Pat's Schoolhouse
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JSK, Zeroyee and Pebblez:
My child is also at Aroozoo, but not in Nightingale. Did you get the letter from Anita today that they are going to increase the school fees to $1660 for full day childcare come 2013? Reasons are: competitive salary packages for teachers; inflationary costs in education materials; increase in rent; and other operating costs.
Seems like we’re being forced to pay the new fee (they word it nicely as "one month’s deposit") by 21 Aug if we want to retain the place for our kid in 2013. What if we want to veto against that fee hike?
Anyone feel that the fee hike is not justified and that there should be greater transparency in how the school derived those forecasts? I need to feel the ground sentiments before I get to the media and the Minister.
Perhaps some of you would say, if you’re unhappy with the hike, there are always alternative centres like PCF and NTUC offering more affordable early childhood education and routine care services.
It’s not about the money. It’s a matter of principles. PSH needs to give me a good reason why it’s upping the fees in just 6 mths of its opening, when everything extra were paid by the parents (from iMath materials to school excursions to buying potted plants). Is it suffering from losses because the classes aren’t full? Is it planning to buy electronic pianos, which are conspicuously missing at Aroozoo, unlike LAP centre? How expensive can those weekly A4 FastTrack worksheets be, when the content had been developed years ago by PSH’s curriculum specialists? Is the in-house cook going on strike because PSH won’t increase his salary? Is it because the teachers are looking forward to their increment in 2013? Is it cos price of rice has gone up?
Consumers have a right to question why service providers including preschools are wantonly increasing their fees as and when they like it. There is no end to fee hikes. Someone must check on them. -
PSH’s fees for 2013 (including GST but before childcare subsidies)
Half Day Morning (7 am to 1 pm) $1284 (-$150 childcare subsidy = $1,134)
Half Day Afternoon (1 pm to 7 pm) $1070
Full Day I (7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.) $1658.50 (-$300 childcare subsidy = $1358.50)
Full Day II (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) $1819.00
A further 5% increase is anticipated for 2014. -
2012 PSH fees
Full Day I (7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.): $1364.25. Subsidy is $300 for working mothers. (fees after sub $1064.25). Increase of $294.50 in 2013.
Full Day II (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.):$ 1471.25. Subsidy is $300 for working mothers. (fees after sub $1171.25). Increase of $347.75 in 2013 -
my son is also at aroozoo, K1 picasso. I was so shock at the fees hike as well. can we parents do something about it? and as mention in the post below, they can also blatantly tell us to expect another fee hike in 2014!
i’m happy at the progress that my son is having at the centre but the fees are just getting ridiculous! -
2012 Half Day Morning (7am to 1 pm): $1048.6 (including GST but before childcare subsidy of $150)
2013 Half Day Morning (7am to 1 p.m.): $1284 (including GST but before childcare subsidy of $150)
Increase of $235.4!
Anyone has any idea of the 2013 fees of Etonhouse and Chiltern House? -
Is aroozoo the only center with such price increase?
This increase is quite ridiculous. -
LAP 's branch also increased. i think it is across the board.
i did a calculation… 9% for full day and 10% half day.
the previous year was about 5% increment while most childcares did a more than 10% increment -
Hi jetsetter,
Yes! Got the price increase circular fr them. And you are right about Aroozoo missing quite a fair bit of activities, keyboards and other facilities.
Only been there six months and I am asked to pay price increases amidst so many hiccups still not resolved! And also we pay for all the additional too don’t we?
There should be a cap to these. We parents are just victims of this system and the govt exp us to make more babies?! Imagine all three kids at the school, that would be a good middle class’s entire salary. -
empressplace:
which PSH is this? does diff PSH have different rates? I am paying 1417.75 before subsidy for 7am to 530pm. Anyway, the form teacher doesn't even come in till 8+am.2012 PSH fees
Full Day I (7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.): $1364.25. Subsidy is $300 for working mothers. (fees after sub $1064.25). Increase of $294.50 in 2013.
Full Day II (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.):$ 1471.25. Subsidy is $300 for working mothers. (fees after sub $1171.25). Increase of $347.75 in 2013 -
anyway, this price increase is for all branches, right?
just a little disappointed that they are increasing annually; actually i heard other schools are also increasing fees. Unless you totally opt out of this category of preschools, else there isn’t much that we can do. I called up MCYS and it seemed like they do not regulate school fees at all, nor do they actually audit the quality of the curriculum. They only oversee the setting up and ensuring that the basic facilities are in order.
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