Student Care vs Before/After Student Care

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:21:47 GMT

barney — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:21:47 GMT

Thanks to schellen, xun ya and david59 for your feedback and comments. They have been very helpful.

Guess I’ll have to make a personal trip to those SC/BASC near to my place to look at their environment before making a decision.

Anyone has any recommendations for such centres in Pasir Ris, preferable at around Blk 500+ to 700+? Please share your experiences with centres around that area. Thanks in advance.

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:08:16 GMT

hnghng — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:08:16 GMT

My boy will be in P1 next year. His school is morning session.

I like Pro-Teach student care daily schedule. They have 25 branch in S'pore. Went to Toa Payoh branch but too bad they are full house :x
But at last my son school will start in house student care next year :lol:
And will be in charged by Pro-Teach :lol:

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:27:44 GMT

david59 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:27:44 GMT

barney:
I would like to find out more from parents here with kids going to SC/BASC, especially with regards to the logistics portion.

May I know if the kids are in the afternoon session, does that mean we have to pack their school shoes/uniforms to the centre every morning? I believe for afternoon sessions, the kids will go back home direct after school so they'll have to bring their slippers and home clothes to school from the centre as well? How will such arrange like if the kids are in the morning session? Do they take showers in the centre? Do we have to pack towels and stuff for showers as well?

Kindly share on the above and any other issues we have to take note. Thank you so much!

Hi, perhaps i can share what we do in my centre which is located in Sengkang, Compassvale Walk.
Our centre is purely a before and after school care service for primary school students.
For those who come to the centre in the morning (opens at 7am, closes at 7pm on weekday and 7am to 2pm on Sat), it is not compulsory to take a shower in the centre bcos the kid is likely to be fresh and clean coming directly from home. Programme wise, there will be reading time, playtime, a tea-break,followed by Studytime ( mostly doing assessment works and drilling their English and Chinese spelling bcos the kid would have already done his homework the night before). This is followed by shower ( optional) and lunch before going off to school. My staff will see the kids up the school bus. Almost all school buses pass by our centre, even those from Holy Innocent, CHIJ Hougang, Roysth, MeeToh n etc.

For the afternoon session, we fetch students from Sengkang Primary. Other students come in by school bus which will stop by our centre. It is compulsory for the students to take their shower. Reason is obvious - they smell. :!: :!: :!:
This is followed by lunch, reading, studytime ( 1 and 1/2 hours, doing homework first, then assessment works), an hour nap (unless back from CCA, remedial or supplementary classes), tea-break and then playtime (provided homework and assessment target are completed). From 6.30pm onward is home sweet home.

For showering purpose, students leave their soap and shampoo in the Centre. However, they are required to bring clean clothes and bath towel everyday.
For morning session, parents can pick up their kid's dirty clothings and put in a clean set of clothings and towel by the next morning when they send their kid to the centre. They can leave his slippers on the shoe rack allocated to him. As for the afternoon group, the parents can leave a clean set of clothings in the centre in the morning or when coming to fetch their kid. The parents or kid will of course bring the dirty clothings with them upon leaving the centre.

For studytime, we will supervise and help the kids with their homework. They are required to do centre's assessment books which we will mark and expect them to do correction not only in the book itself but also in a correction book. Otherwise, some kids will just blindly copy the correct model answers in the assessment book.

Hope this helps a little to explain the routines of a child's life in a centre. Of course other centres may vary in their mode of operation.

Unfortunately you live in Pasir Ris. Otherwise, we would be honoured to be of service to you.
Anyway, you can get more info from the other thread about my centre by clicking

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6142

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:57:29 GMT

Xun Ya — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:57:29 GMT

My son will be in the afternoon session. Each student will be given a personal locker to keep their belonging like shampoo, shower foam, jacket, slipper etc…

My son likes to draw so the teacher advice me to keep a sketch book in the locker for him so he don’t have to carry in his school bag.

As for bathing, according to the school, some children bath before they goes to the BASC. They will either wear their own uniform or just put on a tee with school skirt or short. Depend on the children or parent.

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:27:19 GMT

schellen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:27:19 GMT

barney:
I would like to find out more from parents here with kids going to SC/BASC, especially with regards to the logistics portion.

May I know if the kids are in the afternoon session, does that mean we have to pack their school shoes/uniforms to the centre every morning? I believe for afternoon sessions, the kids will go back home direct after school so they'll have to bring their slippers and home clothes to school from the centre as well? How will such arrange like if the kids are in the morning session? Do they take showers in the centre? Do we have to pack towels and stuff for showers as well?

Kindly share on the above and any other issues we have to take note. Thank you so much!

My DD goes to BASC and she is in the AM session. After my DH drops her off at pri sch, he will drop by the BASC (actually DD's old CCC that also provides the BASC service) and leave her change of clothes and towel there. The BASC teacher picks DD and the other children up from the pri sch (special arrangement with the pri sch) when they are dismissed. This is feasible since the BASC is very near the pri sch.

DD will have her lunch and shower and do her homework and any other work assigned by the BASC teacher. It's like attending half-day CC for her.

I don't know about children in the PM session since this BASC takes in mostly children from DD's pri sch and it is a single session sch. My DD says that one of her friends (from K2 at this BASC/CCC) goes to another pri sch but is also in the AM session. This girl will take the sch bus to the BASC.

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:47:14 GMT

barney — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:47:14 GMT

I would like to find out more from parents here with kids going to SC/BASC, especially with regards to the logistics portion.

May I know if the kids are in the afternoon session, does that mean we have to pack their school shoes/uniforms to the centre every morning? I believe for afternoon sessions, the kids will go back home direct after school so they’ll have to bring their slippers and home clothes to school from the centre as well? How will such arrange like if the kids are in the morning session? Do they take showers in the centre? Do we have to pack towels and stuff for showers as well?

Kindly share on the above and any other issues we have to take note. Thank you so much!

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:47:27 GMT

taolao — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:47:27 GMT

Kuasimi:
hnghng:
I'm looking for Student Care near Kallang/Sims Drive/Geylang?

Any recommend?
Know that one SC at Mounbatten CC? (next to Kong Hwa)
Pls advice. Thanks.
Hi hnghng,

Which Primary school is your child going? It'll be good to place him near to the school.
It might be a good idea to bring along your child for viewing at the SC.So that he/she can feel if the place is good.
I bought my boy to Young Talent at Mountbatten CC.It's very crowded and the kids are all over the place.There's no staff at the carpark to fetch the kids when they arrive by the school bus.Classrooms are located at level 2.The staff will just ensure the kids finish their hmwork,afterwhich they're fee to do anything. Another thing to note is, the kids will shower in the CC toilet which is shared among the public.

Hi,
My daughter will be in Kong Hwa P1/7 next year. I'm looking for a SC nearby the current Kong Hwa school or the new site (@ Circuit road).
I went to the Yong Talent SC @Mountabatten CC to check but they said they're closing by this year (out of business).
Anyone has your kids in Kong Hwa P1 next year and looking for a SC? Seek your recommendation!
Thanks a lot

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:01:31 GMT

Xun Ya — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:01:31 GMT

Hi All

I have signed up with Pro-teach... Wondering if it's good. But so far i think the center are not as rowdy compare to the few center that i have visited.

Anyway can give some advice on Pro-teach

Regards
Joey

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:53:45 GMT

Kuasimi — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:53:45 GMT

hnghng:
I'm looking for Student Care near Kallang/Sims Drive/Geylang?

Any recommend?
Know that one SC at Mounbatten CC? (next to Kong Hwa)
Pls advice. Thanks.

Hi hnghng,

Which Primary school is your child going? It'll be good to place him near to the school.
It might be a good idea to bring along your child for viewing at the SC.So that he/she can feel if the place is good.
I bought my boy to Young Talent at Mountbatten CC.It's very crowded and the kids are all over the place.There's no staff at the carpark to fetch the kids when they arrive by the school bus.Classrooms are located at level 2.The staff will just ensure the kids finish their hmwork,afterwhich they're fee to do anything. Another thing to note is, the kids will shower in the CC toilet which is shared among the public.

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:45:35 GMT

hnghng — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:45:35 GMT

I’m looking for Student Care near Kallang/Sims Drive/Geylang?

Any recommend?
Know that one SC at Mounbatten CC? (next to Kong Hwa)
Pls advice. Thanks.

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:15:35 GMT

monmon31 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:15:35 GMT

schellen:
Hi! Student Care (SC) is different from Before and After School Care (BASC).

SC:
- Teachers may be ex-teachers.
- There will be supervision of work and extra coaching/work may be given like in a tuition centre. (It's like having tuition on various subjects daily.)
- Lunch, nap and shower may or may not be provided.
- Applicable to children from P1 to P6.
- Good SCs may even hire a counsellor.

BASC:
- A \"class\" provided by a Childcare Centre (CCC), along with their other classes like PG, N1, etc.
- Usually only open to children who graduated from their K2 class or children who still have siblings in the CCC.
- Meals, shower and nap will be provided.
- May not have a designated teacher in-charge of them.
- May not have supervision of nap, homework, etc.
- May only accept up to P3/4.
- The CCC's priority is the younger children so their resources, time and space will go to these children first.

Which one are you looking for?

i am looking for SC for my boy, any to recommend in Telok Blangah Area

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:49:54 GMT

Xun Ya — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:49:54 GMT

Hi Chengsmummy

Thanks for your reply.

You are very lucky that your girl is very independent and i think she's very self discipline.

I hope my son will be like your DD. :lol:

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:46:15 GMT

chengsmummy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:46:15 GMT

Hi Xun ya,

I would say that most of the BASC’s enviornment are not so good. Since I am a working mother, I had no choice but to put my DD in the BASC. Compare to leave the kids in the home with maid, and let her watch TV, I would say that BASC is better.

Looking at the bright side, I think partly because of the arrangement, my DD is very independant, I have never sent her for any tuition until now, she is in sec1 now.

Hope this can help.

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:09:28 GMT

Xun Ya — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:09:28 GMT

Hi

I went to visit the 3 student care near to my son's school.

I feel so sad for the kids... confine in a small room. 2 teachers in a classroom with 30 tables and chairs.

Eat also at the same place. OMG.

Sometimes if we don't go and see i guess we will not have a second thoughts.

Chengsmummy

Since ur DD had been in the BASC for 4 years. Maybe u can enlighten me. :?:

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:02:22 GMT

chengsmummy — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:02:22 GMT

Xun Ya:
Hi All

My son will be going to P1 next year and will be in the afternoon session. I have just sent my maid home and have no intention to get another new maid.

I got to know about the before and after school care in singapore.

Would appreciate if someone can share their views here.

Thank you :lol:

Normally there are BASC near the primary school. I put my DD in a BASC near her school from P1 until end of P4. Because the centre is only a few blocks away from her school, the teachers will send and fetch the kid to/from the school. Breakfast or lunch are provided too.
The teachers actually check or help the kids to complete their homework. The the kids attending AM session, there will be tuition with extra charge in the afternoon.

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:32:04 GMT

ATST — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:32:04 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am very newbie in kiasuparent world…my son will be attending BPP next year. As i am a working mother, i need BASC for him, any good BASC to recommend, i m staying nearby BPP.

Many Thks In Advance.

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:34:21 GMT

schellen — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:34:21 GMT

Hi Xun Ya, you're welcome!

My DD is in P1 so I send her to BASC. I was lucky that her previous CCC has BASC and it's an \"enhanced\" version. There is a designated teacher who supervises them (their max. capacity is 16, I think) and we pay for assessment books that the teacher marks. The teacher also helps with spelling revision. They also get outdoor play and go on excursions with the rest of the CCC during the sch holidays. However, I think they only accept children who used to be with them and/or children who are from the neighbourhood sch nearby.

Don't give up on SC yet. What I described are the basic services provided by SC. There are many SC now, especially set up around pri schs, so competition is tough among them. Some SC do provide healthy lunches, shower and nap, and bring the children out for field trips occasionally. Besides academic work, the teachers may also plan/provide other activities for the children to \"unwind\" like board games, I think.

You just have to scout around and try your luck. SC tend to be fully booked around this time to end of the year as parents get confirmation from schs about their children's P1 registration so you have to start early and work fast. Go to your son's sch and ask if the sch knows of any SC in the area. Some Sc may even advertise (either in the sch with permission or the staff stand outside the gate) on orientation day for P1. Take a walk around the sch and see if you can find any SC on your own. (In newer estates, they may even be underground in the \"emergency shelters\".) Observe them and their patrons subtly and make your choice. You can even try to chat with the parents/grandparents who come to pick their children up but do this subtly. If they satisfy your requirements, approach them for more info.

Good Luck!

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:51:40 GMT

Xun Ya — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:51:40 GMT

Hi Schellen

Thanks for sharing.

I didn't know that there is a difference between student care and BASC.

From what you have mention earlier on. I think both are not my ideal.

The kids will be very stressful and tired in SC. But in BASC they will be very relax but boring and i will have to rush to guide him on his homeworks, spelling etc.

Which one would you recommend? SC or BASC? :roll:

Thanks in advance

Reply to Student Care vs Before/After Student Care on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:50:39 GMT

schellen — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:50:39 GMT

Hi! Student Care (SC) is different from Before and After School Care (BASC).

SC:
- Teachers may be ex-teachers.
- There will be supervision of work and extra coaching/work may be given like in a tuition centre. (It’s like having tuition on various subjects daily.)
- Lunch, nap and shower may or may not be provided.
- Applicable to children from P1 to P6.
- Good SCs may even hire a counsellor.

BASC:
- A "class" provided by a Childcare Centre (CCC), along with their other classes like PG, N1, etc.
- Usually only open to children who graduated from their K2 class or children who still have siblings in the CCC.
- Meals, shower and nap will be provided.
- May not have a designated teacher in-charge of them.
- May not have supervision of nap, homework, etc.
- May only accept up to P3/4.
- The CCC’s priority is the younger children so their resources, time and space will go to these children first.

Which one are you looking for?