Hi mummies, I just wanted to share my experience with the childcare located inside Safra Toa Payoh. I dun wanna name the sch.It may be different now I dunno.
When we were preparing to return to Sg from overseas, we needed to find a cc for my boy to go to since I was going to return back to work full-time. We went to see the cc and thought it was OK so we decided to enroll since there was still space. Little did we expect that the experience was so terrible for us(as parents) and esp for my boy...so much so that even until now, whenever we go near there, he will cry and want to get out of Safra even though we r not going to the cc.
As a first time parent, I had no idea what to look out for in the cc except that it has to be clean, etc.We overlooked the fact that we should actually find out more how the children interact with the teachers and how the trs handle the children.Later, I realised we nv got to see these coz sch visit are only allowed during their naptime or on sat when there r less kids around.
The first day was already pretty chaotic and we wont even greeted by my boy's form tr...we were totally lost. 2nd day was worse, 2 trs with 4 toddlers(including my son)...the trs actually didnt notice my boy running off towards the deep pool. 3rd day...a girl in the class was so tired that she was crying but the tr didnt take the mattress out coz "it's not time yet". I mean I really felt sorry for the girl coz they are barely 18mth old children then. We had many issues with the way the trs handled new pupils coming in and of course the crying.Plus...felt that the classroom was so bare, it doesnt even have alot of "toys/activities" to engage/distract the children. He's a very happy boy.But after going there, everyday he comes home looking very sad and hardly a smile.And he will refuse to go to sch.I seriously wonders what actually happens in there after the first 3 days that I was there.
After a painful 1.5mths there, we decided the best thing to do for my boy was to take him out and go to another school. My boy is now going to MFS at Kim Keat Ave and he's so happy. We r also very glad we made the right decision.The trs there are very professional and handle the children very well.Although there r more children per class, they r so much happier.And the tr even updates us what happens in sch regularly.
Btw, while my boy was in the other sch for 1.5 mths..we nv heard frm the trs nor saw any "work" coming home.But in MFS, we see it so often.They even have parent-guided activity for us to do w our LOs at home.My boy has been attending MFS since April.
This is just my own personal experience la.
When we were preparing to return to Sg from overseas, we needed to find a cc for my boy to go to since I was going to return back to work full-time. We went to see the cc and thought it was OK so we decided to enroll since there was still space. Little did we expect that the experience was so terrible for us(as parents) and esp for my boy...so much so that even until now, whenever we go near there, he will cry and want to get out of Safra even though we r not going to the cc.
As a first time parent, I had no idea what to look out for in the cc except that it has to be clean, etc.We overlooked the fact that we should actually find out more how the children interact with the teachers and how the trs handle the children.Later, I realised we nv got to see these coz sch visit are only allowed during their naptime or on sat when there r less kids around.
The first day was already pretty chaotic and we wont even greeted by my boy's form tr...we were totally lost. 2nd day was worse, 2 trs with 4 toddlers(including my son)...the trs actually didnt notice my boy running off towards the deep pool. 3rd day...a girl in the class was so tired that she was crying but the tr didnt take the mattress out coz "it's not time yet". I mean I really felt sorry for the girl coz they are barely 18mth old children then. We had many issues with the way the trs handled new pupils coming in and of course the crying.Plus...felt that the classroom was so bare, it doesnt even have alot of "toys/activities" to engage/distract the children. He's a very happy boy.But after going there, everyday he comes home looking very sad and hardly a smile.And he will refuse to go to sch.I seriously wonders what actually happens in there after the first 3 days that I was there.
After a painful 1.5mths there, we decided the best thing to do for my boy was to take him out and go to another school. My boy is now going to MFS at Kim Keat Ave and he's so happy. We r also very glad we made the right decision.The trs there are very professional and handle the children very well.Although there r more children per class, they r so much happier.And the tr even updates us what happens in sch regularly.
Btw, while my boy was in the other sch for 1.5 mths..we nv heard frm the trs nor saw any "work" coming home.But in MFS, we see it so often.They even have parent-guided activity for us to do w our LOs at home.My boy has been attending MFS since April.
This is just my own personal experience la.
