I am writing to share my stories with mums looking for a child care centre for their toddlers. I live in holland village and spent the last 6 weeks visiting centres from pasir panjang to turf city for my 18 month young boy.


My priority: teachers who love children (its not just a job)! Thus, my modus operandi is to bring my boy along when I view the centre to see how the teachers interact with him.

Final choice: pibo’s Garden

Reason: The principal and teachers are simply fantastic. My boy loved school from day 1 ( I have to admit this despite the bruise to my ego - mummy is not the best) and finally, here’s the story I wanted to share.

I signed on for half day programme, from 9am-1pm. On his 2nd day of school, the teacher texted me to say that he fell asleep (still adjusting to schedule) and that they will call me when he awakes. The call came just before 2 pm and when I arrived, the school was dead quiet. All the kids and teachers had gone home, except my boy, the principal and another teacher. It was then I learnt that because of the school holiday, they close at 1pm but the teachers stayed on to watch him as my boy is so tired and was so sound asleep. I thanked them profusely and felt really bad for making them stay OT. They were very nonchalant about it and from this one episode, I know I made the right choice. It is clear the child is most important to them and not just the profit.

Childcare centers with just profits on their mind is another long story, I will share them later.