thanks a lot for everyone's replies.


i believe i m indeed over expecting.

sigh.. initially when i first tried all the flashcards, it was jus out of curiosity since i m into education biz. very amazed by the baby's potential but aft doing it for so long, tot it s a waste for not continuing the practice. but i agree with all of u, most imptly they must learn thru play which is most effective. anyway jus found one centre dat does afterall teach phonics but in an enjoyable manner, environment s homey n inviting for kids. best of all, it s not dat stressful on e pocket. so glad. :celebrate:

many thanks for all ur encouragement n feedback.

Hi all,

i m a newbie here.
i ve a currently 16mth old son. I intend to send him to half day childcare fm 19th mths onwards in jan 2011 cos dont tink he s learning anything fm in laws place. Tot a school environment cd help him learn more n mingle with other children.
however in a dilemma whether to spend such big $$ like $1000 plus on those branded preschools.
i ve visited a few so called branded ones but i m not exactly impressed with their curriculum. dont no if my expectations too high or not visiting the right centres. i wd really appreciate some advice fm anyone.
maybe i can give more information about wat i expected.
I ve started my son on "Your Baby can read" since he was 3 mths old. Done eng flashcards with him since 6mths n chinese flashcards since he turn 1 yr old. Jus started on alphabets. For maths i tried the brillkids little maths programme but yet to complete since i tink it s a very advanced prog. i m worried dat shd i hv a 2nd child , i wont b able to sustain the same level of commitment so nd some help.
Right now, i m looking for a half day childcare dat do teach them phonics n reading or continue with flashcards or at least sth equivalent. but apparently most centres at this age dont start these lessons till 3plus yrs old, even those very branded centres. only do things dat relate to psychomotor skills or everyday communication skills whch i believe can get fm any other low cost centres.
jus wanna fine tune my expectations…
shd i send to a simple childcare n add in additional enrichment programmes elsewhere or shd i really pay e amount to a gd centre?
Pls help me. so stressful.