<![CDATA[MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified]]>SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education (MOE) will set up its first batch of pilot kindergartens within HDB heartlands.


The five kindergartens will start operations from next year.

Four of them will be based in primary schools at Blangah Rise Primary, Dazhong Prinary, Farrer Park Primary and Punggol View Primary.

The fifth one will be at a void deck at Block 489C Tampines Street 45.

Enrolment for K1 classes next year will be between 8 April and 19 April.

MOE said admission will not be on a first-come-first-serve basis.

It said Singaporeans and children from low-income families will be given priority in the earlier phases of admission.

The five kindergartens will accommodate about 560 children in all.

MOE said school fees will be $150 per month, and low-income families will be eligible for financial assistance.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1262587/1/.html

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/53503/moe-run-kindergartens-sites-identifiedRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 10:03:16 GMTWed, 27 Mar 2013 06:40:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:13:43 GMT]]>Anyone went for the registration? I was at the registration in Dazhong. Had a bit of situation with the staff doing the registration. I am wondering if the staff doing the registration are also teachers for the kindy? Anyone knows?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1257850https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1257850Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:13:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Fri, 28 Mar 2014 04:27:25 GMT]]>Any parents considering MOE Kindy next year? I'm still thinking if I should withdraw my child from his current school and move to MOE Kindy for K1 next year.. Registration is next Friday so I don't have much time left to decide! :scratchhead:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1250620https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1250620Fri, 28 Mar 2014 04:27:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:33:42 GMT]]>Registration exercise to MOE pilot kindergartens from 8 to 19 April


Children born between 2 January 2009 and 1 January 2010 to Singapore citizens and PRs are eligible to apply for admission to kindergarten 1 classes in the MOE pilot kindergartens in 2014

The Ministry emphasises that registration is not on a first-come-first-served basis.

The registration for admission to MOE Kindergarten @ Dazhong and MOE Kindergarten @ Punggol View will be between 8 and 12 April, while the registration for the MOE Kindergarten @ Blangah Rise, MOE Kindergarten @ Farrer Park and MOE Kindergarten @ Tampines will be held between 15 and 19 April.

The registration for MOE Kindergarten @ Tampines will be held at Dunman Secondary School.

Registration is open from 1pm to 5pm.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singaporelocalnews/registration-exercise-for-admi/628602.html

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/981092https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/981092Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:33:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:26:43 GMT]]>

sunshine05:
tankee:

Did anyone attend the road show?


I was at the roadshow in Dazhong.

The briefing info can also be found in the website:
http://www.moekindergarten.edu.sg/

The Q&A session was more interesting.

MOE and Pcf developed their own curriculum based on Curriculum Framework for Kindergartens. This framework is given to all pre-school operators. So, MOE and Pcf have different curriculum.

MOE kindergartens accept only S'porean and PR children, whereas Pcf also accepts foreigners.

There will be different areas such as washrooms which are not accessible by primary sch kids.

In general, I find parents are concerned about the quality and setup of the kindergarten, asking about biodata of principal & teachers - whom MOE is still recruiting. MOE officers assured the parents of quality curriculum, quality centre and quality teachers.

IMHO, searching for kindergartens is different from registering for a primary school. Kindergarten kids are younger, so parents generally look out for caring teachers & friendly environment, apart from academic aspect. Some parents even bring their kids to the kindies to have a feel of the kindies before enrolling them.

The registration for MOE kindergartens will be next week. Without many \"tangible\" things, guess parents can only enrol the children based on the faith in the brand \"MOE\".

Anyway, some Pcf and mosque-run kindergartens are charging cheaper than $150 per month. If parents were to send their children for Chinese language enrichment classes to learn HYPY, we can easily add another $60 per month to the price tag, which makes it $210 per month, which is quite comparable to some other private kindergartens.


:thankyou: for the detailed sharing

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/979311https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/979311Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:26:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:35:21 GMT]]>

sunshine05:
SAHM_TAN:

[quote=\"sunshine05\"]

A coin has 2 sides.

Though some resources can be shared, more interaction and may ultimate bring up the popularity of these schools, what about the noise level from the primary school students? And any behavioral influence from the upper primary students?

I'm not referring to Punggol View as it only has P1 and P2 by next year?

I think the parents whose kids are in the identified primary school might be concern abt the noise level fr the kindy kids too :evil:

Aiyoh, behaviour issues, don't need to be scared of upper primary school kids, I think some kindy kids are pretty scary. :siam:

P1 bullies are not created when they entered P1 hor, they started much earlier :siam:

Thanks for new insight! 😄

All the more I should choose a kindy carefully now.... :scratchhead:[/quote]Most important to talk to the P, look at the interior of the school, get a feel of the place and compare with a few. If you are planning to enrol your child in a kindy, you have to research fast, popular ones filled up very fast. Good luck in your search.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/979237https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/979237Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:35:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:28:40 GMT]]>

SAHM_TAN:
sunshine05:



A coin has 2 sides.

Though some resources can be shared, more interaction and may ultimate bring up the popularity of these schools, what about the noise level from the primary school students? And any behavioral influence from the upper primary students?

I'm not referring to Punggol View as it only has P1 and P2 by next year?

I think the parents whose kids are in the identified primary school might be concern abt the noise level fr the kindy kids too :evil:

Aiyoh, behaviour issues, don't need to be scared of upper primary school kids, I think some kindy kids are pretty scary. :siam:

P1 bullies are not created when they entered P1 hor, they started much earlier :siam:

Thanks for new insight! 😄

All the more I should choose a kindy carefully now.... :scratchhead:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978954https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978954Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:28:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:11:36 GMT]]>

sunshine05:
ChiefKiasu:

[quote=\"jedamum\"]least popular school has more space to set up the centre too i guess.

the nearest to us was Dazhong. have to say that Dazhong has a very nice school compound.
hm...i personally won't think that the popularity of the school will be affected by this move. parents of pri sch kids are not even allowed to venture past the security guards, so how would parents of preschoolers in such schools have a better feel of the pri sch itself? not even same principal or management.
but, not sure if the preschool will be part of the studentcare (if any) to be operated within school. if so, then parents may be more willing to let their preschooler continue at Dazhong in pri sch as the kids are already familiar with the staff, programme of the centre.

Yes, I agree with you and tankee that the less popular schools have under-utilised resources. But it is a branding issue. When more people associate these schools with \"top-notch\" MOE-sanctioned pre-school education, everything else will follow. In fact, a lot of parents were hoping that they be set up in the top tier primary schools just so they can get \"priority access\" to those schools! Lol.

It would be interesting to see how the dynamics change for the schools in the next 3 years.

A coin has 2 sides.

Though some resources can be shared, more interaction and may ultimate bring up the popularity of these schools, what about the noise level from the primary school students? And any behavioral influence from the upper primary students?

I'm not referring to Punggol View as it only has P1 and P2 by next year?[/quote]I think the parents whose kids are in the identified primary school might be concern abt the noise level fr the kindy kids too :evil:

Aiyoh, behaviour issues, don't need to be scared of upper primary school kids, I think some kindy kids are pretty scary. :siam:

P1 bullies are not created when they entered P1 hor, they started much earlier :siam:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978925https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978925Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:11:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:56:03 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
jedamum:

least popular school has more space to set up the centre too i guess.

the nearest to us was Dazhong. have to say that Dazhong has a very nice school compound.
hm...i personally won't think that the popularity of the school will be affected by this move. parents of pri sch kids are not even allowed to venture past the security guards, so how would parents of preschoolers in such schools have a better feel of the pri sch itself? not even same principal or management.
but, not sure if the preschool will be part of the studentcare (if any) to be operated within school. if so, then parents may be more willing to let their preschooler continue at Dazhong in pri sch as the kids are already familiar with the staff, programme of the centre.

Yes, I agree with you and tankee that the less popular schools have under-utilised resources. But it is a branding issue. When more people associate these schools with \"top-notch\" MOE-sanctioned pre-school education, everything else will follow. In fact, a lot of parents were hoping that they be set up in the top tier primary schools just so they can get \"priority access\" to those schools! Lol.

It would be interesting to see how the dynamics change for the schools in the next 3 years.

A coin has 2 sides.

Though some resources can be shared, more interaction and may ultimate bring up the popularity of these schools, what about the noise level from the primary school students? And any behavioral influence from the upper primary students?

I'm not referring to Punggol View as it only has P1 and P2 by next year?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978913https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978913Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:56:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:46:03 GMT]]>

tankee:
Did anyone attend the road show?

I was at the roadshow in Dazhong.

The briefing info can also be found in the website:
http://www.moekindergarten.edu.sg/

The Q&A session was more interesting.

MOE and Pcf developed their own curriculum based on Curriculum Framework for Kindergartens. This framework is given to all pre-school operators. So, MOE and Pcf have different curriculum.

MOE kindergartens accept only S'porean and PR children, whereas Pcf also accepts foreigners.

There will be different areas such as washrooms which are not accessible by primary sch kids.

In general, I find parents are concerned about the quality and setup of the kindergarten, asking about biodata of principal & teachers - whom MOE is still recruiting. MOE officers assured the parents of quality curriculum, quality centre and quality teachers.

IMHO, searching for kindergartens is different from registering for a primary school. Kindergarten kids are younger, so parents generally look out for caring teachers & friendly environment, apart from academic aspect. Some parents even bring their kids to the kindies to have a feel of the kindies before enrolling them.

The registration for MOE kindergartens will be next week. Without many \"tangible\" things, guess parents can only enrol the children based on the faith in the brand \"MOE\".

Anyway, some Pcf and mosque-run kindergartens are charging cheaper than $150 per month. If parents were to send their children for Chinese language enrichment classes to learn HYPY, we can easily add another $60 per month to the price tag, which makes it $210 per month, which is quite comparable to some other private kindergartens.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978907https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978907Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:46:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:03:04 GMT]]>

jedamum:
sunshine05:

[quote=\"jedamum\"]What is the benefit and how different from govt pcf?


Pcf is private, not govt-run.

pcf is private? lol. i am so ignorant. :oops: i thought the lightning in circle means govt owned.
moe govt-run one also need $150/mth....[/quote]PAP has been in power for so long that we forget there's a difference between PAP the political party and the gvt. Though I'm not sure if pcf is pte.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978877https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978877Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:03:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:59:57 GMT]]>

jedamum:
What is the benefit and how different from govt pcf?

Not sure abt the benefit. Kids are not in PCF so not sure how's PCF like. The only infor I l know is that the stand will be MOE kindy will not teach what's supposed to be taught in P1 and P2. I infer HYPY will not be taught but not sure how they are going to draw the line for Eng, Chi and Maths.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978875https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978875Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:59:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:00:14 GMT]]>

jedamum:
least popular school has more space to set up the centre too i guess.

the nearest to us was Dazhong. have to say that Dazhong has a very nice school compound.
hm...i personally won't think that the popularity of the school will be affected by this move. parents of pri sch kids are not even allowed to venture past the security guards, so how would parents of preschoolers in such schools have a better feel of the pri sch itself? not even same principal or management.
but, not sure if the preschool will be part of the studentcare (if any) to be operated within school. if so, then parents may be more willing to let their preschooler continue at Dazhong in pri sch as the kids are already familiar with the staff, programme of the centre.
Yes, I agree with you and tankee that the less popular schools have under-utilised resources. But it is a branding issue. When more people associate these schools with \"top-notch\" MOE-sanctioned pre-school education, everything else will follow. In fact, a lot of parents were hoping that they be set up in the top tier primary schools just so they can get \"priority access\" to those schools! Lol.

It would be interesting to see how the dynamics change for the schools in the next 3 years.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978836https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978836Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:00:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:55:52 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
MOE is pretty sly :). All the kindies are placed within the premise of the least popular Primary schools. This would automatically bring up the stature and popularity of these schools in one fell swoop. Good move to whoever made that call.

least popular school has more space to set up the centre too i guess.
the nearest to us was Dazhong. have to say that Dazhong has a very nice school compound.
hm...i personally won't think that the popularity of the school will be affected by this move. parents of pri sch kids are not even allowed to venture past the security guards, so how would parents of preschoolers in such schools have a better feel of the pri sch itself? not even same principal or management.
but, not sure if the preschool will be part of the studentcare (if any) to be operated within school. if so, then parents may be more willing to let their preschooler continue at Dazhong in pri sch as the kids are already familiar with the staff, programme of the centre.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978753https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978753Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:55:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:54:07 GMT]]>The relatively less popular schools have ready vacant classrooms to be used by the kindy.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978750https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978750Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:54:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:48:08 GMT]]>MOE is pretty sly :). All the kindies are placed within the premise of the least popular Primary schools. This would automatically bring up the stature and popularity of these schools in one fell swoop. Good move to whoever made that call.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978742https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978742Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:48:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:43:27 GMT]]>Did anyone attend the road show?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978738https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978738Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:43:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:41:59 GMT]]>

sunshine05:
jedamum:

What is the benefit and how different from govt pcf?


Pcf is private, not govt-run.

pcf is private? lol. i am so ignorant. :oops: i thought the lightning in circle means govt owned.
moe govt-run one also need $150/mth....

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978734https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978734Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:41:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:36:55 GMT]]>

jedamum:
What is the benefit and how different from govt pcf?

Pcf is private, not govt-run.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978730https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978730Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:36:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:57:57 GMT]]>What is the benefit and how different from govt pcf?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978280https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/978280Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:57:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:03:03 GMT]]>Here's the website.


http://www.moekindergarten.edu.sg/

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/977165https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/977165Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:03:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:55:33 GMT]]>Yes, i am also considering for my gal for punggol on. But we are kinda far from that school

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/977161https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/977161Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:55:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:13:12 GMT]]>Trail run from MOE. Still thinking whether want to register my ds into the punggol view on next year.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/976533https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/976533Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:13:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MOE-run kindergartens - Sites identified on Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:42:45 GMT]]>None near my heartland.. 😛

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/976118https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/976118Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:42:45 GMT