hi mummies, i've visited the following
1) cherie hearts @ jln singa
i like it cos it has outdoor play, water play, and air-con only during nap time, so less spread of diseases. principal also seems sincere and nice.
2) carpe diem @ blk 108 bedok res
worst of the lot. principal could barely speak english. totally out of my consideration.
3) orange tree @ kaki bukit
vibrant place, fully-aircon. but no outdoor play and quit inconvenient location
4) hungry caterpillar
place is very big with it's own outdoor play, but it's super hot. nicely renovated... but very COLD. place seemed very dead when i visited. my child felt most uncomfortable when entering.
5) cherie hearts @ 743 bedok res
nice place, where there's a live online screening of yr kids during music time. i like it that children are not confined to a small space. but the other time, they said due to h1n1 no outdoor play, not sure about now. it's fully a/c but the air the place after naptime so quite ok.
6)the pre-schoolers
nothing impressive. place looked dark and cramp, but i guess all these hdb void deck kind are the same. in fact already much better than carpe diem.
7) kidz kulture (modern montessori)
i have yet to visit them, cos they only open up for trials on saturdays, and they are booked for the next 2 weeks! gosh. but from the person who spoke on the phone, they seemed so much more professional. of cos lah... u pay so much more...
8) marvel kidsworld
have enquired since long ago but they are always full. maybe cos it's very cheap! only $250 after subsidy. i have not viewed the place, but i know it's air-conditioned. but then, it's so cheap so I kinda worry about the quality of education.
so after looking around for so long... i still haven't decided. any mummies have put their children in one of these and has experience to share? but anyway juz posting my research to share. hehe.