My First Skool (former NTUC Childcare)

[ConcernedDaddy]

I think they serve an important segment of demand. Not all working parents are willing or have the means to afford a better than average standard of childcare, served by the private operators.


The government, in this case the affilated unions, must step in to fill in this gap. While they may not achieve the standards of large scale private childcare centres, they can at least provide for the basic care needs of the lower income group.

Excessive teachers’ turnover, poor staff-to-children ratio and inconsistent staff quality are definitely something NTUC will work on over the long run. As some forumers pointed out, their aggressive expansion plans can worsen their existing problems in the short run. But those factors should not be seen to disparage/discredit the important social role My First Campuses play for the average working class.

[iLoveChubby]

Visited the new branch of MFS at Bishan, impressed by the environment (well, new school is always nice and clean!). However abit concerned over their curriculum. The young principal does not seem to be the \"passionate\" type and did not do much explanation of the curriculum (most of e time, i was talking & asking?!). The low fee and clean environment is certainly a draw but I hv to think harder on the teachers' quality and curriculum esp my kid is the \"slower\" type - who will need a \"stricter\" environment to learn. Learn thr' play may be a good concept for those who REALLY learn thr' their play but for my kid, i thk he will just play and play..:) Just worry abt P1 as i see how my older kid's P1 homework as their kindergarten's foundation must be really solid to survive well in P1.

[moonsafarian]

Hi all,

I have a concern. My DS is going to the IFC at MFS and during a visit, the P told us that when the babies reach 8-10 months, they no longer provide a cot bed for their naps. Instead, they sleep on child mattress on the floor. I saw 2 mattresses by the wall in the tiny room cramped with 5 cots, and I can’t help but feel bad for my child.

And by the time he goes to the IFC, there will be 13 babies altogether. He’ll be able to crawl and I’m just imagining, when he wakes up from his nap, and starts crawling around, no one may notice as the teachers will all be in the main room. Besides, the mattress isn’t big enough for him to roll over when he flips. Am I unduly worried?

[Yerdua]

Hi all parents,


Like to vent my frustration here, my dd is in a playgroup class. There are always typo error on my dd's English and Chinese name.

On the shoe shelf label: surname Goh was typed as Loh
On the cubbyhole label: chinese surname 吴 was typed as 误
Feedback to the form teacher: it took a month to be corrected with a black marker.

On dd random artwork: name written by hand, can have a mixture of upper and lower case letter, eg: ShErMAinE gOH
Or her Chinese name was written so cursively till I can't wonder if it belongs to my dd.

Latest error on her end year portfolio:
-All her English name have typed wrongly as Charmaine and was corrected with correction tape and handwritten over.
-All her chinese name was typed wrongly: character 恩 was typed as 思.
-The comments in the portfolio often refer dd as 'he'
-Observations on the portfolio were not apt to the pic inserted.
:stompfeet: :stompfeet: :stompfeet:

I'm kinda of angry with all the typo mistakes on my dd's name.
How will you react and what will you do if this happens to you?

[micollh]

Yerdua:

Hi all parents,


Like to vent my frustration here, my dd is in a playgroup class. There are always typo error on my dd's English and Chinese name.

On the shoe shelf label: surname Goh was typed as Loh
On the cubbyhole label: chinese surname 吴 was typed as 误
Feedback to the form teacher: it took a month to be corrected with a black marker.

On dd random artwork: name written by hand, can have a mixture of upper and lower case letter, eg: ShErMAinE gOH
Or her Chinese name was written so cursively till I can't wonder if it belongs to my dd.

Latest error on her end year portfolio:
-All her English name have typed wrongly as Charmaine and was corrected with correction tape and handwritten over.
-All her chinese name was typed wrongly: character 恩 was typed as 思.
-The comments in the portfolio often refer dd as 'he'
-Observations on the portfolio were not apt to the pic inserted.
:stompfeet: :stompfeet: :stompfeet:

I'm kinda of angry with all the typo mistakes on my dd's name.
How will you react and what will you do if this happens to you?

wow.. which branch is this ? so far my DD MFS is very accurate in term of names/info.. once i correct the teacher on the sign in/out book on my DD name as they changed a new book, her english name was written in front but in her birthcert her english name was put behind, i told the teacher, the evening when i pick DD, it has been amended.. tt fast.

u can feedback to their principle on these

[pqy]

Any feedback on the new centres of My First skool at Boon Lay Community Centre??

[Careermum]

DS3 just graduated from MFS Bishan. All my 3 kids from MFS. They are basic, no frills, mass market type of childcare. To me, it is good enough to prepare my kids for Pri Sch. Teaching them the "read, write, arithmetic". eg the Han Yu Pin Yin that they teach, is good enough for my kids to have a foundation, to pick up more of it in P1.


The Math also teaches all the basic concepts that they need for P1. Ditto for English & some basic Science.

In P1, kids will be taught by P1 teachers anyway. What they learn builds on what they already know in K2.

I think we don’t need to expect too much from preschools. If our kids already learn P1 things in K2, they will be bored, if things are repeated in P1 again.

I also know that Private preschool teach things like Geography & History, and some higher Science concept like Chlorophyll & Photosynthesis. If you ask these kids about these 1 or 2 years later, they usually don’t remember these anyway.

[hongmeiyu79]

Hi my daughter just went My 1st Skool at AMK N1, these few days I have been accompanying her and I realised that the problem is she can never sits down together with her peers and she will run to play her own things instead of participating in the group activities. I will be starting work next week and Im scare that she will be the same when I’m not around. Any parents experiencing the same thing?


And also, if my baby has a caregiver who is my mom, is there any need to send her to childcare or enrichment class would do? Pls advise >.< Thanks.

[iLoveChubby]

hongmeiyu79:

Hi my daughter just went My 1st Skool at AMK N1, these few days I have been accompanying her and I realised that the problem is she can never sits down together with her peers and she will run to play her own things instead of participating in the group activities. I will be starting work next week and Im scare that she will be the same when I'm not around. Any parents experiencing the same thing?


And also, if my baby has a caregiver who is my mom, is there any need to send her to childcare or enrichment class would do? Pls advise >.< Thanks.

Hi hongmeiyu79
Welcome to KSP! :rahrah: :rahrah:

I thk it is vv normal for small kids to wander off in the classroom, esp when they are still so young and naturally curious abt everything and everyone!.. Dont hv to worry so much, they will learn to participate in no time...

Whether to let your mum takes care of of your baby really depends if your mum is willing / hv the time & energy to do so or not. Or you can consider 2-3 hrs N1/N2 playgroup if your concern is for her to interact with other kids and to learn sth, instead of staying at home and play e whole day. So your mum can hv alittle \"time off\" when she goes to playgroup.

[weyw]

Any feedback on my first skool in tampines area or bedok area?