You can take a look at Sunny Bunny Montessori at Blk 455 Sin Ming Avenue. Heard they have completed the renovation. Their fee also inclusive of all programs. My cousin went there last month, like the place but was told that they are full.

You can take a look at Sunny Bunny Montessori at Blk 455 Sin Ming Avenue. Heard they have completed the renovation. Their fee also inclusive of all programs. My cousin went there last month, like the place but was told that they are full.

That’s why parents, don’t send your child to Childcare or preschool by school bus. If you don’t drive, just send your child to the one nearest home.

There is a Character Montessori at Ponggol near St Anne Church. The one at Ang Mo Kio not so good. Keep changing teachers and they don't really teach full Montessori. Not sure if the one in Ponggol is good. Can go check on their teacher quality and curriculum. May be you can request to sit in a few days to observe? :razz:

hi Ocearth. Huh! I met Natalie before. Looks like Natalie is no different from ordinary preschool teacher who job hop. If she is has a heart for the children she won't leave the children in the middle of the year. I bet she won't be long in her next school too! Who did you hear about Natalie's departure? What i know usually a school will not anounce departure of a teacher before they introduce the new teacher. If Natalie is the one who told you then I just feel that what she has done is morally wrong. Then you need not have to feel the lost of her departure. i feel a good teacher also has to be morally upright. If she is the one who break the news to you then she is trying to make the parents panick and feel as though the school cannot do without her. Did you verify with the director or talk to her about her plan after her departure? For all you know, there may be other side of the story. To satisfy my curiosity, I will try to find out more. Just wait for my news.For the sake of your child, do not make hasty decision. May be she will get an even better teacher? What I know is the director is serious in getting good teachers judging from the teachers she has in all her schools. I visited all the Sunny Bunny schools before. :oops: Last month, I went to Bishan library to watch You Noisy Monkey, a puppet show by Sunny Bunny children. The show was in both English and Chinese. I am very impressed especially with an Indian girl who spoke perfect Chinese. They are performing 1 show a month. Go and see and judge for yourself. We often hear the news of unhappy parents of some centres caught by huge increase in fees. I just found out recently from a friend whose kid attending Sunny Bunny child care @ Sin Ming, they did not raise a single cents of the fees since 4 years ago! Their new fees are only applicable to new enrollments. Just think which school won't increase their fees of their existing children for 4 years! Honestly, I support Sunny Bunny because this is one of the very few schools I visited that has good value added program and teachers.

sinoboy:

mummy so kiasu:

[quote=\"impetuous\"]This is what people mean by voting for the sake of opposition. If WP was sincere they would have place a better person for a candidate. Which they should have...

LLL might not seem to be the best candidate. At least she looks sincere & at least better than Tin Pei Ling of Marine Parade GRC. Of course, the chance of winning will be higher if WP sends a higher profile candidate.

Who would have known that they would send a doctor who just joined the party 3 weeks ago? But a candidate of this caliber should have no problem learning all the issues commoners face in 3 weeks. [/quote]
Learning what commoners face is one thing. To emphatise with commoner is another thing. Though LLL not doctor, Think she not only know but understand what commoners face.

ConcernedDaddy:

My colleague was shopping around for nursery in the bishan area. At one branded childcare centre, he was casually asking if they had infantcare services(he has a baby in 6 months time but he didn't mention this). The teacher told him that infant care is not as profitable and only childcare can make money for the owner, so focusing on childcare only is more worthwhile.


Isn't infantcare charging much higher in fees already? So is the lower profit the reason why few childcare centres want to provide infantcare? Notwithstanding the owners need to make a living, I kind of find it disturbing that profits and not passion is almost the sole objective that motivates the private operators.

I heard the same from another centre at same area that infant care not making money and sometime lost money. This centre still has infant care service as a SERVICE for the sake and convenience of parents so that they can place both infant and older child in the same centre. They say they make the money from child care.
Operators need to make money too. If they are not making money why must they operate?

coccomie:

I am also finding a good CC for my DS as my maid want to transfer. So far I short listed moral care, PCF @ Indus road and eager beaver. Any one has feedback on these CCC?


Btw, Sparkletots radin mas is not a good choice if anyone is considering. Too much tv programmes, tv at 4pm and showing Mr bean, Tom & jerry. What can the kids benefit from it!

You are right! Showing TV starting at 4pm and if a parent picks the child at 7 pm the child must have been watching TV for 3 hours! :scratchhead:

scg2907:

HI,

Can anyone give me some updated comments on MMI Sengkang, my son currently with them on 2 wks trial, seems not feeling that good. Please provide me some comments if you kids are there with MMI sengkang. Thanks

What I heard from my friend is that some experience teachers have left and they have some trainee teachers there. May be you should go and visit a few more Montessori school to compare. But you may be disappointed as there aren't many Montessori preschool in Sengkang.

Dear ConcernednConfusedMummy and décolleté,

Amongst all the centres that you have commented,
1.\tOur Junior Schoolhouse @ Westlake, Nobleland Arts N Learning Place, Educa/Cambridge CDC @ Thomson and Caelum Junior are all in a landed property. You can only see the teachers in action when they are outdoor. While you they are inside you can’t see a thing unless you are on a permitted visit.
2.\tAgape @ Midview City and Helios Preschool are both housed in an industrial building, their children do not have outdoor play at all. You can’t see them in action at all without prior appt.
3.\tSunny Bunny Montessori, Shooting Star Child Development Centre and Happy Family Childcare Centre are at HDB void deck. Both Shooting Star Child Development Centre and Happy Family Childcare Centre have their windows covered up or closed. Especially there is not a single hole you can peek at Happy family. In your list, Sunny Bunny is the only one has it’s window wide opened and is not airconditioned. You can peek at them at many corners!
My take is: How can you be sure the teachers of centres which you cannot view freely are good or they treat the children well or better than the other behind the scene? I am not trying to take side. Generally I tend to go for a centre that allows full view of public. Don’t you think a centre that adopt an open door concept is less prone to bad practice? I have a friend who once worked as relief teacher in one of the aircon centre mentioned in your list told me that the teachers there left the infant to cry non stop until they sleep cos they are aircon and no one can hear baby cry. :censored: And the teacher said to her, after crying the baby will be tired and will naturally fall asleep. She felt so sad and she quit the next day. She also saw a teacher in another centre (not in your list) punished a PG child standing inside the dustbin! :censored: Fyi She is already a grandmother, a young grandmother. She did relief teaching to check out centres as she want to put her granddaughter in. I will only put my child in a closed aircon centre unless the centre classroom is visible anytime or when my child is able to speak and articulate well. As there is only one supervisor in a centre, the supervisor cannot see all actions and she can see only if she cares! Principal is nice so what? They want enrollment sure nice lah! Programme is good so what? How do you know they carried them out faithfully behind the door?
:? So, have your mind and eyes wide opened and choose wisely!