[Ang Mo Kio/Bishan/Thomson/Toa Payoh] Preschools

[dokomo]

Hi,


I am in a dilemma now, any parents can advise me pls? :?
TIA!

I have just registered my child to a 2hrs playgroup for the second term. She is happy in this playgroup. The day after I paid up, LSH called me to offer my child a place in the afternoon slot. Should I take it up together with the 2 hours playgroup? (They are both within the same floor at amk hub. Logistics wise also another headache.) Will it be too tiring for my child who's turning 3 this year? Or will only 2 hrs be enough?

any parents can advise pls? Thank you!

[Elena]

We are paying $340 per month for half day CC service at Candyland.

[Elena]

Hi mng_kl


We are paying $340 per month for Carmen to attend Candyland CC half day.

Regards
Elena

[littlehelper]

to dokomo:


It’s really up to you.
What’s your main purpose for sending your child to the enrichment class/cc.
If you are stay at home mum and can look after your child, just wanting to send him for enrichment classes to learn smth and make friends, i would advice you to just let him go for the 2hours class.
If you are working and need Child care services, then take up the offer of LSH as i’m sure you there are many on the waiting list and you are one of the few that got called up.

So it all boils down to what’s the main purpose of sending him to these classes/child care center?

[autumn82]

Hi there,


anyone has idea what happened to the PCF at Blk 219 Bishan St 23?? Seems like it’s been closed down or what…?

Any parents know??

[3phds]

I am considering to send my girl to either MMK or Ascension nursery next year. Any parents can adivse me more on these two kindergartens? I am in a dilemma, cannot decide which to go. Tks.

[dokomo]

littlehelper:

to dokomo:


It's really up to you.
What's your main purpose for sending your child to the enrichment class/cc.
If you are stay at home mum and can look after your child, just wanting to send him for enrichment classes to learn smth and make friends, i would advice you to just let him go for the 2hours class.
If you are working and need Child care services, then take up the offer of LSH as i'm sure you there are many on the waiting list and you are one of the few that got called up.

So it all boils down to what's the main purpose of sending him to these classes/child care center?

Thanks, little helper.
I have decided to let dd stay on at the 2hrs class and send her to other enrichment classes (those once a week type) instead.

[beanstalk]

smurf:

Hi Greenbean,


Have u heard of singapore montessori? :? Just want to ask u for opinion, but i think we have to move this discussion to the Montessori thread coz very out of topic already. Haha. :lol:

Hi, just browsing through this thread.

My kids attended/attend Singapore Montessori. It's a school where the kids are mostly from English-speaking, very middle-class backgrounds. I have not read everything in this thread about the various pre-school teaching methods...but I don't think SM is a pure Montessori school if that is important to you. It doesn't bother me because I believe in the 'whatever works for the kid' method, ie every kid is different and no one method works for everyone.

SM is not a childcare but it packs it all in within a daily 3-hour program. It uses Montessori methods at the lower levels but becomes progressively academic in K1/K2. The SM kids I know are more than prepared for P1; the school has a sound reading program and homework once a week (no drills) from K1. Virtually everyone attends an established primary school in the vicinity or elsewhere. (This of course is testimony to the parents' own backgrounds and ambitions rather than the school's influence.)

Fees are (I think) about $1400 per term. HTH.

[goldfish1395]

Trying to ‘revive’ the thread


Currently, i am with United Montessori. But i am still on the search of a better CCC cos not beri pleased with the current sch. There is an influx of new teachers. Moreover, not all teachers are montessori certified and i am not that ‘pleased’ that i am paying a premium price for teachers that is not montessori trained.

Am consnidering My First Skool but not sure whether is it good or not.

Heard some -ve reviews on Hampton. The environment is nice but i find it too enclosed. No idea what is going on in class! MFS concept willl be non-aircon concept, so willl be able to ‘view’ how the class is conducted.

Hope more parents will share more views of CCC in bishan area!

[smurf]

Ha? I thought united Montessori is considered the better ones, if not the best?? :?


And the fees are not expensive right? Compared to Other premium ccc. For that fees, I dun think it's viable for the sch to have the teachers to be all Montessori certified lah. Maybe the certified ones are the main teachers and the rest are assistant teachers?