my child started going to childcare at the age of 20 months.

at first, she fell sick only about once every 2-3 weeks.
each time she fell sick, she had to stay at home for at least 3-4 days.
then she started falling sick more frequently, about once every 1-2 weeks.
she even kenna the HFMD this year in Mar/Apr.
in Jun, she kept falling sick, and only attended school for 2-3 days out of the whole month.

i felt frustrated and sick of bringing her to the PD each time she falls sick. the medicine is always the same (for flu-like symptoms, cough etc.) and it doesn’t seem to help.
i’m trying out chinese medicine now and it seems to have improved her health.
she has not been sick for the whole of Jul and seems to have broken the chain of falling sick once every few weeks.

hi happyavon,

my child is now in the PN class, and i hope to let her continue all the way till K2. i'm very happy with shaws, and you're right, all the weekly updates, photos and excursions ensure that we parents don't miss out on the child's life while we're at work.

hi yippie131,
i think the school bus fees might vary depending on your location. i enquired previously, and it's $150 per child (i stay near kembangan).
the school bus has seat belts for each child, and there is even a school bus auntie to jaga over the children. not to mention they have a tv screen in the bus playing fave children shows. i think as far as school buses go, the school bus service at shaws is very good.

Hi Parents,

Just wanna share my own experience of looking for a childcare in the East.
I visited the following school grounds, looked at the environment and talked to the people there.
1. Kinderland Academy (Crescent Road)
2. Julia Gabriel (Crescent Road)
3. Global Kids (further down the road from the above 2)
4. Shaws (Mountbatten Road)

I picked Shaws as the teachers there were very friendly and the curriculum was not very ‘academic’. It seems like the children there were very happy and they were learning through play.
My children have been there for half a year already, and I’m very glad I picked that school. They look forward going to school everyday and there are school activities that get parents involved as well.
I’m all praise for Shaws.