Hi babyspike,
TELC meets all my criteria, which is:
- Low teacher: toddler rate
- Montessori curriculum
- Caring and loving teachers (not those out to earn $$ kind)
- Friendly environment with lots of toys and good learning environment
- Nutritious meals
- No or little TV
One thing which I like best abt TELC is their learning environment. Coz they teach children based on experiential learning. eg. that month could be "animal" month and they will bring kids to the zoo.
And also one thing is that, they will not leave children of a younger age (playgroup classes) out. They will include them in the excursions, school plays, performance, etc.
I know of some childcare who will leave out children that is in playgroups and even N1 or N2s... and only children in K1/K2 are allowed to perform.... so it's quite sad for those younger kids tat they can only watch and not participate...