denbel:Hi, both my kids are in Cherie Hearts @ Eng Kong since early this year when the school just started... I have mixed feelings about the school. So far I rate it 7/10.Just an update,
Visited the centre last saturday and met up with the branch director, Mr Andy Teo. The school is very clean, spacious and cosy with 3 levels. Level 1 is play area with both indoor and outdoor play. Level 2 is for playgroup kids and level 3 is for nursery, k1 and k2.
Andy told me that right now they only have less than 20 kids so most of the time, all will be at level 2 since it is the common area and is very spacious. Talking to him, i can feel his passion and sincerity. He mentioned he had a good team of experienced teachers. They are starting a school bus service also which is good.
I think will drop by again during the weekdays to have a feel of the place with kids and teachers. One of my shortlisted place
Hope it helps those looking for a childcare centre around the area.
Pros - 1) the school is just 1 street away from my place hence v convenient, 2) school is clean and new (they observe hygiene strictly and if a child falls very sick e.g. stomach flu, they will advise the parents to keep the child at home to avoid spreading of the illness), 3) the main teachers are very nice, Director is also very nice, 4) Kids have chance do outdoor play (they have water play, cycling, a small play ground) as well as indoor gym 5) they are now planning to start on enrichment classes which I think are quite good - Speech and Drama and Kindermusik. 6) They encourage feedback from parents and implement improvements quickly if necessary.
Cons - 1) In the past short 6 months, I see changes in management and teachers. It was traumatic at 1st for both my kids and myself, but lucky for us, the teachers and teacher helpers that are still around are generally nice. 2) Currently there are not many students in the school - on 1 hand its good cos it means that my kids get more attention from the teachers, on the other hand, I worry if the school will get enough students to stay in biz! 3) The kids usually have a lot of time doing free play in the afternoon, teachers are quite relaxed. I rather them be occupied in some learning activities. Hence now hoping that they can successfully implement the enrichment classes!
I cant really comment on how good all the teachers are. But so far based on what I hear from my kids, the 2 main english teachers and 2 main chinese teachers are nice to them and they loved them very much. Hence, this at least put my mind at ease that they are in good hands while I am at work
