Luvv,
It's a brand new cc but just in a month's time, I've seen teachers go and GO. The new teacher in charge of my gal (this Indian teacher, call her Teacher K) didn't know that my gal has been with the cc for the past month, thought that she's new, that she just joined in January. When my mum asked where the original teacher (Teacher A) went to, Teacher K insisted that SHE was the teacher, not Teacher A. But after more prompting, she reluctantly said that teacher A had left. Of course, when Teacher A left, we weren't told as well. Teacher A was my daughter's main teacher I think. Although she was old and cannot really speak good english, she was rather caring and seem to dote my daughter quite a bit. So, my daughter seemed to be affected when Teacher K came. Cry everyday..and now, every morning will cry and insist that she doesn't want to go to school.
Another gek sim thing is Teacher K acually shouted at my gal before, witnessed by both my hubby and my mum. They told me that once, my daughter was supposed to put her water bottle at a certain designated place, my daughter refused and Teacher K acutally shouted, "Don't want also must!" Of course, my daughter cry somemore lor.. coz my daughter has been afraid of loud sounds since young. Imagine in front of us, Teacher K already shout at my daughter, I cannot imagine what she might do when we are not looking.
Sometimes, I don't blame my daughter for not wanting to go to school.
Gek sim #3. For the past month that my gal has been attending the cc, there weren't ANY structured teaching activities and I think it could be because they only started in dec, and there were very few students? But I felt very cheated ($$$$) coz in the first place, if there's no structured teaching, I might as well leave my daughter at home? Why did i waste my money? Maybe it's my own fault coz I didn't ask.. but the school never made it clear that there were no teaching in december. No wonder everytime I pass by and peep in, the children and teachers were here and there, children playing and teachers CHIT CHATTING.
Hai... I give up on this cc. Or rather, this Teacher. No good teacher = no good place for my daughter. THe teacher makes the difference to a child.
I'm putting back my daughter to her previous playgroup. Only 2 hours.. but I think she is happy there, the teacher loves her. Don't care if she's learning the same things as last year.
Oops sorry... didn't mean to rant so much.
I must REALLY put more effort into researching for a good kindergarten for my daughter next year. Really regret thinking that Sparkletots will be ok.....