Childcare in Boon Keng

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Sat, 30 Nov 2019 15:55:44 GMT

littledaisy — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 15:55:44 GMT

Hi all, any parents who stay near St George area and place ur child in the playgroup class at MY World (Boon Keng) Blk 4? If u are keen to place ur child at MY World (St George) instead, pls pm me. Thanks!

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:52:13 GMT

richiemccaw — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:52:13 GMT

richiemccaw:
Any reviews about Bestcare Montessori and Ameba Schoolhouse? I would also greatly appreciate PMs if you are not comfortable writing here. Thanks

Up for anyone who can help!

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Sat, 11 Mar 2017 13:54:46 GMT

richiemccaw — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 13:54:46 GMT

Any reviews about Bestcare Montessori and Ameba Schoolhouse? I would also greatly appreciate PMs if you are not comfortable writing here. Thanks

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:55:51 GMT

Feilistia — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:55:51 GMT

Hi All Mommies,

I'm a newbie here. Would like to have some reviews if any for Carpe Diem at PICO as i'm trying to find preschool for my baby next year. My baby is on waiting list for MFS McNair Road for enrolling next year.

Never imagine that finding preschool is so hard
Affordable price with good reviews are mostly on waiting list.

Please kindly share with me if any better option to choose from.

Thanks,
Fei

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Tue, 17 Nov 2015 06:49:28 GMT

Ameba Schoolhouse — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 06:49:28 GMT

Dear Parents,

If you are looking for a childcare centre, why not pay us a visit?

Our curriculum is based on the Reggio Emilia approach, a well-known educational approach that has gained worldwide recognition. We believe that learning must be fun at this early stage. All our teachers are qualified, loving and caring. Our school environment is designed with safety in mind and we are strict with hygiene requirement. Your child will be happy coming to school, knowing that the school is safe and teachers are dependable.

Call us at 62927325 us or register your interest at http://www.amebaschoolhouse.com/

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:30:26 GMT

baobei06 — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:30:26 GMT

Hi hzz2015,

3yrs ago wanted to put my baby at Hyflux cc under infant care as i am working at Hyflux too.
But I changed my mind after I met the principal.
I do not feel comfortable talking to her and she seem not approachable and boastful.
Thank god someone recommended me to little skool house at Ghim Moh.
The infant care there is super.
upon reaching the infant care…u can feel and see all the baby there are having fun.
u may want to consider seriously whether want to change infant care centre.

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:31:45 GMT

hzz2015 — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:31:45 GMT

I am not sure whether parents would still view this topic. But as a mom, i have to warn parents who are planning to bring their infants or kidz to Academic kidz at Hyflux innovation centre. My gal has been with this infant care for 6 mth+. These are our experiences that made me scary and decided to quit my job to be a SAHM.

1. My gal got cold or flu frequently almost like once a month
2. The director Gracie was irresponsible for all matters. Last Nov, my gal suddenly got rush-like things on her surface skin of both legs and we found this after taken her home when changing her clothes. This was not the first time she had it. It happened before on her leg before last Nov. But it is not that serious so we didn’t take any action. The first thing I did was taking photos of her legs and the next day I went to cc and asked their caregivers about it. I got no answers. I sms Gracie on this issue and got zero replies. Then my husband called her, in the whole conversation, she was just giving excuses like family allergy or she got it on her own. At that time my gal was 5 mth old. I had to bring my gal to KK for answers. A doctor told me this should not come from any injury. But it could be infected by the cleanness of her surroundings.
My husband and I working at same corp @hyflux innovation centre. We know very well about the building’s air con system. At least our office’s air con is dusty. imagining the whole building shares one air con system. And from this cc’s day-off calendar, there is only one day for spring cleaning. I have asked around cc near by my house, like PCF cc, they do big cleaning every sat morning.
4. There was a new caregiver, Cyndee joined this cc 2 mths ago while L was on medical leave (L is the main caregiver who has been looking after my gal always very well and she is such a caring and loving lady with many years experiences in infant care). After 3 days in a week, I realized that we didnt get face towel returned everyday. So when i picked up my gal on the 4th day, i asked Cyndee how she showered her without a face towel. I was so surprised with her answers. First she said she use shower spray directly to wash her body. She was not even 9 mth! Then she said she just use hands. There was another caregiver Anne, I asked her first about this in the morning when she took her into infant care area, she replied me probably Cyndee just use wet wipes to wash my gal when there was no face towel provided by parents. So the only way is we shower our gal everyday before sending her to cc.
5. Last week their front door was broken. So Gracie said that happened because of strollers coming in and out. What a joke! Then we found that its screw was loosen and that is why. I understood she wanted to cover their irresponsibility and careful-less.
6. Few days ago, in the morning, after my husband and i had breakfast, when we passed through the cc and looked in it, i saw my gal was sitting in a chair on her own without any caregiver’s watching. She is really an active infant. She lifted her whole body up and turned her head trying to look back. She would almost fall down and hit her head on floor if Anne didnt come in time and tell another caregiver to watch her.
7. On the 2nd of Mar, I sms Gracie for informing i will withdraw my gal at the end of Mar. I got no replies and no response from her until I sms her again on deposit return thing. She told me we will get our deposit refunded one month after withdrawal. Meanwhile she asked me to continue with her cc and told me "she is fine". Then i asked her the reason of it. She turned on her silent mode again. After all, Gracie still said my gal is fine with her cc.
8. The cc had another new caregiver for infants. This gal is from China and she hasnt got her cert yet. She doesnt know how to carry a baby at all. when she carried my baby gal, my gal’s top almost went up to her neck and her tummy was not covered by her top. Then I was asking her whether she knows how to carry, she just smiled and touched her tummy like playing.
9. I understood that Cyndee was not familiar with my gal’s feeding timing. However it is not reasonable that she somehow fed her in her own way like 12pm own food and then 1pm 150ml milk. After my gal had meal or milk, Cyndee just let her roll on play mat. So she started to throw up more and, more often. Then i told her to try feeding our gal 4 hourly as what we usually do at home. Therefore, she was just stick with this and said that was what i told her so even if my gal got hungry. Every baby is unique and has its own pattern on eating, sleeping, etc. Adults also change their appetite everyday, so does a baby.
Others, like once i heard one playgroup teacher scolded one kid because he hadn’t finished coloring, Staff-management problems that I dont want to make comment here.
Anyway, choices are all yours. I just dont want to see more babies suffer there.

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Mon, 08 Sep 2014 10:59:26 GMT

Ameba Schoolhouse — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 10:59:26 GMT

Hi Boon Keng parents,

We are holding our Open House at Ameba Schoolhouse on 20th September 2014!!We are located at 998 Bendemeer Road.

== Activities for children (Story-telling/Craft session)
== Balloon sculpting
== Light refreshments

Call 62927325 or register your interest on http://www.amebaschoolhouse.com

***Check our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/amebaschoolhouse

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:19:27 GMT

joanie — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:19:27 GMT

How is the infant care at kidz academy chai chee? Is the childcare bad or infant care bad? I can’t find alternative in my area at Kembengan. Am so lost

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:06:21 GMT

LALA TENG — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:06:21 GMT

Hi

I used to stay at boon keng, there’s a My first skool near to boon keng MRT station. The teachers there are really good and caring. My gal was there for 9 months before I shift to kembangan. Now my gal is with Academy Kidz at Chai chee. There’s really a serious problem with this school. Not to mention that my gal was bitten twice there. My gal was there for about 4 months, no newsletter was given at all. Keep changing the teachers. Would be withdrawing her soon.

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Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:41:53 GMT

crazy mum — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:41:53 GMT

Thank you mangosteenjuice here… as I believed most parents will google and see the review of the sch before enrol their child in… as I mentioned earlier when I try google and I can’t find any review and with limited choice in this area so I chosen this childcare.

So I’m taking some time to pre-warn any parents and hopes it help.

In fact, my kids are the very 1st batch. And now all the 1st batch kids had withdrawn.

I also encounter payment issue and you are not the only one… i know a couple of parents had the same issue as you or even worse. They always sit on the problem. Pretend and act to us they are working which they r not.
Best part is ths answer n reason give… Director (Grace) and in-charge (Hanah) was pushing the blame to one another infront of me… in the end they push to bank…

I need to call up the bank, ecda myself to check and in the end found out it was the school problem… even the ecda person cant stand this sch… she mentioned this sch is so slacked n always ask parents to call her which it shouldn’t be us calling…

I will encourage any parents who had their kid placed here to leave feedback so to help other parents to make choices when selecting the childcare.

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:42:02 GMT

mangosteenjuice — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:42:02 GMT

I also want to warn parents of the experience at Kidz Academy at Hyflux.

It is good to see there are more and more complaints about this place for its poor care and management. It may save another family a big headache.

The staff may appear "nice" in person or on phone, the woman who is the so-called manager is named Hana. I have never seen such totally ineffectual management, constantly making excuses and doing absolutely nothing. They promise to act and to call back and then … nothing. Completely unaccountable.

We are trying to obtain a refund for an unused overpaid number of days. What a mistake it was to overpay them. Have strong doubts will ever see this refunded properly because Hana is comfortable to make empty promises. Have never received a proper receipt from them. All calculations were done on a scrap piece of paper.

My child was there a few months ago and only there for total of 4 weeks because of no other choice, on waitlist for another much better and more normal facility…wow that was a LONG four weeks at Kidz Academy. At that time I enrolled my child short term, I could find no review of the new centre. I thought there was immediate space for my child because the centre was new. NO. It is because parents take their children out of that place quickly. I left on good terms, preferring to keep on good terms and not address any of their obvious issues. Hana advised we would be refunded in a week with receipt. What a joke. We have been trying to chase her for several months now. She is always pleasant, apologetic and does nothing.

I would strongly advise parents to avoid this facility. Superficially it looked like a nice clean big facility but within days it was obvious there was clearly hardly any supervision, inadequate number and inadequately trained staff and as explained above unbelievably incompetent management, Just pleasant and vacuous. The place is not professional and cannot do simple accounting practices. Why would you want your children cared for by this group, when they cannot even manage themselves or the basics.

This place has serious problems and has made a bad reputation and it has only recently established. It is an unaccountable and unprofessional set up.

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Mon, 07 Jul 2014 07:18:58 GMT

crazy mum — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 07:18:58 GMT

Just like to highlight to any parents who is looking feedback on Academy Kidz Hyflux.

As before I enrolled my son this childcare, I couldn’t find any review on this school. So I guess it should be okay as there is limited childcare around this area.

But after a year with the school. I would said the school can’t made it. Is the management problem. They focus more on infant as the fees are higher and they could earn more.

Parent’s feedback highlighted to supervisor was not being taken care. So it was highlight to the director and same it was not being taken care of. They just push here and there. It is very terrible. I had seen a lot of parents are withdrawal their kids but none leave any feedback online.

During this 1 year they are seriously short of teachers. They told us they are hiring over and over again but not until these 2 wks there are new teachers start to come. All bcos a lot of parents got fed up and things got escalated.

With this kind of school fees but I’m not getting what they promise to deliver. There was not fix of form teachers or teachers thru out this 1yr. Curriculum was not in place.

Is beyond words to explain this school.

But they are making improvement but I’m still withdrawing my kids there.
If teachers is not gd, just get a employ a new and better one. But if management is not gd, then the management have to change. Here the management is not changing.
Now they solve this problem but what problem will arise in the future?

My kids had wasted a year there and they got no more time to waste.
I would said even My 1st Skool curriculum is better…

So think twice…

There are more childcare setting up in this area… Keep a lookup.

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:01:50 GMT

fea — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:01:50 GMT

Ameba Schoolhouse:
Thank you Mummy Fea! Please let me know who you are!

Thank you Mummy Naberrie17 for signing your boy up

Xinhui Liaw-Tan
Centre Director
Ameba Schoolhouse
http://www.amebaschoolhouse.com

Hello! My son is the smallest build in the PG class. Lol.

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:00:24 GMT

fea — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 23:00:24 GMT

naberrie17:
Hi,

Can I ask how's your little boy in Ameba? I'm staying around this area and trying to see my options. Also the school fee of $1300 is after working mother subsidy?

Oh my bad!! Sorry, i din see ur question/post! ;( always tot there will be email notification when someone post a message... so sorry abt it!

But u chose Ameba!! Hehe. Guess our kids are classmates In the Playgroup...

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:57:27 GMT

naberrie17 — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:57:27 GMT

Hi,

Can I ask how’s your little boy in Ameba? I’m staying around this area and trying to see my options. Also the school fee of $1300 is after working mother subsidy?

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Thu, 09 May 2013 01:11:23 GMT

fea — Thu, 09 May 2013 01:11:23 GMT

on the contrary, I think we are spoilt for choices of childcare centre/preschool in our boon keng area. It is only a matter which one suits your needs, in terms of logistics, financial etc aspects.

i have enrolled my son (24 months) into AMEBA Schoolhouse, he will be starting school next Monday!

My husband and I have been to several childcare centre/preschool around the boon keng, kallang and farrer park area. And we are glad we kinda waited and get to know about AMEBA earlier this year.

Visited Ameba and immediately like its environment - open, spacious. Teachers & the centre director are very involved with the children activities. Centre director, being a mother of young children too, totally understand what we parents are looking for. When we were there, kids are usually happy, having fun with peers or with teachers (of course, kids cry and throw tantrums, I don't deny that, but teachers have their way to \"deal\" with them..haha).

I liked carpe diem too because of it spaciousness, haha.. But it is a little too far as we will need to drive. Agape near Kallang mrt, within a carpark, centre is small and narrow, not the best environment for the toddlers to be in. Hyflux Academy Kidz, very very new, very very clean, but no outdoor playground for the moment. They indeed have very few kids and it could be a positive point because your kid should have more attention from the teachers. Mindchamps were one of our top choices too. But when we saw Ameba, it just felt that we should give Ameba a try!

Call the centres and make a visit. U gotta see the place, talk to the people before you make a decision.

Good luck!

Reply to Childcare in Boon Keng on Wed, 01 May 2013 03:21:03 GMT

keenDaddy — Wed, 01 May 2013 03:21:03 GMT

>It is hard to find an affordable, accessible and good childcare in Boon Keng!!

Actually, it is much easier @Boon Keng, as compared to the new estates like Punggol and Sengkang. Mindchamps is too ex. Closer to Kallang - I think there is also Agape and Carpe Diame at Picco.