[Jurong East/Jurong West] Preschools

[kimberly]

Hmmm......mummies must understand that school bus service is beyond the school's control. It is not too nice to openly speak of switching schools in a public forum and your child still attending school at the center.


Coming from a lecturer like myself and a parent whose child is in K2, as for standard, i have observed that children who have stayed on in the center since nursery do very well beyond other children their age. The school has a sound programme. But at the same time, the school has taken in one or 2 new k1 and k2 and they are very much behind their peers. You can see on the blog. This shows that other schools that new kindergarten kids come from do not have a nursery level programme as sound.

Why do you worry about primary 1. Isn't the school transparent enough to show you snippets of what the children are doing academically in the classrooms?

Summer Montessori is just one school on its own with no branches whatsoever. This means that they are dedicated to what they do. Teacher child ratio is kept small because the school believes that children need the attention and should not be ignored. Wouldn't it be easy for Summer montessori to have less staff and cut costs? Or have more staff with raised costs to meet children's needs? Do you even think the fees at the school equate to the number of staff they provide?

Teachers are always there to be a listening ear and for the safety and to love your children.

Are you preparing your child for an environment where he / she is not going to be given the attention? Is primary school really as harsh as it is made to sound? Why the pessimism?

Sending a child to a school is not just academic.
She/ he should understand what she/ he learns and if learning is a foundation to support later learning. The child must also have psychological and sociological development that can only be developed in a smaller ratio so the teacher can address problem areas and help children develop confidence.

:hugs:

[kimberly]

It is odd how small ratios are not good while some say big ratios are not good. So what ratio is perfect? Hmmmm…

[Bubbleluv]

Hi


i do understand the differences btw normal playgrp and montessori sch. as my gal is still young, perhaps there’s still time to let her explore.
will keep myself open as long as my gal is happy
thks for all advices and we are still deciding btw a few schs.

[pinkitty]

Any mummies out there whose kids are now in nursery class in Summer… are you doing any costumes for next week?

[rach85]

hello! yes my girl is in nursery 1 and suppose to dress up as a caterpillar.

[pinkitty]

same here … are u doing the caterpillar costume or buying?

[rach85]

don’t think i am able to make it. will have to source for the costume. maybe can rent it?

[rach85]

don’t think i am able to make it. will have to source for the costume. maybe can rent it?

[pinkitty]

Time flies and another term has come to an end

[joajas]

Hi everyone,


I need recommendations for good childcare center for my baby girl. Preferably cost less than 400 after subsidy. Best if its around Jurong East St21. Have tried PCF at Blk233 but no vacancy at the moment. I would like to enrol my baby into the childcare as soon as possible as my parents (who are currently taking care of her now) are going overseas for a couple of months. My wife might dropby the PCF childcare at Blk 264 at street 24 tomorrow, meanwhile I hope someone can give some recommendations to good childcare in this area.

Thanks in advance.