Pibos Garden Preschool

[orangepops]

Follow-up to above, I sent my child to their Hua Guan campus.

[zow]

Which preschool by the park do you send your kids to now?

[cupcakes 03]

i just enrolled my little girl (she's 18 mths when i enrolled her there) in pibos (hua guan) and she has been there for nearly 5 mths already. since day 1, she enjoyed herself tremendously and looks forward to going to sch. the teachers there are all friendly and caring towards each child. what amaze me was that they knows each and every single child, their belongings and even shoes>> kids also tend to change shoes every single day(just like adults, hehehe). initially, i was very worried if my girl was able to adapt but my fears was unfounded. to my understanding, the teachers there are all diploma-trained and they have many years of experience in this line.


i would highly recommend this centre...

[LilVixen]

Definitely agree with cupcakes. I am a local and I enrolled my son in Pibos. I chose Pibos mainly as a lot of my friends recommended it. I placed my child in…they did let me stay for about an hour the first day with my child and then second day on I left him alone. It is only a 3 hour programme I signed him up for. I did not see the need to stay with him the whole day. anyway he has been there almost a year and he absolutely loves school.He gets up in the morning now and says "Time for Pibos". I love it that he is happy. The teachers there are energetic and friendly. They update me regularly with photos and emails and chats. The supervisor/administrator is also very friendly. She is always smiling and bubbly. All the staff are able to provide me with professional advice for the development of my son.


I would say I give a thumbs up to this school if you are looking for play based school. The school has a mixed of locals and expat Asians and Caucasians. Check it out! All the parenst of the children in the school have very positive comments about the school.

Cheers.

[HONEY BUNCH]

iTS INTERESTING TO SEE THE KIND OF EXPERIENCES PEOPLE HAVE. I HAVE LOOKED AROUND A FEW SCHOOLS IN THE BUKIT TIMAH AREA…I am staying in Toh yi…I really like Pibos, for one the name is unique, for 2, the administrator/supervisor was able to answer my concerns on how my child will settle down. My son is turning 3 in Feb. it is going to be his First time in school. I was given the chance to have a chat with the teacher who will be handling my son’s class. Teacher child ratio is really small compared to a few schools i visited. The school is very colorful, can see a lot of children’s work. Menu is more diverse…not just porridge or rice rice rice…but hey I am hoping for the best in my child just as every parent does. So i know I definitely want my boy to go there to get some expereince…will share with you more expereinces when my child starts…he is starting in jan by the way

[dardar63]

are there any racism there in the school by the teachers/principal ? i read in another forum about a local mom whom received very -ve reception from the principal

[HONEY BUNCH]

Hi I am back. By the way, my child is having fun in school. He loves going to school. The first week was a struggle..Speration anxiety the experts call it. But now he just gets up and wants to go. Phew..That is a relief for me. :roll:


Anyway the teachers are all local in the branch that my son goes too. Infact got all the races there. Chinese, Malay, Indian... So I do not think racism is a problem here,. In fact I was impressed by the different countries the children come from. They have Singaporeans and a wide variety of other nations.

[HONEY BUNCH]

Hi,


My child has just started school in Pibos located at Hua Guan Crescent. He started in January and is 3. I must say he is setteld well. He loves his school. Talks non-stop about it at home. My experience with the staff, his teacher and principal is really good. They are very friendly and genuinely accomodating. Small teacher class ratio. So I would definitely recommend this school.

Cheers

[Little monyet]

I am writing to share my stories with mums looking for a child care centre for their toddlers. I live in holland village and spent the last 6 weeks visiting centres from pasir panjang to turf city for my 18 month young boy.


My priority: teachers who love children (its not just a job)! Thus, my modus operandi is to bring my boy along when I view the centre to see how the teachers interact with him.

Final choice: pibo’s Garden

Reason: The principal and teachers are simply fantastic. My boy loved school from day 1 ( I have to admit this despite the bruise to my ego - mummy is not the best) and finally, here’s the story I wanted to share.

I signed on for half day programme, from 9am-1pm. On his 2nd day of school, the teacher texted me to say that he fell asleep (still adjusting to schedule) and that they will call me when he awakes. The call came just before 2 pm and when I arrived, the school was dead quiet. All the kids and teachers had gone home, except my boy, the principal and another teacher. It was then I learnt that because of the school holiday, they close at 1pm but the teachers stayed on to watch him as my boy is so tired and was so sound asleep. I thanked them profusely and felt really bad for making them stay OT. They were very nonchalant about it and from this one episode, I know I made the right choice. It is clear the child is most important to them and not just the profit.

Childcare centers with just profits on their mind is another long story, I will share them later.

[bizzybee]

Sounds lovely. May I know if this is the Pibo’s on Dunearn Road (behind Adam’s Food Centre)? Do they have daily Mandarin lessons? Mix of nationalities? You mind sharing what their fees are? Thanks!