[Bedok/Katong/Marine Parade/Siglap] Preschools

[jerejoy]

maisy:

jerejoy:

Hi Maisy,


Hope yr child has recovered already. So many of my friends' children are falling sick. It's hard on the child and on the parents too.

Hi Jerejoy
Thanks - he has since recovered altho at times he is still coughing slightly.
Have you since settled on your preschool search ?

Hi Maisy,

Glad to hear that yr boy has recovered.

Most likely I will settle for Holy Grace but they only accept kids from 4 yr old. Need to find another preschool that accepts 3 yr old students. Will be checking Bethesda Katong if they accept 3 yr old students. Then transfer him to Holy Grace when he's 4 yrs old.

[maisy]

jerejoy:

Hi Maisy,


Glad to hear that yr boy has recovered.

Most likely I will settle for Holy Grace but they only accept kids from 4 yr old. Need to find another preschool that accepts 3 yr old students. Will be checking Bethesda Katong if they accept 3 yr old students. Then transfer him to Holy Grace when he's 4 yrs old.

hi Jerejoy
Oh i didn't know Holy Grace doesn't accept 3yr-old... i thought most kindergartens accept 3yr olds these days into their Pre-nursery 1 and the 4 yr olds will be accepted into Pre-Nursery 2, then K1 & K2...

Yeah Holy Grace is a good kindergarten too Very strong in chinese ...
Bethesda Katong accepts 3 yr olds but i m unsure if they still have vacancy for next year. Better call up the Principal fast then ...good luck

[jerejoy]

Thanks Maisy for yr info. My boy can only enroll in the following year cos he’s only 17 months old. But I better hurry since this preschool is pretty hot.

[miraclebb]

anyone has children in christ methodist church kindergarten at east coast road? i need some feedback on this kindergarten… thanks!

[newmummy]

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Hi....what are your thoughts on yuquan preschool and whitelodge in east coast area? i am new to singapore and looking for a good preschool in east coast area,preferably around the marine parade area. I am planning to send my kids to the local primary school, what are the good preschool that will have good curicullum that can prepare them for good local primary school. Any help are very much appreciated

[schellen]

Hi! I did a search and found this: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=289&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=east+coast+preschool


Maybe it'll help?

[diymummy]

Hi parents,


Anyone tried out Bedok Methodist Kindergarten? Any comments?

[santorini]

Hello Parents,


I have been reading the posts and they have been very informative.

Some bad reviews on kinderland academy. My 28-mth is attending kinderland siglap and is falling sick all the time.

Any comments or feedback abt this CC? i didn’t do much research at that time. Juz enrolled her there as the place seems ok and it is near my parent’s place. But now, i am having 2nd thoughts as I find there are so many kids in the school…and only 8 teachers. Many chinese nationals too…not sure whether it is good for her.

thanks

[YingYing]

santorini:

Hello Parents,


I have been reading the posts and they have been very informative.

Some bad reviews on kinderland academy. My 28-mth is attending kinderland siglap and is falling sick all the time.

Any comments or feedback abt this CC? i didn't do much research at that time. Juz enrolled her there as the place seems ok and it is near my parent's place. But now, i am having 2nd thoughts as I find there are so many kids in the school...and only 8 teachers. Many chinese nationals too...not sure whether it is good for her.

thanks

Hi Santorini
How long has your daughter been at the CC ? It is common for kids to fall sick frequently once they start CC/ Preschool as the kids mingle freely & this is the time their body is building up immunity.

As for Chinese nationals - what are they there for? As in.. I presume they are all teachers? If so, shouldn't that be good? Chinese enrichment Schools like Tien Hsia employ 100% chinese nationals to teach... looking at how \"successful\" they are ... i thought having Chinese nationals to teach chinese is an \"in\" thing these days.... a while ago , my son attended Julia Gabriel Bilinggual Playclub -his chinese teachers are from China too.

Apart from the \"concerns\" you hv listed, do u have any other concerns abt the school? If not, then should be ok.... dun worry kids falling sick often means they are building up immunity....of cos so long as it is the usual runny nose , cough...think shouldn't be a problem... How's the school like in terms of HFMD cases? Did u ask them? But of course, most recently the spotlight is on H1N1 - so u may wish to check w them if they have any cases... if nothing of these sort, then should be ok ...dun worry

[santorini]

Hi Ying ying,


thanks for your feedback.

Coincidentally, I got a call at 7pm from the school that they have 1 case of H1N1. The kid had fever on Saturday. so meaning the kid should be contagious earlier than that. Just hope no other cases. I will keep my gal at home for the next few days.
For HFMD, they had abt 5 in May this year. I practically did not send my gal to school for the whole month. I was quite upset with that episode as when I picked her up in the late afternoon, i even chatted with the teachers and no one informed me. I was still "new" then as my gal at that time started CC only abt 3 weeks. Hence, I was not informed that I have to check her school bag for letters. I normally do not unzip the front pocket of her schoolbag. That night at 11pm, i happened to unzip it and found a letter informing me that there is a case of HFMD from her class. I was so upset and next day called up the school how come they did not call to inform me? What if i did not read the letter? The teacher who took my call was telling me that they do not have a norm of calling and it is the parent’s responsibility to check for letters in the school bag. I told her I can play my part in checking her bag since now I know their practice. But HFMD is SERIOUS…shdn’t they call every parent to inform? The next day I started to receive updates via phonecall. And a few days later, the VP called me to apologise on that matter saying they mishandled the case (she was overseas then) and said they had meetings and ensure it will not happen again. Well… that was really a scare.

Anyhow, my gal was down with fever, cough, running nose, fever, fever, cough, running nose…never seem to stop. She was fine during the 1st 2 mths…but now, it has never stop. she was in fact hospitalized in early august due to prolong fever and early stages of pneumonia. Seeing that she has to take so many kinds of antibiotics all the time… makes me really upset.

Can i ask whether the fully aircon environment is the culprit? Bcoz i am thinking whether I should look for a non aircon environment.

Btw, she has started CC for coming 6 mths. I have another baby at home so when she is sick, the bb will be sick…it is really tough to handle 2 sick kids with no helper.

As for the chinese nationals, I am rather concern as the ratio of the chinese teachers are more than the english speaking ones. I respect the chinese teachers, however, it became questionable to me when they outnumbered the english speaking ones…