Pat's Schoolhouse

[Kabby]

caydenmum:

Any comments abt the branch at Arena? Whats the fees like for Playgroup ? Appreciate your inputs thks!

hi,
maybe you can call the P? Cos my boy is in Kindy already. think the fees are different for PG. but the fees are the same across all Pat sch centers.

[mamamiya013]

LOLMum:

zeezzen:

I thought I was kiasu to want to enroll for my 6 months old baby. But I was not.... zZzzz... Most of the centres are full already Left me with only Raffles. Sad, preferred Halifax but they can only take in siblings and toddlers from Baby Haven...

same here. mine was six months old and the waiting list was longer than a roll of toilet papers. :faint: and i thought i was kiasu too at that time but realised i wasnt the only one.

if you want to put your child in a popular school, better check to see if u are able to register and put her on waiting list even if she is still in your tummy.

getting a place in popular schools, be it high end or neighbourhood, is getting very very difficult now and going forward.

[quote][/quote]Hi there,
I'm new in this forum. I thought I'm very kiasu as most of my fren said i am. My boy is only 6mth and i am sourcing out for the childcare when he turn 18 mths. I am totally lost as there are so many choices on the market.

Can anyone share your experience?

Cheers
mamamiya.

[Kabby]

For peonies, caydenmum and others who asked about Arena,

my boy brought back a letter today saying that Arena will move to 5, Kang Ching Road, wef 3rd Oct.

I checked the street D and it's where Gracefields childcare used to be. i think that location is pretty convenient, at least for me. it's also near the AYE and PIE both ways.

i'm getting really excited. really hope my son gets to enjoy it before he graduates.

[NJmom]

Hi,


Any comment on Buckley road and Whitley road branches?

[pancake77]

I've visited most infantcare. So far Baby Haven is one of those better ones. Their teachers are very caring. They have huge playground with lots of outdoor slides, swings, tricycles. My boy took only two days to fit in. The teachers update me everyday about my boy ie whether he finish his meal, milk, milestones etc. They are honest even if my boy is not eating much. Now improving. My boy looks forward going to Baby Haven everyday. He cries for he has mistaken he's not going to school when he sees his kor-kor get down from the car first before him in the morning. The previous principal has left, and I'm glad she did. Once I asked her whether teachers help to potty train, she answered with narcism, saying that nowadays parents are so dependent on childcare and can't even take care of their own children. The new principal Ms Gwendolyn is much better and humble. She greets parents and she helps out when teachers are busy. Although she is young, she is very experienced in handling problems. So far she is the best principal I've met.

mamamiya013:

LOLMum:

[quote=\"zeezzen\"]I thought I was kiasu to want to enroll for my 6 months old baby. But I was not.... zZzzz... Most of the centres are full already Left me with only Raffles. Sad, preferred Halifax but they can only take in siblings and toddlers from Baby Haven...

same here. mine was six months old and the waiting list was longer than a roll of toilet papers. :faint: and i thought i was kiasu too at that time but realised i wasnt the only one.

if you want to put your child in a popular school, better check to see if u are able to register and put her on waiting list even if she is still in your tummy.

getting a place in popular schools, be it high end or neighbourhood, is getting very very difficult now and going forward.

[quote][/quote]Hi there,
I'm new in this forum. I thought I'm very kiasu as most of my fren said i am. My boy is only 6mth and i am sourcing out for the childcare when he turn 18 mths. I am totally lost as there are so many choices on the market.

Can anyone share your experience?

Cheers
mamamiya.[/quote]

[rosnyus]

hi,


care to share the updated schoolfees at pat’s schoolhouse (serangoon branch?)

thanks in advance!

[mamamiya013]

Hi Everyone,


Does anyone has any comment on these 2 school?

Thanks for helping out!!

[mamamiya013]

Hi Pancake77,


Thanks for your help.
I am looking for a school with outdoor facilities and other curriculums like bring childrens to visit zoo or musuem. OF course, caring teacher wtih passion in teching is a must. Maybe i am asking for too much. But just hope to find a dream school within our budget.

baby Haven sound good but far from my house. Do you know anything about Pat’s school at katong or siglap?

Cheers!!


[quote="pancake77"]I’ve visited most infantcare. So far Baby Haven is one of those better ones. Their teachers are very caring. They have huge playground with lots of outdoor slides, swings, tricycles. My boy took only two days to fit in. The teachers update me everyday about my boy ie whether he finish his meal, milk, milestones etc. They are honest even if my boy is not eating much. Now improving. My boy looks forward going to Baby Haven everyday. He cries for he has mistaken he’s not going to school when he sees his kor-kor get down from the car first before him in the morning. The previous principal has left, and I’m glad she did. Once I asked her whether teachers help to potty train, she answered with narcism, saying that nowadays parents are so dependent on childcare and can’t even take care of their own children. The new principal Ms Gwendolyn is much better and humble. She greets parents and she helps out when teachers are busy. Although she is young, she is very experienced in handling problems. So far she is the best principal I’ve met.

[clairebaby]

Hi Kabalevsky,


Thanks for sharing. Yes the principal called me on the same day to let me know. I visited the place yesterday its abit old and rundown, hopefully with renovation and clean up it will look new. Loved that there will be outdoor playground area for the kids now. They will be taking over the whole building? Seems big?

[angell]

applemum:

Ms Maureen taught my girl in K1 and for 3 months in K2 at Jubilee Park before she was promoted to be the vice principal of Raffles branch. She is a very good teacher. I believe the standards should be high at the new Pat's branches too.


Last time when Jubilee park was new, I was also worry that my girl might only get new inexperienced teachers. However, this is not true. Being a premium presch, Pat's needs to sustain consistenly high standards in all branches. Therefore, all branches (including new ones) should be fine. I selected the branch based on convenience in terms of fetching my girl.

Hi Applemum,

I hope you are still following this thread. I'm thinking of putting my son at Pat's at Jubilee but I'm worried that there are so many children there such that the chances of falling sick is much higher than at a CC where the numbers are small. Do the children from different classes interact? And do you know about how many children there are altogether at a time? At mealtime, do all the children eat at the same time? This is the first time my son is attending preschool or childcare, so I don't have any idea.

Thank you!