Criteria for a Good Childcare Centre

[ConcernedDaddy]

Transparency of communications with teachers is critical. My personal experience is that parents themselves will need to set the stage right at the start with the teacher-in-charge. If you start off with a commanding and blaming tone or take the issue straight up to the teacher’s superiors, the teacher will naturally develop an inherent resistance/fear to communicate bad news. Bear in mind from the teachers’ point of view their job/pay is at stake!


My son likes to run a lot so he gets plenty of bruises. When he "earned" his first cut/bruise at school, i sensed his teacher was fearful in breaking the news to me as I am a new parent (just enrolled in the cc). What i did is to reassure her instead that I am fully aware of my son’s love of running around hapzardly and it is inevitable to get injuries. From there, the teacher loosened her "protective shell" and became very open in her communications, as she is aware I am not there to cause her to lose her job with my feedback. Now, I fully trust her that she will not hide any bad news from me, if something unfortunate happens. In fact, she tells me she instinctively pays extra attention to my son now whenever she senses that he is starting to get into his "running" mode.

Imagine if I had shown displeasure, scolded her or complained to her principal or director from the first incident. I am certain I will not achieve this level of parent/teacher trust. Ultimately, by controlling my own instinct to put blame on the teacher at that moment of time, my son everntually benefits from a happier and mutually beneficial teacher/parent relationship.

That said, not every parent will be lucky enough to get a responsible teacher from the start. My point is not to scare off any good teacher, if you are lucky to get one, and unconsciously turn a responsible teacher into a defensive teacher by our own behaviour.

[ksm73]

Hi Concerned Daddy


Thanks for the good reminder to us parents.

[paulineloh]

my son is with merry-kids child care for 2 years already.


so far so good, they have 1 china teacher, and 1 english teacher (indian) for the class of N2.

but one bad news is they are raising the fees from $350 (after subsidy) to $520 (after subsidy), without improving any faciliities or services...

[pair]

In my opening

1. A good reputation
2. Established ground rules
3. A stimulating curriculum
4.A qualified, caring staff
5. Healthy food
6.Clean, safe facilities
7.A current license

[Mylittlegirl]

ConcernedDaddy:

Transparency of communications with teachers is critical. My personal experience is that parents themselves will need to set the stage right at the start with the teacher-in-charge. If you start off with a commanding and blaming tone or take the issue straight up to the teacher's superiors, the teacher will naturally develop an inherent resistance/fear to communicate bad news. Bear in mind from the teachers' point of view their job/pay is at stake!


My son likes to run a lot so he gets plenty of bruises. When he \"earned\" his first cut/bruise at school, i sensed his teacher was fearful in breaking the news to me as I am a new parent (just enrolled in the cc). What i did is to reassure her instead that I am fully aware of my son's love of running around hapzardly and it is inevitable to get injuries. From there, the teacher loosened her \"protective shell\" and became very open in her communications, as she is aware I am not there to cause her to lose her job with my feedback. Now, I fully trust her that she will not hide any bad news from me, if something unfortunate happens. In fact, she tells me she instinctively pays extra attention to my son now whenever she senses that he is starting to get into his \"running\" mode.

Imagine if I had shown displeasure, scolded her or complained to her principal or director from the first incident. I am certain I will not achieve this level of parent/teacher trust. Ultimately, by controlling my own instinct to put blame on the teacher at that moment of time, my son everntually benefits from a happier and mutually beneficial teacher/parent relationship.

That said, not every parent will be lucky enough to get a responsible teacher from the start. My point is not to scare off any good teacher, if you are lucky to get one, and unconsciously turn a responsible teacher into a defensive teacher by our own behaviour.

Good reminder. Thanks.

[kiarajeckson]

Certain criteria is defined for maintaining a proper Childcare center…An appropriate environment along with the behavioral issues are the key parts which is very important is points for the proper development of children…

[lyra]

Hi mummies, where do u go to get a backpack with personalised name for your child? I’m thinking of getting one for him when he goes to childcare. Or u can also recommend any place or website that sell nice backpack, its ok if there’s no personalised name tags. Thanks!

[Mylittlegirl]

lyra:

Hi mummies, where do u go to get a backpack with personalised name for your child? I'm thinking of getting one for him when he goes to childcare. Or u can also recommend any place or website that sell nice backpack, its ok if there's no personalised name tags. Thanks!

I remember a friend got it from a shop in imm but I can't remember the name now....

[angel89]

This thread is very helpful, Choosing a preschool for your child can be a tough decision! Friends and neighbors can be a good source of information and even forums too, but it's important to do your own research too. Every child is different, and what works for one may not work for another. This is particularly true if you have a preschooler with special learning or behavior needs.

[KimMills]

So, everyone here must have had some experience of searching for preschools for their kids, unfortunately I don’t have any. Could anyone please suggest me how, when and where to search for a good daycare for my kids? Thanks for any suggestions.