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ADDRESS: 17, JALAN BINCHANG, THOMSON RISE ESTATE, SINGAPORE 578527
CONTACT: +65 63565070
WEBSITE: HTTP://CHERIEHEARTS.COM.SG/
EMAIL: EVA@CHERIEHEARTS.COM.SG
i visited Cherie Hearts, kids-at-play (Westlake). love the place as it is very clean and small teacher-student ratio and well behaved kids and no indian teachers (find them fierce n loud). BUt I am worried abt safety issue as I saw the little ones (under 3 years-old) climbing n swinging on the play equipment at the playground. that is about 2 metres above the ground! and the teachers say they are ok . safe.
Pls advise me for those who are sending tehri kids there. What do you think? personally i like the place and the teachers.
Posted: 16 Feb 2009 12:39 Post subject: ZooPhonics (Thomsom)- don't send your child there
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Hi mummies
Recently I have very bad experience with this enrichment center, Zoophonics (Thomson).
My gal had been going for the parents-accompanies prog for 6 mths and enjoyed it. So we decided to let her try independent prog for tods. It went so well for first few lessons. My gal didn't cry as she was so familiar with the place and songs and play. But after 4th lessons, she started showing fear n withdrawal. Thinking it was separation anxiety. I did not react. But she started showing fear even to her favourite teacher at juliaL Gabriel when we bring her for her Sat edu drama class! As a mother, I sense that something is amiss. So i took the Fri off and accompanied my child. To my shock, the indian teacher is so loud and unprofessional. She used a reprimanding tone to shout at the kids and she used the same tone when she talked to me and other parents! She even left the bunch of kids unattended when she came out to photocopy her teaching material!!!!
Feeling "guilty" of being witnessed by me, the teacher kicked a big fuss of not allowing parents to wait within the school premise.
Now the worst is when I tried to feedback to the Principal, she did not bother to call me or reply my email!!!! And she went straight to the teacher and told her that the mother of so so complained about her!! And the Principal started setting this Golden Rule that no adult is allowed to wait for their kids within the office!!!
On that day, my 2.5 years-old gal came back with red cheeks. I wondered if that loud and fierce indian teacher pinched her cheeks!!!!! I stopped my gal from going back. GUess what, the Principal and teacher did not even bother to do any follow up!!!! And the Prinicipal even took pictures of my gal to "prove" that my gal did smile and enjoyed her lessons!! And guess what these pictures were never sent to me!! Guess they are taken to safe guard themselves just in case I surface this issue to MCYS.
Now i have to start looking for another school for my gal.
As a mother and and an educator myself, I hope that preschool teachers can be more loving and provide our child a good start in school experience. It saddens me to see young kids fearing school or teacher. They still have a long way to go. Hope we can be the watchdog and single out irresponsible teachers and preschools who are only keen in earning money.
Am glad my gal is willing to go Cheire Hearts (Westlake Ave) for the trial. The teachers there are nicer. And even until now whenever we drove passed Zoophonics, my gal will say "Mummy, I don;t want to go Zoophonics.". I cannot imagine what ordeal she went thru !
I am also considering sending my kids (2 & 3) to Cherie Hearts @ either Jln Binchang or the one at Thomson. So far comments seems to be good. For me, caring and dedicated teachers who provide regular updates are of utmost importance. And yes, a nice cosy environment.
Hi mrs tan
Your experience with Zoophonics thomson sounds really bad. I can also imagine what they did to your girl since she is so afraid even when you just drove past the school! Glad you found out something when you took the day off. It's totally disgusting when they actually took pics of your girl smiling!
Hi mummies,
Come to think about it, my son been with Cherie Hearts Garden of Joy Pte Ltd at Jalan Binchang for more than one year. Over this one year, he has improved alot in both his academic and social behaviour. He has improved vastly in his reading ability for both English and Mandarin. It's a pleasant surprise for me whenever I chat with his form teacher and discuss about his learnings in school. I am impressed with the cirriculum at Cherie Hearts (particularly at the branch which my son is currently attending).
All the teachers are very dedicated and responsible. More importantly, they keep me in the loop of my son's progress in school via communication booklet. Last but not least, he is learning at a compfortable pace. I am glad that he is in good hands. I, certainly have made the right choice!
Best Regards,
Noelle
Hi mummies,
Come to think about it, my son has been with Cherie Hearts Garden of Joy Pte Ltd at Jalan Binchang for more than one year. Over this one year, he has improved alot in both his academic and social behaviour. He has improved vastly in his reading ability for both English and Mandarin. It's a pleasant surprise for me whenever I chat with his form teacher and discuss about his learnings in school. I am impressed with the cirriculum at Cherie Hearts (particularly at the branch which my son is currently attending).
All the teachers are very dedicated and responsible. More importantly, they keep me in the loop of my son's progress in school via communication booklet. Last but not least, he is learning at a compfortable pace. I am glad that he is in good hands. I, certainly have made the right choice!
Best Regards,
Noelle