The Childcare Centre was established in 1986. It was closed in 2004 for extensive renovation and was reopened in January 2006. The Centre provides quality childcare service to children aged 18 months to 6 years. The Centre is open to the general public.

Our Centre is well-equipped with facilities that provide a conducive learning environment for our children to learn, play and grow. It has air-conditioned classrooms, a music room and play room for indoor and dramatic play activities. There is a spacious playground with climbing bars, slide, see-saw, an area for safe-cycling and a soccer court for ball games and other outdoor play activities.

Our staff are carefully screened and selected to ensure that they are qualified and experienced, committed and caring and have special interest and love for children. Almost all our teachers have a diploma in early childhood education and have many years experience working with preschoolers. We closely monitor and allow each child to progress at his or her own pace. It is also our desire to build positive relationships with parents so that a working partnership can further support the holistic development of your child.

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Our Philosophy

We believe that:

• Every child is a unique individual and has the potential for further development.

• A secure and warm adult / child relationship is essential in fostering learning and development in the child.

• A stimulating and enriching environment enhances a child’s total development.

• Parental involvement is essential for the optimum development of the child.

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Our Goal & Objectives

• To provide quality care and education that nurtures the uniqueness of each child.

• To provide a safe, caring and conducive environment that helps to foster children’s learning.

• To provide a balance and nutrition diet to ensure healthy eating in our children which is in line with the guidelines set by the Health Promotion Board.

• To provide an age-appropriate programme to meet the physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of each child.

• To develop a positive relationship with parents based on open communication and to provide opportunities for parents to be involved in centre activities through the Parent Education in Pre-school Programme

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Our Programme

Our programme centers on building and developing the child’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social skills which will provide a strong foundation for success in his/her later school years.

All our lessons are planned through a wide range of creative integrated play and hands-on learning experiences, with the objective of meeting the developmental need of individual child.

Moral education and character building have also been integrated into the programme to instill good and socially acceptable behaviour in our children.

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Our Curriculum

We offer an integrated thematic curriculum that promotes learning through concrete experiences, play, project works and field trips. Comfortable social spaces and interactive learning corners are designed to facilitate active learning.

Our core curriculum includes both academic and integrated hands-on and play activities to help maximize children’s learning and to lay a strong foundation to prepare the children for primary education. It is planned primarily towards the holistic development of a child. This is in line with MOE’s kindergarten curriculum guideline. Lessons are designed to develop the child’s cognitive, emotional, social, physical, artistic and creative potential through 6 learning areas:

• aesthetics & creative expression

• environmental awareness

• language and literacy

• motor skills development

• numeracy

• self & social awareness

Core subjects include:

• Language & Literacy (Phonics and reading programme are integrated during lessons from Nursery to K2.)

• Second Language (Chinese reading programme is introduced from Nursery to K2 and Han Yu Pin Ying is included in Term 4 of the K2 curriculum).

• Numeracy Skills

• Creative Art & Crafts

• Music & Movement

• Moral Education

• Project Work (eg cookery, science discovery, field trips)

• Indoor Play (eg dramatic play, table games, puzzles, construction blocks, dough play, etc)

• Outdoor Play (eg cycling, ballgames, climbing bars, slides, waterplay, etc)

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Operating Hours

               FULL DAY CARE :

          Monday – Friday : 7.00 am – 7.00 pm

                      Saturday : 7.00 am – 2.00 pm

          HALF-DAY CARE:

          Monday – Friday : 7.00 am – 1.00 pm

                                      : 1.00 pm – 7.00 pm

Centre operates from 7.00am - 2.00 pm on the following days:

• Eve of New Year

• Eve of Lunar New Year

• Eve of Christmas

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Upon confirmed enrolment, a one-time registration fee of $50.00 (non-refundable) and a deposit of $250.00 is payable. Phonics and reading programme materials are included in the fees. Cost of uniform is at $15 per set and mattress for full-day children is at $35.

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MCYS childcare subsidy is given to only Singapore citizen children aged 18 months to below 7 years.

All monthly fees are payable by the 5^th of each month. Cheques should be made payable to “Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home.”

The Centre is an approved institution for the Children Development Co-Savings (Baby Bonus) scheme.

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Photos of children’s activities in the centre are downloaded quarterly into the picasa website for parents’ viewing.

The password and userid are given to parents of children who are enrolled in the centre.