[Jurong East/Jurong West] Preschools

[buds]

Acidica:

Does anyone knows if any preschool will accept 1 to 1.5months schooling? I am looking for a preschool for my 5yos during his school holidays in Nov and Dec. He is attending PCF Kindergarden right now but I would like him to be keep occupated with activities and learning sessions during his holidays. I stay in Jurong West area. Many thanks in advance...

Not preschool. Mebbe you can find this option in an enrichment centre.
I will PM you a place if you're interested. How about an art holiday
programme for a few hours too? Lemme know, okie? :wink;

[worrymum]

ksunflower:

Hi,


Does anyone has children with Kinderland @ Lot One ?

Would you like to share your experiences on the teachers and curriculum?

Refer to the following link that some info regarding Kinderland @ Lot One. Quite a bad management handling this case. Refer to the \"Archive through October 21, 2009\" : http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/messages/36738/295732.html?1256884287

Hopefully is useful to you.

[buds]

ksunflower:

Hi,


Does anyone has children with Kinderland @ Lot One ?

Would you like to share your experiences on the teachers and curriculum?

My children aren't there but i went down to recce once.
A LOT of children there.. I was very concerned about
the noise level and not to mention : with so many
children with drippy noseys, how to maintain not
having my own child being sickly all the time?
Especially for younger babes..

The place is relatively clean. No food smell. Has indoor
playground padded with foam. Lady who attended to
me was polite and helpful, dunno whether she was
admin or sup though. But on curriculum, she did
not elaborate much and i couldn't set my eyes
on their curriculum or workbooks/worksheets
though i displayed extreme interest to know
more.

On the whole the place is ok for me. Location is convenient.
I like centres air-conditioned... cos our weather is mostly
really hot/humid and my kids are eczemic : will scratch
when they sweat kind.

I have also personally seen the teachers carefully bringing
the children to the nearby parks for some outdoor play time.
I like this. By carefully i also mean safely. The teachers.......
i observe were only casually chatting but always eyes watching
all the kids. This is important to me. And there was always one
teacher plus assistant at the back & another similar pair in front.
This is also important, especially when bringing sooo many kiddies
out. Plus, they did head count often to ensure all the kiddies are all
accounted for. Vigilance displays responsibility in teachers. :salute:
Teachers who WILL roll around and play with the kiddies are the few
exceptions. Being the obviously the more passionate ones...
Like moi. Hahaa! :lol: The children's play time is also MY playtime.
Good for de-stressing and stretching those legs mah. :lol: No joke to
sit on a kid's chair or stool whole day... sometimes on the floor. Back
ache is an occupational hazard for pre-school teachers. :lol: Hehee...

I have also seen the kiddies brought to the library for some introduction
to books. This is also good.

[buds]

ksunflower:

Hi Buds,


Do you have any recommendation for good Montessori schools in CCK/Yew Tee/Bkt Batok / JE area?

Thanks.

There's Tulip Montessori in Yew Tee.
Excellent space for a Montessori centre.
Extensive learning materials for children
to work with. Friendly & passionate operator.
Very clean space. Operator particular about
cleanliness within the centre & their children.
This is good. We spoke like old time friends
during my visit to recce the centre.
Then, she said... \"You're not a usual parent
i see. You must be someone from the industry
as well. I can tell. \" Hahakh! :lol:

Guilty as charged, ma'am. :salute:

But you must be cautioned on one important
thing with regards to this centre... As with other
great schools with passionate teachers and good
curriculum and teaching aids/facilities the charges....



definitely : NOT CHEAP! :!:



You've been warned! Hehee! :lol:

[buds]

ksunflower:

Hi Buds,


Do you have any recommendation for good Montessori schools in CCK/Yew Tee/Bkt Batok / JE area?

Thanks.

:idea:

There's also one other place.
It's called BUDS HOUSE!

Heheeheee! :rotflmao:
I'm honestly pulling your leg.
Hope you're not mad.. :please:

[yqyq]

Just for Info to all parents.


I very disappointed with Principal Bel from Learning Seeds @ Gek Poh. My kid has been scheduled to attend P1 orientation at her new Primary school on 14th Nov and I have informed her this date to her as early as August 2009 before any year-end concert cum graduation ceremony planning.

Despite this, she still insists to choose the same date as my kid orientation day and told me to skip the written test to determine the P1 class to be enrolled by my kid...really disapponted with her and feel she so selfish and no brain...

As graduation cum concert event more memorable for K2 students as it will be marking their final year at Kindergarten and new journey to embark Primary level, thus emphasis should be on K2 students.

And hopefully parent with future K2 kids will not go through this kind of bad experience as me ....God bless you.

[buds]

If the new primary school orientation and test is on

the same day as the graduation ceremony but at a
different timing, then it should be ok. The centres i
have been with usually hold graduation ceremonies
either after lunch/afternoon or evenings... As i am
assuming orientations are generally a usually only
morning affair, it shouldn't clash.... unless if the pre
school centre is holding it in the morning too!

[yqyq]

buds:

If the new primary school orientation and test is on

the same day as the graduation ceremony but at a
different timing, then it should be ok. The centres i
have been with usually hold graduation ceremonies
either after lunch/afternoon or evenings... As i am
assuming orientations are generally a usually only
morning affair, it shouldn't clash.... unless if the pre
school centre is holding it in the morning too!

Yes...Learning Seeds holding the graduation cum concert event as same timing as my kid P1 orientation day despite information provided to them few months ahead.

Learning Seeds principal said based on her past experience P1 orientation very brief and fast and want me to rush from primary school to centre, which I dont' mind but now I stuck as primary school unable to dismiss the students till 11am due to test. And the concert will start from 11am.

Learning Seeds @ Gek Poh principal forgot to justify not all schools will be same orientation process....think she need to update her knowledge and mind to accept different process for different school...

[buds]

Oh dear. :!:


Then how?

I'm hoping your girl's skit/performance is not
one of the first few to take the stage...

[yqyq]

I requested her to arrange K2 line up towards the end.....but what can I do...I'm at her mercy...