Hi, I will be putting my 3rd baby with infant care after I return to work. My first boy was taken care by grandparents, second boy with maid. Both have pros and cons. My parents are very active old folks who likes to go out frequently for social gathering, which I think they deserved a break and should enjoy their time. They are good for standby if babies and children fall sick. Good maids are hard to come by. I think infant care with qualified care giver will be better to free us from fear if baby are safe. At least they will not do horrible thing to them. Attention will not be immediate if there are a few babies crying at the same time. Who can guarantee that maid will give immediate attention and care the baby like their own? Just do a constant check that the centres should not be too crowded with badies and high turnover of care givers.


I have visited My First School at Tampines 4 mths ago. They have 3 caregivers for 7 infants to toddlers. Intake of infants not many probably due to fee also not cheap. After government subsidy, still need to pay abt $650 where other neighbour infant care only $450 after subsidy. But I think location and accessibiltiy to the centre is most important esp for working parents. Hope my reply is helpful to you. Take care.

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today is my first day of sending my baby to the center. I feel quite worry about it. The babies inside the center keep crying one after another, and the teachers can hardly find time to play with them because all their time are spent on feeding, changing ,giving shower and comforting the crying ones. And while one girl of 18-month-old hit me with her small fist, teacher actually punished her to stand facing the wall!
I wonder whether it is too early to send my boy to the baby care program. My son is only 13 months by next week. This first day in the center, he did not eat any thing and also not sleep. If I was not around him, he would cry. Teacher said every newly comer just fussy like this. But I am afraid the enviorment there will torture him a lot.
Dose any have experience to share about when is the proper time for the babies to be send to such centers? Whether a maid is better for a baby than the infant care center?
And also, does anyone send your little ones to My First School of NTUC? Any comment?