(2009/08) August 2009 MTBs

donkey,
i am really very tempted to go one of the friday maybe nearer my #1 boy birthday..since need to stock up for his goodies bags haha.
 


Baby toothpaste
My Pd also said dont use it till baby knows how to spill it out. I showed him the earth best one some more n he said "why so hurry!" Meantime just brush baby teeth n let her experience brushing. No toothpaste.

Piggytoh, no no me not going to US lah. But my BIL is going back for vacation so I'm giving him a list to buy for me lor. I specially asking him to get the gel for me to rub my backache. It's very good called Orthogel Pain Reliever. Very ex in Singapore but US is only 20% of the price here. When I pregnant n suffered backache I also applied it. Very effective. Anyway too much to say.... not me going. It's more than 20 hrs flight, I'll never want to go back there!
 
did u mummies read about the article, of a 18month old girl dying in her sleep while at a childcare centre in singapore?
 
Btw, it said the gal was found no breathing ard 12.30pm wasn't a lunch time in cc usually? oli the cc knw wat happen to the girl..so sad.
 
Donkeymami,
is tt Carpe Diem??? my HB went down to the taman Jurong branch and their prog is morning study time den noon is learn thru play time.. so if go half a day like neither ther nor here...
 
piggy, not carpe diem..it's another cc at blk150+. i went carpe diem tt day find their teachers not vy good & the fees they r charging is way too high for this standard.

So i shortlisted the other one cc (the one i mentioned abv) & PCS CC near my block.

May i knw is PCS cc is it under private?
 
very sad the girl died in her sleep...
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was it SID?
 
Piggy, vy sian those better cc or playgroup all are further from my place lo...not convenient for me to drop & pick her up everyday.
 
Celine,
hmm i ever bott those sweet outside sell $1+ for 1 i pay $0.80 for 4.. those expiring in a mth or 2 usu they will bundle n sell cheap cheap got once the galbo choco only $1+ retail $3-4... n we buy back office eat v fast finish so we dun mind those keke...

Donkeymami,
n not all outlet is gd certain school certain branch is gd only.. headache hor... but playgroup only 2hr so i tink not suit for u?
 
piggy, ya MIL will go back to work when jovia turn 18mths..but i also dun wan to trouble them to fetch jovia home too..so will send her to cc nxt yr..near my block oli got PCS & PAP de
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carpe diem in bt batok nothing fantastic & i find they r overpriced for their standard.
 
donkeymami,
how much? the taman jurong 1 charge $299 after subsidy i find quite ok wor.. cos sum charge $500+ after subsidy...
 
piggy, those charge $500+ after subsidy the environment & teacher & student ratio are good right?

for full day cc it's $700+ before subsidy, after is ard $400+ but for void deck standard is too high. the student & teacher ratio is 12. the teacher are aunties
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donkeymami,
oh they charge so much ah cos the taman jurong 1 also full day.. n the ratio is abt 8... maybe i go check out star thots.. my friend told me the safra jurong 1 is gd n also $500+ after sub so i tink maybe u can consider? u drivin rite? can consider la..
 
PIGGYTOh
some ccs.. offering half days.. actually allows kids to come in late..go home early.

eg. my #1
730-830 - free play
830 to 9am - breakfast
9am to 1140 am - circle time and then lessons
1140am to 1210 - lunch.

so u can actually bring her child come in during circle time n bring him out before lunch.
 
Smurfy,
cos the prog is diff for morning n noon so will miss out so u rather find playgroup lo cos my main objective is to let him interact with other kid n learn things see how it goes still searching ..
 
piggy, jurong too far for me..even i drive i find it too far alr. i'm not sure if we will b driving nxt yr, if yes i may consider to put her near bt timah area or hillview.
 
piggy:: if i were to put Mattea & Keona to playgroup or childcare (whichever it is).. i oso intend to do only a couple-hours session or half-day session. BUT, i too, will in fact..consider signing up a full-day instead. reason being, i will have the flexibility... in event my mum cant come over to 'babysit' them when they're out of sch.. or when hb/me cant pick them up.... we can hv option to leave them there the entire day.
 
Donkey,
for me as long as west area is gd with car it not a issue I dun mind even bt batok if the sch is gd.. But mus be easily assessible so even dun drive dun post any prob.. The traffic at bt timah is bad wor..
 
donkey:: whr's your offc? actually bt timah area hv quite afew better sch mah... quite afew at turf city there? ya.. it wld be better to find a ctr which is near hse, near offc.. or on the way kind...
 
Bobo,
yes yes carpe diem advice me same thing cos same price if I opt for cc I will consider but usu playgr only 2 hr n my il will help me n I pay so much lesser so my top choice is playgroup be4 I consider cc..
 
bobo, i'm working in t.bahru area. so i prefer to put somewhere near my hs cos i may chg job or wat then end up the kid hv to chg cc. also in case i work late in-laws can help me to fetch her home.
 
donkey,
west coast nothing much mostly clementi area..going to check out starthots since opp JPT so even on leave or not driving v convenient hope it ok.. n my IL they driving so not much an issue..
 
Smurfy,
like all other sch there r gd n bad branch... n unless u try la.. their teacher turnover is pretty high also which i dun like.. most imptly the location abit off...
 
piggy
geez me not at west side.. dunno which pat's u refering to? but another forum do complain abt this ridgewood branch.

my tots on this school.. actually they do have regular teachers workshops and etc, whereby teachers from different branches meet up n such.. so the quality of the teachers shouldn't differ that much (as compared to some of the fast spuring franchise preschools ard.)

my #1 is with LAP branch in serangoon. i am happy with the school, so is he.. his school has about 200 students. b ut the principal remembers lots of children's name, inclusive of his.. a friend's kid just joined the recently opened whitely branch.. she was scared too (coz heard alot of new teachers).. but so far so good for her son.

DONkey
it's under childcare.. under mcys.. has subsidy for working mums.
 
fatbobo,
yup there is 1 at Arena.. i also dunno but heard some complaint la.. anyway will focus on playgroup 1st and usu Famous = ex :p
 
Child care topic again ah?
I've decided to put mine at MMI. Need to register this coming Sat, left one seat. Next year Feb starts, if my girl can walk on her own confidently before Feb, she can start earlier.

My experience is to visit these preschools and talk to the principals, it makes a difference when you talk to the principals as well as the teachers.
 



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