Hi Mummies,
Just wanna feedback on Picket Fench (Blk 817 Tampines St 81).
I enrolled my kid to Picket Fench recently and withdrew her out after one week.
The background of the story:-
I registered somewhere around in Feb16 and enrolled my kid to school on the Aug2016 but withdrew her out 6 days later (less than 3hrs each day).
Within the short period, the school principal and most of the teachers changed.
Now the school centre's licensee belonged to the old couple and they would pressurize us to make payment & deposit asap, giving excuse like there is a promotions of $200 off if we could make payment asap.
On the first day of the school, we were being chased out of the classroom by one of the teacher.
We were told to wait at the waiting area and not allowed to accompany her (by the way, my kid only 19 months old).
While waiting and secretly peeping at how she copes, the teacher came out and chased us home (45mins at the waiting area).
We could hear her crying non stop and our heart almost broke down. Yes, i admit this is the process but i find it super ridiculous that we are not allowed to stay in with her for the first 3 days)
We were asked to come back before her lunch, which was 11.30am. (We sent her in around 9.00am)
When we were outside the school at about 11.00am, we peeped in again, she still crying.
Can you imagine a 19 months old cried non stop for about 2 hours?
The teacher informed us that she cried too much and vomitted.
Then, we decided to bring her back.
On the 2nd day, when we were at the school gate, the teacher just grab her in. Again, she cried badly.
At 11.15am, the kids are having their lunch and we were told to wait outside the classroom.
Seeing the teachers are busy feeding some of the kids and i am rushing to work, i requested to feed her myself in the classroom.
The food is cold!! It shocked me!!
Even if the teacher added some soup to the rice, the food also feel cold.
On the 3rd day, the school called to inform me that my kid has forgotten to take back her milk bottle so i went to collect after my work (Around 5.30pm) and i heard one of the teacher was scolding one of the kid so loud that i can hear it outside the school gate. *OMG*
By this timing, most of the kids had went home.
So by the 6th day which was a Monday, when we sent her for school, she ran away and we had to chase after her.
Can you imagine she is so scare of attending the school?
After we got hold of her, the teacher came out and grab her in again. We never had a chance to tell her not to be scare of going to school.
Shortly, less than one hr, the teacher called and asked us if we could bring her back as she cried so badly and vomitted twice.
Everyday after school, she had a bad nightmares & screaming during her afternoon nap and night sleep. How can a working parents stand it if the kid woke up screaming a few times during her sleep?
By then, we are firmed that we had to withdraw her out from this school. We cant let her to continue anymore.
She fall sick on the 2nd day of her school and had been seeing dr (she had not recovered from her flu & cough).
We spoke to the principal, Ms F that we wished to withdraw her but she insisted to let her to continue as she mentioned this is very normal for a kid to behave this way. *Yes, i agree is normal but how can a kid cried so badly and ended up vomitting?*
We spoke to her our concern that we were being chased out during her 1st day and she told me that there is a misunderstanding between her and the teacher. *Hello, this is your problem and my kid is not your school first student to be enrolled in your school?*
For parents who are interested in this school, there is no free trial on the first 14days of school or prorated school fees.
Once your kid attends on the first day, you have to pay the full amount school fees $500 (Registration fees: $150, school fees $500 ($1000-$200 (promotions) - $300 (working mothers).
Even if your child attend the school half day, the cot that the kid sleep $100 & school uniform $30 each (once register, die die must take 5 sets) will not be refunded!!!
Due to another principal Mr D mentioned that regardless of whether it has been used)
Thank you for reading
For parents who wished to enrol her kid into this school, please choose wisely.
