The intend of this post is not to badmouth, I am just sharing my experience so that first-time parent (like myself) will not repeat the same mistake I made.
I had recently enrolled my daughter into an educare center, Kinderland at west coast area. Those that are familiar with childcare or educare centers will be familiar with Kinderland. Unfortunately, I have to withdraw my daughter after her 2nd day of school. Since the intend is not to badmouth, I will not mention the details that led to the withdrawal. But it’s really a great disappointment and the fact that I choose to forfeit one month school fee of $500plus (which is a big amount) speaks for itself.
Just like to remind all parents that it is always good not to be overly reliance on the name of any programs or systems. Any program or system is only as good as the people delivering it. So it is still very important to have first-hand observation before you enroll your child, no matter what you read or heard.
Do take note of things like:
1) the ACTUAL teacher-children ratio in the class
2) the way the teacher interact with the children
3) is the time-table being followed accordingly
4) is there any trial period
It will be a bonus if the center provide trial period. Some center will only charge a pro-rated days if any withdrawal is made during the trial period.
In any case, I have learnt an expensive lesson, I hope that by sharing my experience, no one will repeat my mistake. Really very sim tia (heartache) to pay for the $500++ just for 2 days.
I had recently enrolled my daughter into an educare center, Kinderland at west coast area. Those that are familiar with childcare or educare centers will be familiar with Kinderland. Unfortunately, I have to withdraw my daughter after her 2nd day of school. Since the intend is not to badmouth, I will not mention the details that led to the withdrawal. But it’s really a great disappointment and the fact that I choose to forfeit one month school fee of $500plus (which is a big amount) speaks for itself.
Just like to remind all parents that it is always good not to be overly reliance on the name of any programs or systems. Any program or system is only as good as the people delivering it. So it is still very important to have first-hand observation before you enroll your child, no matter what you read or heard.
Do take note of things like:
1) the ACTUAL teacher-children ratio in the class
2) the way the teacher interact with the children
3) is the time-table being followed accordingly
4) is there any trial period
It will be a bonus if the center provide trial period. Some center will only charge a pro-rated days if any withdrawal is made during the trial period.
In any case, I have learnt an expensive lesson, I hope that by sharing my experience, no one will repeat my mistake. Really very sim tia (heartache) to pay for the $500++ just for 2 days.