Thoughts from Little Singapore How We Chose Our Daughter’s Pre-School Posted on January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 by elinski In Singapore, there are countless pre-schools the search for “the one” is daunting. I visited over 20 before deciding. So I thought I’d write it to help parents make this journey easier Determine the kind of education you want for your kids Our criteria: 1. Play-based / inquiry-based curriculum Bilingual immersion in English and Chinese Daily physical (preferably outdoor) activity A music/movement program that is taken seriously No homework With just five criteria, we managed to disqualify MOST schools within 5 kilometers from home. Many schools don’t offer daily physical activity and don’t have a qualified music teacher.
There was one school where the teacher was singing off key and, in another, they had musical toys that were not chromatic. Many do not have bilingual immersion. We also disqualified every school in a shopping mall. Determine how much you’re willing to spend There was one school I was interested in but costs over $2,000 a month. We skipped it even though we heard many good things about it.