Hi Babyshannon,
I must be fair to Babies Inc.
Actually, my hsuband & I really like their infant group teachers bcos they are all very friendly & caring. Thus, if your child is still a baby, then babies Inc should be good.
However, the teachers in toddler group just no standard. Maybe, there is improvement now. You can check it out on your own. I think they have trial session.
My son is also flexi scheme, attend few sessions per month. I even have to pay quite a bit for his dinner which I really think not worth. I started to complain bcos in a few instance, my son asked for milk immediately when we got home. Then, I notice, sometime the teachers forget to write if he has afternoon milk. Sometime, they will forget to write if he has dinner. Of course, the head teacher said they have given. Well, I can accept mistake one or twice but it was so frequent (remember i dont even attend full session) & everytime when I pick my son, I have to ask the teachers the same question. It got so stressful bcos I can no longer trust them. One morning, I remind one of the teachers to give my son 240 ml milk at 5 pm but her face turn black.
Talking about food. Did you have teachers trying to sell you health products ? They even supplement in my son milk without seeking my permission. Seriously, how can i entrust my son with such teachers.
I know the teachers is not happy with me also bcos they try to make things difficult for me. I used to just bring my son in for makeup session if he cannot make it on the actual day. Suddenly, they told me I have to call up & check first if there are enough teachers on that day. I know it was written in the handbook but still I was very furious bcos I have been doing that for more than 1 year & suddenly they said the teachers can reject my son if I did not ask for permission. So, I decide to "fired" the school.
I realised my son is less happy to go to the toddler group. I dont know why he cried often & I feel really sorry. Maybe, just my bad luck.
I am a lecturer, personally I think teachers play a very important role for child development. If the teachers are great, the child will learn happily. So what if the school have good curriculum but yet irresponsbile teachers.
My son is in a childcare near to my mother-in-law house so that she can pick him up at 5 pm for dinner. It is very far from Katong area so I dont think it will be suitable for you guys.
Been a mum is never easy. Maybe, my expectation is high. Anyway, I have learned a great lession, expensive is never always good!!!