Can the MOE show us the data how many PR went in by phase 2A1 and 2A2?


Phase 2A should be given priority to SC too and not PR. I have seen parents who are PR from young till now, have no intention to convert their kids to citizen. Since they are old girl or old boy, they can just go in thru phase 2A. This is injustice. These group of people have been enjoying the benefit at the SC expense yet refuse to convert to citizen. These group of people should be ban from going thru any phase 2A.

Wow, happen to see this montage from the youtube. Very nice.


Cherie Hearts Depot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB-8wN9187s

Cherie Hearts Namly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ESeArlRhh4

Most of the childcare in this area going to increase school fee till >$1000.


Cheapest is Appleland Childcare.

Reasonable rate are
1. Eager Beaver http://www.eb.sg <- charge GST
2. Cherie Hearts at Depot http://www.cherieheartsdepot.com.sg

Your kid may be the next to be in the newspaper for child abuse!


Fierce and stern are good but must apply at right situation. What kind of message the teacher is teaching the kids? This kind of bad attitude, the kids will learn from the teacher very fast, and apply it at home and with their friends.

haha… Just withdraw your kid if you are not comfortable. You pay for the service, you have the final say!

I’m sure this will not be your first or last childcare for your kid.

ConcernedDaddy:

Even if the govt steps in today and say we will pay for all rents and salaries of childcares, will their fees be drastically reduced overnight?


Economics 101 says not a chance.

The company has shareholders and investors. They expect the company to grow and generate increasing profits. Since the company has already demonstrated that its childcare services can command a premium in Singapore (and there is no lack of demand) why will their shareholders give up any rental/salary savings and return it to the parents?

This is just basic capitalism at work after all. Nothing right or wrong. The same will apply for all other childcares.

Again, they are offering services, they have no product. In this, your economic 101 may not be valid. The fee will drop to attract pple to come for the service not product.

Of course there are factors limit the fee drop drastically.

The government should come in to help subsidy the rent and salary for all childcare.


I understand KU situation. It is very hard to get local to join the workforce. The only way is to make the pay attractive. To bring the cost down, foreign worker is the way, but the government make it so expensive to bring in the fw, indirectly the cost pass to the parents. And again, not many Singaporean like to clean poo poo. Ask yrself, will you clean yr parents when they are old and disable? Or pass the job to a maid?

The government keeps saying improve productivity. Not all sector can do that. Childcare is one of them. instead, should reduce the productivity. Can the Childcare increase the children yet maintain the number of teachers? No!

Most Parents are always demanding/abusive/not appreciative. They always think this is a maid job. Always question and doubt the teacher. Exactly the same way as treating their own maid. But their maid is under contract, no choice but to bear, Singaporean teachers are mobile, they can just quit. Only fw teachers have no choice but to face the problem as they are under contract. That is why, Singaporean mostly shun the job or keep hoping till they find a Childcare less children, less work and less complain yet high pay. (I also want)

Again, The bastard landlord is forever hungry for $. Always asking for sky high rent every 2/3 yrs.

If the childcare closed down, it will create demand for other childcare nearby which result fee increment too once their landlord know they are doing well.

All the factors combined, typical childcare average 2 yrs the childcare will ask for fee increment is reasonable.

We need to change our mindset toward Childcare teacher. Appreciate them. Make them feel important, then they will stay in the line, indirectly , more pple will join the trade. Then the reliance on fw will be less.

Our mindset is, my pay can increase, but not yours is utterly wrong. Your salary increase every year, so are the Childcare rental, your fellow Singaporean (teachers) pay.

If you cannot afford, just move to another centre.

Phase 2c is the only phase no link to the school. 40 slot should not be split between 2b n 2c.

sembgal:

Which parents will admit their own children are problematic? Who will tell the parents that the children have behavioural problems? Teachers! In preschools or in primary schools, children who have behavioural problems due to their disruptive nature in classroom are not able to concentrate. Sad to say, these children will be ignored according to friends who worked in education.


You can argue with your theories from early childhood textbooks but we are looking at local context. This is Singapore. If another child were to hurt my child, can my child retaliate back and said sorry huh, I also have special needs just like you? Think about it. Having special needs is not a crime but to have a special needs child and parents turn a blind eye to the child's behaviour is totally unacceptable if parents do not correct their own perception of thinking that the child could get away with it and push the blame elsewhere.

Well said!

I must admit most or all of the parents i know in my kids class turn a blind eye to their child behavior. Simple push the blame on the teachers.

ImMeeMee:

ChiefKiasu:

I suspect your views will be quite different if you are fortunate enough to father one of these so-called \"dangerous\" kids.

Do spare some thought for parents who have kids with special needs. Most of them are not looking for compassion. They are just hoping that the rest of the world will understand their children and give a bit of elbow room for their children to live normal lives.

PS. Why is everyone making the assumption that this case has to do with a child with special needs?

I am a parent of a special needs child. ASD, to be exact.

I said this in the ASD thread and I will say this here again:
For those who speak up for us, I appreciate your kindness. For those who do not yet understand our pain and struggles, give us a chance. Give yourselves a chance.

Honestly, I find this ongoing debate about who is who and what is what is no longer getting anywhere. its really just a perspective issue.

If the rest of the parents give you chance, let your special need or hyperactive kid run wild, disturbing the class, bite his friends, cause the friend to fall and get stitches, who will give those poor kids or teacher a chance? This special kid will be isolated from the rest.

Unless the school teachers are train and can deal with it, or manage well, no one in the right mind will be so understanding when accident happen.

The question is, why some parents insist on puttin their special kids inside where the school is deem not fit to handle them.

I am saying all this is because Childcare teachers are vulnerable an prone to abuse by parents. They are doing a great job yet because of some problem kids caused them to go downhill.


Their pay already very miserable yet the parents want them to suffer even more.