[Ang Mo Kio/Bishan/Thomson/Toa Payoh] Preschools

[phtthp]

if you send your child to Child care centre (ccc), ccc are regulated by MCYS, so go by calendar MONTH.


if you send your child to kindergarten regulated by MOE, they go by calendar YEAR - the year the child born in, don't care the month.

[ConcernedDaddy]

Many thanks for the advice! We are registering DS as my wife likes the spacious and very clean environment. The school had in a huge indoor playground and activity area where my son had a whale of a time during the open house. Hopefully he will begin to learn more things in his playgroup.

[phtthp]

happy to hear that your son has settled down at the child care centre ! :rahrah:

[JJ_T]

Hi did u manage to get any feedback on sunflower kinderhub? I’m looking at this cc also

[ConcernedDaddy]

Was looking at AMK CCC too. Visited 1 and 2 sometime back. In the end, my wife preferred another centre around Sin Ming.

[JJ_T]

hmm well i hope to get one ard my area so no need to travel.btw which 2 cc u went to? can share y yr wife didnt choose them?

[angelinn]

There sare the infos I have so far....

1) Child At Street 11 Ltd @ 102 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
>priority will be given to low income family, so I guess they more focus on care rather than curriculum
2) Sunflower Kinderhub @ Amk Llp @ Mayflower Rise
>quite good as the person-in-charged v friendly, pity that there got no vacancy for my son for K2 next year
3) Pcf Kebun Baru Sparkletots Child Care Centre @ 216 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, Kebun Baru Community Centre
>feel they are v 'close', i visited their centre but they not allow me to go in, juz say will let me know if they have vacancy
4)Ang Mo Kio Social Service Child Development Centre @ 229 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
>No infos

consider Character montessori at AMK, but the price too steep...
kindly share if you have any good CC near this area....still looking...by the way, where u stay?

[JJ_T]

I’m staying at ave5. I sent my elder son (when he was 18mths)to 180 pcf but the place is air-con and my son fall sick. e ctr just started last yr aug/sep cant remember. newly start up so a lot of "NEW" staffs…handling of things… I paid the 1st 2mths full fees w/o MCYS subsidy,…sigh

I called sunflower kinderhub at mayflower. he mentioned both my son (3yo & 2yo next yr) gt vacany. so goin next thurs to visit the place .
btw who do u speak to at sunflower?

[JJ_T]

also hw do u find the place? curriculum, hygiene, teachers??K1 & K2 preparation to P1?

[ConcernedDaddy]

Dont think it is nice to say what we didnt like because ultimately different parents have different preferences for their kids.


For me and my wife, we know that there is high staff turnover in the childcare industry (no point saying we like teacher A or teacher B), so we give high priority to areas where we can observe directly and can be expected to continue so going forward.

1. Cleanliness
2. Good infrastructure and adequate space (big playgrounds are great!)
3. A fixed and established curriculum (dont like customised or unknown curriculum as you will be at the mercy of individual teachers’ quality)
4. Person in-charge must be very experienced and willing to engage parents

For the centre we chose, we noticed that they were so meticulous till every little exposed corner on their furniture have safety cushions installed. Better safe than sorry!