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Mxg (easymom2)
New member
Username: easymom2
Post Number: 3
Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 12:17 am: | 
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Hi all.
Want to collect some info of childcare / pre-school edu centres.Preferablely in sembawang area. Tumble tots,modern montessory, etc...
pls include name of the centre,duration each day,fee,area
Thanks! |
mrs lew mimi (mimgoh)
Intermediate Member
Username: mimgoh
Post Number: 4960
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Friday, December 24, 2010 - 11:50 pm: |
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ai yoh, check out from MCYS website :
http://www.childcarelink.gov.sg/ccls/home/CCLS_Home.jsp |
little black (little_black)
New member
Username: little_black
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 12:32 am: |
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Hi
we will be moving to tampines blk 700 series next year. Does anyone place their child at YMCA childcare at Blk 855? Is it good? |
Kim (purple_gemini)
New member
Username: purple_gemini
Post Number: 5
Registered: 1-2011
| | Posted on Saturday, January 08, 2011 - 11:13 am: |
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any good child care ard bt batok area? |
(*) (orange_ec)
New member
Username: orange_ec
Post Number: 36
Registered: 12-2009
| | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2011 - 9:02 pm: |
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Hi,
yes, anyone can share abt childcare centre or play group near bt batok area? |
Karen Wong (wkar3n)
New member
Username: wkar3n
Post Number: 1
Registered: 8-2010
| | Posted on Monday, January 10, 2011 - 11:54 pm: |
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Can try Star Learners. They have centres in Bt Batok and Sembawang! They have their own character programme. |
esther lum (esthermammy)
New member
Username: esthermammy
Post Number: 49
Registered: 10-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 11:41 am: |
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Just want to share something with all out there.
I attended a conference from MOE last month on Nominated good/excellent Pre-school 2010 based on the diversity, quality and creativity. And here are the reviews as they got medals...(for those who missed it on the newspaper.)
Finalist:
Bethesda (Depot Walk) Kindergarten
Bethesda (Serangoon) Church Sunbeam Kindergarten
Calvary Baptist Kindergarten
Kinderland (Chua Chu Kang) Kindergarten
PCF Bukit Timah Blk 285C
PCF Bukit Timah Blk 307
PCF Hong Kah North Blk 750
PCF Potong Pasir Blk 143
PCF Taman Jurong Blk 161
PCF Yew Tee Blk 690D
Commendation:
Cherrybrook Kindergarten
Early Years Montessori
Lumiere Montessori House
PCF Chong Pang Blk 309
Merit:
Far Eastern Kindergarten
St James Church Kindergarten
Distinction:
The Ascension Kindergarten
Living Sanctuary Kindergarten
Ramakrishna Mission Sarada Kindergarten (FOR Indians only i think)
*for me personnaly, i would put my child at either The Ascension where they focus alot on arts n creativy or Living Sanctuary Kindergarten!
ALL THE BEST MUMMY!!!!!! |
Kim (purple_gemini)
New member
Username: purple_gemini
Post Number: 6
Registered: 1-2011
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 1:32 pm: |
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thanks for sharing. |
kerene (kerene)
Member
Username: kerene
Post Number: 1512
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 5:47 pm: |
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great info! Thanks esthermammy! |
Jenelle (jenelle)
New member
Username: jenelle
Post Number: 17
Registered: 4-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 1:25 pm: |
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thanks for sharing |
cutecute (cutecute)
Member
Username: cutecute
Post Number: 785
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 3:11 pm: |
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thanks for sharing |
Michael (mich84)
New member
Username: mich84
Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 01, 2011 - 9:23 am: |
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thanks for sharing =) |
pringles_jem (pringles_jem)
New member
Username: pringles_jem
Post Number: 7
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 10:56 am: |
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Thanks Mrs Lew for the MCYS link! |
Kayla (kaylin)
Junior Member
Username: kaylin
Post Number: 420
Registered: 6-2009
| | Posted on Friday, February 11, 2011 - 7:44 am: |
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Is AppleLand Montessori in Bukit Batok West Ave 8 good ?
I am conisdering between this and Just Kids Learning Place.
Appleland : Got lots of activities from what I can see on their Facebook. Went to check out the centre, teachers are warmer and nice, except they have many Malay Teachers.
Just Kids : Place is bright and new. But they dun allow us to see the teachers teach. so dun really know how they teach or teachers nice a not. But I saw many China teachers around.
Any one attended before can comment ? Thanks ! |
heehee (heehee)
Junior Member
Username: heehee
Post Number: 452
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 7:53 pm: |
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Thanks esther, great info on kindergartens!
But hor, mummies, do note that the awards are only for kindergartens cos childcare/preschools like Pat's, Chiltern etc are under MCYS instead.
Only kindergartens (with no full day programme/ or where kids need to be toilet-trained before enrollment) are under MOE. |
Juan Jyy Lee (chillijuan)
New member
Username: chillijuan
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2010
| | Posted on Friday, February 18, 2011 - 4:29 pm: |
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What is the difference between childcare and montessori?
What is the price range for both of them? |
heehee (heehee)
Junior Member
Username: heehee
Post Number: 454
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 2:13 pm: |
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montessori is actually a type of preschool curriculum, i.e. the way/methods/strategies in which things are taught to the kids.
A kindergarten usually only has a half-day progromme, and your kids have to be toilet-trained before enrollment. The teachers are there to mainly teach, and not to take care of toilet-training etc. So, a kindergarten won't have nap time in its schedule.
A childcare/preschool acts like a nanny for your kid, on top of teaching them stuff. So most will offer half and full-day programmes, they have nap times, shower times, and will help to toilet-train your kids.
So you can have montessori preschools/childcare and montessori kindergartens.
Price range is very wide leh, for preschool , the range is from about $500 to more than $2k a month. Working and non-working mothers get subsidies of $150- $300 for childcare only.
Montessori schools tend to be more expensive because of the learning materials used and because the teachers require specialised training. |
Juan Jyy Lee (chillijuan)
New member
Username: chillijuan
Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2010
| | Posted on Monday, February 21, 2011 - 10:25 am: |
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heehee,
Thanks for the info. Do you have any recommendation for childcare? |
banquez_suez (banque_suez)
Intermediate Member
Username: banque_suez
Post Number: 2858
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 2:42 am: |
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pat's school house and eton house is not bad, yes? |
pringles_jem (pringles_jem)
New member
Username: pringles_jem
Post Number: 52
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 11:20 pm: |
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pat's school house and eton house are good, but so are their prices. They are like the "LV" and "Hermes" of childcare centre! :P |
ong shi hui (pristine82)
New member
Username: pristine82
Post Number: 3
Registered: 2-2011
| | Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2011 - 2:23 pm: |
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thanks for sharing this!
It really helps alot. |
Eryannie (yaniz2001)
Member
Username: yaniz2001
Post Number: 658
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 04, 2011 - 5:49 pm: |
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You can also consider CherieHearts Preschool for those mummies working in Tanjong Pagar. They also have new branch now in Sembawang with infant care services. |
momosan (momosan)
Intermediate Member
Username: momosan
Post Number: 2827
Registered: 2-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 - 11:55 pm: |
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Hi, I'm also keen to look for a childcare for my boy at bt batok. The furthest I'll consider is toh guan area.
Has anyone heard abt columbia child care centre? It's opposite imm. |
Firefly (firefly_leslie)
Member
Username: firefly_leslie
Post Number: 910
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 - 6:07 pm: |
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Any mummies can recommend child care nearby bt batok or jurong east/toh guan ? |
momosan (momosan)
Intermediate Member
Username: momosan
Post Number: 3342
Registered: 2-2007
| | Posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 - 10:19 pm: |
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I've put my boy in Learning vision at ibp jurong. I love the environment there! High ceiling with good natural light from outside cos of the high glass panels. |
Eve (eve77)
New member
Username: eve77
Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2011 - 6:41 pm: |
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Hi Kaylin,
What is your final decision? Appleland or Just Kids at bukit batok?
Tks to sharing as I have same feeling as you when i visited both centre recently. |
bbmilo (bbmilo)
New member
Username: bbmilo
Post Number: 20
Registered: 8-2011
| | Posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 - 1:08 am: |
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any good childcare to recommend in CBD area? |
Katherine Lim (katlim_mom)
New member
Username: katlim_mom
Post Number: 2
Registered: 8-2011
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 4:31 pm: |
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Hey, i went to visit mindchamps preschool lately and i really like it. i'm going to enrol my daughter into mindchamps. you guys can check it out http://mindchamps.org |
Pink Piglet (pink_piglet)
Intermediate Member
Username: pink_piglet
Post Number: 2589
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Monday, September 05, 2011 - 5:21 pm: |
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Hi any feedback on kinder land (CCK), Star learners ( bukit batok) and just kids ( bukit batok)? |
mehui (mehui)
New member
Username: mehui
Post Number: 54
Registered: 8-2011
| | Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 11:53 am: |
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Hi Katherine, what do they do at Mindchamps? |
mowie (mowie)
New member
Username: mowie
Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2012
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 1:50 pm: |
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Any feedback on apple tree? New here if anyone can help |
kalpanasingh (kalpanasingh)
New member
Username: kalpanasingh
Post Number: 2
Registered: 1-2012
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 5:15 pm: |
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children's need the utmost care and attenion of the parents..and it depends on the parents how good they are at this...before doing anything you should consult your elder ones.. |
Koh Lengsuan,Wendy (xuanxuan80)
New member
Username: xuanxuan80
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2009
| | Posted on Monday, March 05, 2012 - 1:03 am: |
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anybody have kid in YMCA childcare (bukit batok) at blk 225.issi good there? |
Mabel (belbelove)
New member
Username: belbelove
Post Number: 52
Registered: 4-2011
| | Posted on Friday, March 09, 2012 - 9:01 am: |
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yes anyone send their child to YMCA childcare at Bukit Batok ? Visiting the school tml :D |
2011Mummy (grace1827)
Junior Member
Username: grace1827
Post Number: 216
Registered: 3-2011
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 12:12 pm: |
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Hi Mabel, i am planning to send my to YMCA Bt Batok also. Have you enrolled your kid? Can you give me some comment and feedback? |
2011Mummy (grace1827)
Junior Member
Username: grace1827
Post Number: 217
Registered: 3-2011
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 12:13 pm: |
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appreicate if you can pm me as i seldom follow the thread. Thanks a lot |
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