CHILDFIRST

Last Update: 2023-12-24 01:01:01

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Details Of CHILDFIRST
Child care centre Address:	229, MOUNTBATTEN ROAD, #01 - 32, MOUNTBATTEN SQUARE, SINGAPORE 398007 (Map shown below)
Contact Number:	64404466
Food Served:	No Pork No Lard with No Beef(from Non Halal Sources)
Programme Offered:	(a) Playgroup (18 mths to 2 years old) (b) Pre-Nursery (3 years old) (c)Nursery (4 years old) (d) Kindergarten 1 (5 years old) (e) Kindergarten 2 (6 years old)
Anchor Operator or Partner Operator:	This centre is not an anchor operator nor a partner operator.
Healthy Pre-School Accreditation:	Healthy Pre-school
SPARK Certification:	SPARK-Certified
Transportation:	Transportation is provided.
Review of Preschool:	Relevant review is shown below after the map. You can also join Child Care Chat Group in Geylang to ask review of this centre: Child Care in Geylang
Mother Tongue:	Chinese
Operating Hours	Monday - Friday : Full Day Hrs - 0700 to 1900hrs Saturday : Full Day Hrs - 0700 to 1400hrs
Map:	Map of CHILDFIRST is shown below.

Childcare /Infant Care Service Types and Fees of CHILDFIRST
Item:	Age From	Age To	Service Type	Fee (Excluding GST)	Fee after basic subsidy4 (Excluding GST)	Fee after maximum additional subsidy5 (Excluding GST)
1	1 year(s) 6 months	6 year(s) 11 months	Child Full Day	1736.11	1436.11	969.11
2	1 year(s) 6 months	6 year(s) 11 months	Child Half Day (AM)	1352.78	1202.78	967.78
3	1 year(s) 6 months	6 year(s) 11 months	Child Half Day (PM)	1352.78	1202.78	967.78

Other Services Charges - Incidental Charges of CHILDFIRST
Item	Type
1	Deposit
2	Registration Fee
3	Uniform
4	PVC mattress Cover
5	PVC mattress
6	Insurance

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1. Teaching method at child care centre

In Singapore, most of the preschools adopts one of the following teaching methods:

1. Play-based learning
2. Theme-based approach
3. Montessori method
4. Reggio Emilia approach
5. Inquiry-Based Learning
6. Holistic approach

Play-Based Learning

• Focus: Learning through play.
• Method: Engages children in self-directed, open-ended play to develop cognitive, social, and emotional skills.
• Environment: Flexible and child-centered, allowing children to explore and make choices.
• Outcome: Builds creativity, problem-solving, and social skills through hands-on experiences.

Theme-Based Approach

• Focus: Learning through specific themes or topics (e.g., "seasons," "community helpers").
• Method: Lessons and activities are organized around a central theme, integrating multiple subjects to explore a topic from different perspectives.
• Environment: Structured around the theme, fostering connections between different areas of knowledge.
• Outcome: Helps children understand how concepts are interconnected and deepens knowledge about a particular topic.

Montessori Method

• Focus: Independence and self-motivated growth.
• Method: Uses specially designed materials and a prepared environment for self-directed learning.
• Environment: Structured yet flexible, allowing children to choose activities and work at their own pace.
• Outcome: Develops independence, concentration, and respect for others; children learn through hands-on discovery.

Reggio Emilia Approach

• Focus: Child-led exploration and collaboration.
• Method: Emphasizes project-based, collaborative learning with a focus on the child’s interests.
• Environment: Rich in materials and resources, with a strong emphasis on aesthetics, collaboration, and documenting the learning process.
• Outcome: Encourages curiosity, collaboration, and a love of learning through projects that engage the child’s interests.

Inquiry-Based Learning

• Focus: Developing curiosity and questioning.
• Method: Starts with a question or problem, encouraging children to investigate, research, and find answers independently.
• Environment: Open-ended, with teachers acting as facilitators, guiding children in their exploration.
• Outcome: Fosters critical thinking, curiosity, and independent research skills.

Holistic Approach

• Focus: Whole-child development (cognitive, emotional, social, and physical)
• Method: Combines various teaching strategies to address multiple areas of development, not solely academics.
• Environment: Supportive and nurturing, fostering each child’s unique abilities and needs.
• Outcome: Aims to develop well-rounded, emotionally intelligent individuals, focusing on life skills alongside academic knowledge.

Each approach brings a unique focus and method to early childhood education, tailored to different aspects of a child’s growth and learning style.

2. Teacher to child ratio

As stipulated by ECDA, the minimum qualified staff-child ratios during programme hours are as follows:

Table 4: Stipulated Staff Child Ratio

3. Air-conditioned classroom

Pros and cons of having air-conditioned classroom in child care centres in Singapore.

Table 5: Pros and Cons of Having Air-Conditioned Classroom

4(a). Basic Subsidy For Child Care

Table 6: Child Care Subsidy

4(b). Basic Subsidy For Infant Care

Table 7: Basic Infant Care Subsidy

5(a). Additional Subsidy For Child Care

It should be noted that there is minimum co-payment for each income group.

If the household monthly income is less than $12,000 or gross monthly per capita income is less than $3,000 and mothers/single fathers are working, there is an additional subsidy given by the government. Please refer to the table below for details.

Table 8: Additional Child Care Subsidy For Full Day Child Care

5(b).Additional Subsidy For Infant Care

It should be noted that there is minimum co-payment for each income group.

If the household monthly income is less than $12,000 or gross monthly per capita income is less than $3,000 and mothers/single fathers are working, there is an additional subsidy given by the government. Please refer to the table below for details.

Table 9: Additional Infant Care Subsidy For Full Day Infant Care