Childcare or no Childcare?
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Hi Fuzz,
Was so glad i made that quick decision. :celebrate:
Heard from colleagues that usually there's 1 or 2 aunties helping out with the cleaning jobs or serving meals so that the teachers can be freed to teach. But apparently not for the ccc that my dd went. When the teacher brought a kid to the toilet or serving meals, the rest were just left there to do their own things. Its probably true about the saying.. \"pay peanuts get peanuts\"... -
Charmaine_chong:
I ever feedback to principal at child-care to voice out my concern that the children have not been exposing to lots of story books. Since they are attending full day, so i suggested to the child-care to look into daily reading aloud. The principal answered me that the CC is busy and always rushing, do not have enough time to expose kids for reading program. They will do it whenever they can but not regular basis. Hmmm, what a dissapointment!
Hi Charmaine,
It is true the CC is always busy and always rushing. It is worse if the CC is shorthanded.
If possible, you try to drop by the CC and see what they do. You will be surprised they may not follow time-table at times. I personally recorded the full day activities and compared with the time-table. Gosh, so different from the time-table! -
Yap. I guess so.
That is why parents are usually not welcome to kindergarten or cc.
Becos when i was there i see a lot that i am not suppose to see. Taecher scolding a child who wet her shorts. Brought her to toilet and scolding non-stop.
I celebrated my child’s birthday in school. I see how young teacher handle kids. When kids requested something, the teacher was annoyed and answered" can you please don’t shout at me". When it is totally not.
A lot of stories.
But what to do, parents need to work. -
Charmaine_chong:
I would be quite annoyed if the teacher refuses to share such info openly! I understand if teachers don't always stick strictly to the class schedule, as it's not good to be too rigid with young children anyway. They should always be encouraged to explore, as that's the best way for them to learn. So sometimes a certain activity may run over time, etc. To me, that's ok.Teacher refused to reveal in details how many story books have been exposed to kids, how often and what kind of books. She simply advised that we read to them as and when we have time. We have library corner, drawing corner, block corner... so it depends on what books the kids pick.
When i queried further in average how many stories will be exposed. Then she answered 2 stories a week.
Fuzz, may i know which kindergarten has good reading programme? Can pm me.
May i know how old is your child?
But I feel it's important for teachers to be open about sharing what they do each day, about your child's progress, how he/she responds to different activities, etc.
Anyway I'll pm you in a minute. Oh my boy is now 4 and 1/2. -
Hi Pasir Ris Mummies,
Do you have any comment on PAP PCF @ blk 738?
My 4 yrs old son currently with My little Campus, i am not sure whether to put him in PAP PCF at Blk 738.
All comments are welcome! -
Hi,
I’m in a dilemma at the moment if I shd send my 22 mth ds to cc. I’m a SAHM with 3 kids, 9 yrs, 7yrs and 22mth. I also have a Indo maid helping out at home and she is the main problem I am facing now. Had a Philo maid but left after 2 yrs and this present maid is with me for abt 2 mths now…had quite a frustrated time dealing with her attitude and thinking of sending her off and not engaging one anymore.
At the moment still can’t make up my mind but have some thought and need some advice here. Thinking of some option and if I can cope w/o a maid at home. First, my toddler ds is picking up words very fast now and I was thinking he can be at the cc learning than pick up broken language from my maid. Second, then I would have some free time to do up all the household chores and can pick him up anytime in the afternoon.
But there are worries such as falling sick easily as had experience from my eldest ds previously and its true the cc being ‘cold’. In falling sick and spreading of virus, will there be any different between an air-con and non air-con cc?
If I did put my ds in cc, it will only be a passing period as I would ultimately prefer to enrol him in 3 hrs kindergarden when he reach 3 or 4yrs old.
Would appreciate of any feedback and advice, thank you.
Btw, anyone send their child to this cc, Sheffield Kidsworld at CCK…would appreciate to have some feedback on this cc. -
my son went to childcare centre and supplemented with enrichment prgrams.
these would give more variety than just simply attending a childcare centre. -
pro and con I feel
go childcare i feel he/she will not be so alone at home although got someone to look at home
he/she at least got a std prog to follow, std time for meal, more interaction, etc
only thing is spreading of virus from other kid who are sick, of cos this is vise-versa and all heng-sway one -
Had just enrol my ds in childcare and from what I observe for this 2 days, it was mainly childcare, quite lack of stimulation for the child in terms of their program and play, but still it depends on the teacher also, whether she is bubbling enough to arose their interest…and I do agree that to really stimulate the child, still need to go for those enrichment programme set out by the professional…
I’m a SAHM but wanted him to try childcare to learn to be more discipline and had more social interaction, but also feel guilty at the same time cos they are bounce to get sick more easily with all those runny nose just next to him…anyway, I still can keep him at home if its real bad, not like previously when I’m working and had no choice but to put my 1st ds in childcare… -
i think is good for children to attend childcare. my child learns to become more independent
as for getting sick, i guess its rather common as the child needs the get used to the environment. once stabilize, all will be ok.
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