but are still cared for at home.
If you start the kid too young, she would be exposed to diseases much earlier and probably expose the younger sibling (if any) at home. Separation anxiety also tends to be higher at younger age.
My personal preference is not to expose the kids to a school environment too much too early.
Before he joined pat's full day play group, he wasn't toilet trained and didn't eat or handle foods by himself. After 2 months, all these have changed. He has learned to control his toilet needs and handle the food by himself. He has also become less picky over food and willing to try various foods. On academic aspect, he started recognizing A-Z beginning this year only. After 10 months since he started school, he knows all letters well, vowels and able to read simple sentence stories. For character, he used to be self center, not willng to share, yelling and throwing tantrums for not getting things he wanted. Bad temper behaviour has also gradually changed, he is able to negotiate, reason and discuss through. All these changes are effort from school teachers working with parents. Only common problem face here is, he tends to fall sick almost every month. But I think if health is not a long term issue, I feel that it is still good to start a child earlier for the benefits on social interation, academic learning, self estem / confidence. -
mtdt:
These r only sin born babies... Dun forget we had a great no of PRs these 2 yrs. Govt relaxing the FT rules think also has a great impact on the no of kids here....
I do not have a statistic to show but I also feel that there are more PRs in recent years intergrated into our city. Without prejudice, particulary the China, India and Malaysia nationalities........Thus, maybe one of the reason that more CC are needed, with same popular CC on long waitlist. I didn't realise the trend that earlier CC registration was required when DS still a baby, I only noticed it when he reached 18 months, min. plagroup enrollment age. -
dfstan:
These r only sin born babies... Dun forget we had a great no of PRs these 2 yrs. Govt relaxing the FT rules think also has a great impact on the no of kids here....I heard that Halifax, Seranggon and Buckely are having the long wait list esp those born in 2007 and 2008. Maybe you would like to share more about what are the unpleasant stuff you encountered at Arena? Have you raised your concern to the principle ......[/quote:[quote=I heard that Halifax, Seranggon and Buckely are having the long wait list esp those born in 2007 and 2008. Maybe you would like to share more about what are the unpleasant stuff you encountered at Arena? Have you raised your concern to the principle ......
Interesting...
2008 has a higher amount of live birth in recent years or more parents willing to spend? here is the result excerpt from Statistics.
1999: 43,336
2004: 37,174
2005: 37,492
2006: 38,317
2007: 39,490
2008: 39,826
2009: 39,570[/quote] -
DC Mummy:
What I am trying to say here is, without any domestic help, if I given a choice, I would rather pass the cost to a good CC and start him earlier to learn new stuff.
My own experience is that childcare (premium or not) does not replace domestic help. At any point, you need alternative childcare help. In home is still the best. I normally take my kid out of class for a few days if there is a HFMD case in class. If you add up the Pat's Schoolhouse holidays and some days the kid falls sick, the parents' leave would not be enough. I can understand why some parents prefer to send their kids to premium childcare as early as possible if there is no alternative stimulation at home.
However the bigger schools like Pat's have many children and the exposure to infectious diseases is much higher. In the past 10 months, my son has picked up chickenpox and HFMD and passed them to my younger boy. It can get stressful coping with 2 kids. Between dealing with these and slightly later stimulation, I think it is better to \"delay\" preschool till 3.
I am well aware of these issues as I have heard from my girlfriend. So I was quite sure I would not put my older boy in Pat's when he's 2 as his younger brother was under one year old then.
If the mother is pregnant or there is a under 6 month old infant at home, I generally don't recommend that parents start preschool at 2 years or younger. The work is generally doubled when there is a younger sibling at home because it is very hard to control the spread.
If the child is very young and prone to sickness when attending CC, it can be a waste of money. Every week away from school costs the parents at least $200 in cash!DC Mummy:
Before he joined pat's full day play group, he wasn't toilet trained and didn't eat or handle foods by himself. After 2 months, all these have changed. He has learned to control his toilet needs and handle the food by himself. He has also become less picky over food and willing to try various foods.
My son is also very picky and I like the fact that Pat's Schoolhouse provides breakfast and lunch. He learns to eat better under peer pressure.
The teachers help with toilet training but it hasn't progressed to the point where he is toilet trained!DC Mummy:
Hmmm my son is not really able to read simple sentences yet after 10 months.On academic aspect, he started recognizing A-Z beginning this year only. After 10 months since he started school, he knows all letters well, vowels and able to read simple sentence stories.
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