Hi,


I have been looking for a pre school for my gal since beginning of this year and have visited a number of preschool to look at their environment and curriculum, and some of the observations have keep me wondering about the standard of local preschool:

1) some teachers are not able to conduct meaningful group activities and give simple instructions

2) witnessing groups and groups of preschool children out on the void deck wandering around and doing nothing. There is one day within 2 hours all 3 preschools near my area let the kids out to wander around while the teachers stand there and talk. I also witness 2 teachers bringing a group of about 10-12 kids cross roads to go to the nearby NTUC…

3) like what kiasumaster mentioned in the first page of the thread, most of the preschool, the curriculum are almost non existence. Even English teachers are not able to communicate in fluent English, let alone PRC teachers.

4) Chinese teachers from PRC might not be teaching standard Chinese as most of them are not trained in Pre-school education and some of the terms they used are different from those we used in SG.

5) No guidance for "Free Play time" and its 100% playing on your own rather than learn through play.

6) My fren’s son and his classmates pronouce his name wrongly cos the teachers pronouce it wrongly, and its a very simple chinese word.

All in all, I feel that it is important to send kids to preschool to learn all the social skills but parents will still have to play a major role in preschool education. I am a full time working mum, so I understand the agony of "No time", but looking at the scenarios, if we don’t squeeze out some time for the young ones, and leave them to the teachers mentioned above, can’t imagine what will happen to us and the kids in near future.

Hi all,


I am new to the forum, and just found this thread

I am looking for playgroup for my gal who is turning 2 in Jurong East area.
Any recommendation on any playgroup in that area?

Thank you.

Hi shutter,


which playgroup you send your gal to after quitting talent plus?

Any recommendation for playgroup in Jurong East or Jurong West area?

Hi, I am thinking of sending my gal for playgroup at Talent Plus Group Preschool. Any mummy or daddy with feedbacks on this group esp their centre at Jurong East?