[Bedok/Katong/Marine Parade/Siglap] Preschools

[mmy88]

Don’t be fooled by kinderland academy’s on the whole curriculum or safe caring environment as the principal claims. Visited during lunch and was shocked at the food being served to the children there. Plain rice,almost water clear soup and sausages in some kind of tomato sause. When i looked at the menu,they were supposed to be serving claypot rice on that day.


While checking around with other freinds who used to have kids in kinderland,they commented that they have a high withdrawal rate due to the menu. Food is not healthy and the school is stingy with the portions given to kids.

Also,the teacher put a nice sweet front infront of parents. But behind closed doors there is alot of shouting and even the teacher tease the children( got this info from the kitchen aunt who used to work there). The principal is also ver pretentious and i can tell frm the way she suddenly shows attention to the kids infront of us parents. Kind of sick actually.

I won’t pay so much to put my child in a so called "branded" school when such things are going on behind closed doors.

[rinoa]

hey chief


howz your girl’s first day in school??
did she have fun??

[ChiefKiasu]

rinoa:

hey chief


howz your girl's first day in school??
did she have fun??

It's my wife who's doing the initiation :), not me. I think my girl needs to get back into the rythm of playing in a group again - she's been out for almost a month. She says she had fun.

BTW... there's no nursery classes in Schoolhouse. So I guess your daughter and mine are indeed in the same toddler class. That almost makes us family

[rinoa]

oh...are u guys in toddler A as well....

good to know

mine came back home.......super worn out.
think still need some time to adapt to no afternoon naps...hehe

[ChiefKiasu]

rinoa:

oh...are u guys in toddler A as well....

good to know

mine came back home.......super worn out.
think still need some time to adapt to no afternoon naps...hehe

My daughter loves the school. She has a lot of fun there too. The gym exercises are really good at making her bounce around. She can even do head rolls by herself now... a feat that she refused to do during her earlier Saturday ABGS gym lessons.

And yes, have to adjust her to sleep later in the morning to stay awake in the afternoon!

Guess we will be staying there for a while - so it's time to buy the uniform :).

[yippie131]

mmy88,

which kinderland branch are u talking about here? is it the one at Marine Parade? I just called them and they said got 30% discount if i sign up this month, and they provide bus service to my place in Tampines. I’m so tempted to enrol my kid there already, pls share more experience with me…

[mmy88]

hi yippie131,i am referring to the one of their franchise childcare centers. Kinderland academy at cresent road. It is a childcare. Not sure if this is the one you are referring to as i know their is another kinderland at near parkway parade.


The one at cresent is called kinderland academy. The principal is called Khairun. Is that the one you called up?

[beehive]

Hi

Anyone with experience to share on the preschool - Seeds D’Learning House in Katong Mall? Thks.

[ChiefKiasu]

beehive:

Hi

Anyone with experience to share on the preschool - Seeds D'Learning House in Katong Mall? Thks.

I think kiasu2008 has nothing but good things to say about Seeds D'Learning House in http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=596.

[xuan28]

Hi Parents,

Just wanna share my own experience of looking for a childcare in the East.
I visited the following school grounds, looked at the environment and talked to the people there.
1. Kinderland Academy (Crescent Road)
2. Julia Gabriel (Crescent Road)
3. Global Kids (further down the road from the above 2)
4. Shaws (Mountbatten Road)

I picked Shaws as the teachers there were very friendly and the curriculum was not very ‘academic’. It seems like the children there were very happy and they were learning through play.
My children have been there for half a year already, and I’m very glad I picked that school. They look forward going to school everyday and there are school activities that get parents involved as well.
I’m all praise for Shaws.