R visited a few more preschools on his own today, out of which 2 were quite promising :)
1. TELC at SIM
- good curriculum but no schoolbus, so it's out
- difficult for R to fetch Ai Ai to school in the mornings cos of different timings and traffic in that area could be heavy
2. Caterpillar Cove at Ngee Ann Poly
- similar to TELC, no schoolbus so it's out as well
3. MMI Railmall
- aircon settings
- I like the fact that they do not try to squeeze every subject into everyday - they have English on Mon and Wed, Maths on Tue and Thur, and Cultural/Botanical on Fri
- So everyday's structure is:
English or Maths or Cultural/Botanical depending on day
Montessori Activity
Snacks
Chinese (daily)
Practical Life
- Each of the above activities would be 30-45mins
- N1 is AM session: 930am - 1230pm
- Fees: $450/mth (no subsidy as it's operated as enrichment, not childcare)
- Schoolbus $120/mth both ways
- Centre manager is really friendly and encourages us to go for 2 trial lessons at $36/each so we can assess environment and teachers before committing ourselves. Very open and says parents should know what's going on in the class.
4. MMI Phoenix Walk (at CCK)
- operated by same franchise owner as the Railmall one
- 2-storey non-aircon bungalow
- similar structure as MMI Railmall
- N1 session 9am - 1130am
- Lunch provided at 1130am before kid takes schoolbus to go home
- Breakfast will be provided at 830am if kid goes early
- Cost: $675 - $150 = $522/mth after subsidy
- Only advantage is it's got a playground, but it's really just a slide on a concrete ground
Things are starting to look up.... :)
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Have you checked out this Montessori at Bt Panjang's Fajar Shopping Centre?
BTW,according to B1, their teachers brought them to a playground in the Phoenix Esate quite often.
Yep, read some review about this one being quite cramped, so decided to strike it out for now... very tired viewing preschools!
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At least your hb is also actively helping,visiting the pre-schools,sharing some loads. :)
I remembered I visited all the pre-schools and childcare in Bt Panjang & CCK/Yew T alone.Only asked him to join when I shortlisted 2.
It's very tough finding one that we really like everything about the schools.Environment,curriculum,method,principal,teachers,food.... headache!
Van,
Yep, hubby is pretty supportive, esp. at this time when I am so heavy and clumsy :)
Am looking forward to meeting up with you when I move to Bt PJ area! :P
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