minchia:

Hi, I'm a teacher too and the school that i'll be transferring to next year is also along bt timah, nearer newton. so i need recommendations for a child care that opens as early as 6.45am so that i can drop my kid off before i reach school around 7.10-7.15am.


any recommendations so far??? the child care can be anywhere along upper bt timah all the way to newton..... I stay around dairy farm estate

thanks in advance

min

Hi Minchia,

Maybe u want to send ur kid to the kiddiewinkie place? Just next to newton hawker and opps cairnhill CC. Btw, my girl attending full day care there and she loves to go school. The school provide good environment and courses for all kids including basic japanese.

Hope u can find ur preference soonest.

cheers!

Hi heutistmeintag,


Maybe you are right. I shld secretly drop by one day and check on her in school. Thanks for ur advise…

EN:

My daughter was placed in a child care when she was 2.5 years old. I placed her there because there is no other care taker & I dont trust a maid to look after her alone.


She cries everytime I sent her to school. But the teacher told me that she will settle down after 15 minutes of crying & will join her group. She is now 9 years old. Every time we past by the child care, she told me how she hates to go to the child care and ask me why I sent her there.

My suggestion to you is to take a surprise visit on your day off & observe from far why your daughter does not like the place. Pop by at different hours to see what are the things that make your daughter uncomfortable.

Sometimes it is not the childcare activities but the kids characteristics. My son later join his sister in the same childcare did not have the anxiety problems & happily join his class.

Hi En,

May I know why your girl given such a strong comment abt sending her to childcare?

Afraid this wldnt happen without any help… I am a working mum and my parent both working, my in-law always busy with her own plan… that is part of reason why I am sending my little gal to whole day care. Anyway, thanks for your advise. Shall give her more mths to adpt.

Yes… I agree with tamarind! Most impt is to solve our childcare needs, expenses/money is the BIGGEST problem most parents facing now. Especially when standard of living so high, expensive daily products, increasing of transportation fee and etc… (to be fair, not all companies do practise increment, meaning some parents are not getting more to spend on higher price needs)


I am very lucky that my husband has been contributing since day one… and I also believe nowadays most modern husbands/daddies do their part too and I dont see why we still focusing on that particular "help".

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Hi All,

My gal 2.5yo now and she has been attending childcare for 6mths. Every morning when sending her to school, she tends to cry and reject joining the class. It is driving me nut. WHATshould I do and WHAT is wrong with her or the school? sigh.......

Hi,


Well recieved all the information with thanks. Actually I am looking for those which can be found in shopping mall where kids sit with parents and paint their cartoon pics (which need to be bake) and sand arts… keke so sorry, do not know exactly what the arts work call.

Cheers!

Hi all mum & dad,


Does anyone know where I can get wholesale arts & craft materials, retails also can.

thank you!

Oh… thanks Chiefkiasu!

Kekeke… me an IT idiot.

Hi Pianojazzy,


I am having problem pm you, any other way I can reach u?

Thanks n Cheers!