PCF/PAP Kindergartens

[jedamum]

weishy:

living at telok blangah now and the nearest would be SPARKLETOTS ,any parents hv feedbacks on this branch?

wats the diff between SPARL|KLETOTS/PCF???????

hi weishy,
do refer to magg's replies http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=302&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=135 on telok blangah sparkletots.

sparkletots is a PCF childcare (refer to the short discussion on http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=302&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=105 page).

[joajoa]

hi GreenQ ,


thank for your feedback . May i know how many student to 1 teacher ? and the timming for nursery is ? thank ~

[GreenQ]

joajoa:

hi GreenQ ,


thank for your feedback . May i know how many student to 1 teacher ? and the timming for nursery is ? thank ~

Hi joajoa,

U r welcome...

For nursery, if im not wrong, mak is 15. But it depends too. Sometimes got child quit fr class n switch to childcare or versa or got new intake. Last yr ratio was +/- 11:1 for my kids class.

Nursery fr 9am to 12noon or 1pm to 4pm.

[vfong1]

Anyone has any feedback with Sparkletots at Jelebu Road? It’s a relatively new childcare in Bt. Panjang.

[ChiefKiasu]

returning:

...I will be returning back to Singapore end July and am wondering if I should enroll my elder son who should be attending K2 this year, to a kindergarten or enrichment classes. He has been attending school over here in China but the standard is not as comparable as K2 in Singapore. He will be attending P1 in 2010. any advice or recommendations of good enrichment courses?

Since he is coming from China, can I assume he has no problems with Chinese? And if you have been conversing with him in English, he should have no problems with that either. The only thing left is to determine:
1. His reading capability. Can he read simple story books?
2. His math capability. Can he do simple sums and subtractions?

If the answer is yes to all of these questions, he should be ok in Primary 1.

[weishy]

jedamom:tks alot i chked and its already full......gottta chk for others around the area

[luvmum]

[quote]Since he is coming from China, can I assume he has no problems with Chinese? And if you have been conversing with him in English, he should have no problems with that either. The only thing left is to determine:

1. His reading capability. Can he read simple story books?
2. His math capability. Can he do simple sums and subtractions?

If the answer is yes to all of these questions, he should be ok in Primary 1.[/quote]Chief, are simple books really sufficient? I see my girl's Kindy story books, all v simple and she is able to read it with a breeze. When I borrow those books from the library with harder and more words, it seems so hard for her. Now I'm not sure if I'm expecting too much from her :?: ... She is in K1 now.

[mui2203]

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Hi

I'm thinking of switching my kids (N2 & K1) from private sch to PCF sch due to the high fees. Can i have any recommendations on the PCF sch in puggol. Think there is one at Blk 176.

heartache mum

[MUMMYOF3]

mui2203:

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Hi

I'm thinking of switching my kids (N2 & K1) from private sch to PCF sch due to the high fees. Can i have any recommendations on the PCF sch in puggol. Think there is one at Blk 176.

heartache mum

Hi mui2203,

Suggest you check on your PCF before you switch. I switched my boy early this year to PCF due to high school fees as well. Regretted as they changed 3 teachers within 3mths and during their term 1, they were taught to write straight lines at K1. When i called the principal to check and understand that they only started to train kids to write in K1. No writing at all in nursery. Luckily my boy's old kindergarten takes him back and he's now happy going back to his old school and meeting his old classmates.

[hugeclaw]

Ya I agreed with MUMMYOF3. I very kiasu, have surveyed 5 PCF centers around my place before I made the decision. The child’s response is also very important, must bring him/her to survey the place and ask for their opinion as well…coz swtiching school is pretty traumatic for them. I did alot of explaining and ‘brainwashing’ in order for my son to accept the new environment.