Finally! A playschool for Ian

It's been almost two months since I last wrote an entry! Was so caught up with things to do for a house move and work. Even after I'd moved, living in a new place, helping Ian adjust to a new home and his new room, travelling further for work, all took getting used to. Nowadays I'll be up at 630-7am (depending when my little boy wakes me up), and will doze off when I pat Ian to sleep at 9+pm. By the time I wake up from that "cat nap", I'm too tired to go online. Would rather watch a bit of tv and talk to my husband before I try to hit the sack by 1130pm.

Today Alv and I finally decided on a playschool for Ian - Mothergoose at Jalan Hajijah! Praise Jesus!

We checked out Kinderland Tampines but wasn't impressed - they are charging quite a lot for no structured curriculum or activities. They position themselves as a "sports playschool" but when we asked what sporting activities they have, the teacher said the curriculum is not firmed up yet. Huh. We saw bore2+ year old sitting around, laying around and playing on their own.

I'm not the type of mum who believes in sending my son to a gazillion enrichment classes even before the age of two, or that my son needs to have a certain number of words in his vocab by age whatever (why do some parents like to boast how many words their children know by a certain age? every kid grows at a different pace). But I think just letting the kids sit around and play on their own (not even with one another) is a waste of my money. My mother-in-law can do better at engaging my son. Like Alv said, it looks like just a "h0lding area" for kids when their parents are at work.

Mothergoose comes highly recommended by Khay. And like Khay said in her blog, there are really a lot of things to like about it, despite the slight travelling inconvenience for me. The teachers speak well and look interested in what they are doing (most of the schools I've recced have teachers who look utterly miserable or just look at the children blankly). The environment is nice - bungalow with outdoor area. There is a slightly different programme everyday. The children looked engaged.

Actually I wonder why parents today take so much effort to select a school for their pre-schooling children. I went to PAP (and so did many of us) and turned out fine. But now I'm such a parent. Haha. I guess all of us want the best for our children and with our higher earning power these days, we'll rather spend more on our children's education.

Thank God He cares about my son more than I ever can. I know Ian will grow up into a fine young man because he is ultimately taught by my Lord Jesus. :)