[Geylang] Preschools

[hquek]

hi Dee,


Not sure if you want to consider Yuquan school. They have preschool for kids. My son is attending holiday class there - find the staff quite friendly, and the preschool environment nice and cosy.

Understood from a friend whose kids at the yq childcare that her kids chinese improved greatly since being there - cos there is strong emphasis on chinese (50% Eng/CH);

It’s at Guillemard Road, at the old Singapore badminton hall. The offside is that there is a spa there - but honestly, the school is a bit far away from the spa.

[Dee]

Hi hquek,


thanks for your recommendation! Actually i’ve past by the building last weekend and saw the huge poster. It just slipped my mind to check that out. And it’s really very near my house.

my boy’s exposed to main english speaking at home, which could be a good idea to try Yuquan. Will drop by for a visit soon… I hope space is available though.

thanks much!

[hnghng]

Yes, is a non-air con classroom. But sometimes they will on the air-con for them (for i know is only for K1 & K2) to sleeping when "super hot day".

They have 2 chinese teacher from China & 1 teacher from Malaysia. 3 English Teacher are local. And few assistant (i don’t know how many but some are partimes staffs). 1 chinese cook & 1 Malay assistant help cleaning the cc.

[Dee]

Thanks Hnghng! will do my rounds of visits to the few schools over the next few weeks. planning to send my son to school after the CNY.. which i think i'm a little late in deciding already.. :roll:

[hquek]

Dee:

Hi hquek,


thanks for your recommendation! Actually i've past by the building last weekend and saw the huge poster. It just slipped my mind to check that out. And it's really very near my house.

my boy's exposed to main english speaking at home, which could be a good idea to try Yuquan. Will drop by for a visit soon.. I hope space is available though.

thanks much!

hi Dee,

I speak to my older one half half and he turn out to be super pro English...and reject chinese. I'm speaking to younger one in chinese mainly and he's ok in conversing in chinese, english still in process of picking up.

I'm not speaking for YQ preschool, but I did think of sending my kids there for the chinese emphasis (only thing that stopped me was that they are very well adjusted in their kindy, I don't want to move them). Anyway, they attend normal kindy - and turn out to be more english oriented.

Anyway, Guillermard road is a new setup, I think they are hungry for biz - should still have space. Be prepared there may be some hardsell (I usually hate, but endured to try out the holiday class).

[Dee]

Hey hquek,


Do you stay around this area too? Which kindy is your sons attending?

As per my posting under the yuquan thread, yea, I listened to her ‘selling’ for almost 45 min. They currently only have 2 students in the PG class, and probably more attention will be given to each kid. but the fees are pretty high, which is another consideration.

I’m not sure if I want to start him so young at yuquan, it might be not necessary to spend that fee as at playgroup, as my objective is more of letting him soclialise, learn some basic phonics/ gross/fine motor skills.

The other schools I’m looking at is Little Skool House at mountbatten, which is also very new, great environment, and reasonably priced.

As for Schoolhouse by the bay, I wasn’t very happy with what I saw for one of the teachers, who takes care of the 29mths and above class. The sulk on her face, made me very hesitant, plus some comments I heard from mummies about the not-so-good teachers for the 29 mths group.

Still trying to do a visit to Cherie Hearts Bournemouth Road. Not much feedback about this school, so got to check it out myself.

[karenlaii]

hi all mum’s i’m staying @ guillemard road my girl is turning to 4 yr old… but she can’t wake up in the early morning. Is there any kindergarden/montessories etc is operate around 1pm tp 5 pm or later on around these area? i’m driving so further a bit is ok.

[maisy]

How about SHBTB ? (School house By the Bay .. altho i believe there should be a waitlist )


Pardon me but when u say your daughter can't wake up early morning, do u mean your daughter sleep til 11am sort (thats y can only attend school starting 1pm?) I hope not. If really so , u might want to start \"conditioning\" her by waking her up earlier. Just a suggestion.

However , if she is able to wake up by 10am, most (church) kindergartens have \"PM session\" starting 11.30 am - 2.30 pm ... u may wish to try. Or, you may try Kinderland at Marine Parade or Brighton Montessori at Frankel too

Good Luck in your kindergarten search

[karenlaii]

hi thanks for your suggestion… its true my girl just can’t sleep early… i tried to train her but not work out…


i called shbtb thay only offer morning class 4 core program , afternoon r more to enrichment…


is church school ok?? there’s one call ‘CHEN LI’ kindergarten what do you think?

[Dee]

Hi Bee,


I’ve finally decided to enrol my son at Kyra, simple reason being the most accessible location for my mum, within walking distance.

As my son just turn 2 years old, we are still not comfortable to let him take the schoolbus yet.

I also like the Seimpi music lesson that they have once a week, plus they are introducing speech and drama by hua language next year.

Initially we are pretty set on Yuquan, but their fees are really horrendously high - abt $750 after subsidy… and I’m not sure if they are good at english and other areas besides chinese.