Tuition for pre-school children???

Salam to all,

As I'm still in the hunt to find the best kindergarten for Fathini, I can't help but to share what I've discovered. mungkin yg lain2 dah lama tahu tapi ni mmg baru utk saya When I visited one of the famous kind around Kelana Jaya, I was told by the manager that Fathini might need to attend an after school sessions! (I guess it's just another name for tuition). I was quite shocked to hear that as I don't think Fathini is so far behind the other 5-year-old kids. Well, maybe she's not so familiar with BM, Mathematics or Science (according to pre-school syllabus), but insya allah after a proper guidance and of course I'm wiling to do my share of coaching her too, she'll be able to catch-up. This so called a famous kindy is willing to say that some children are weak students and they need some more drilling practices. For me, they just want to charge the parents more! mmgla kami berkira sikit duit tapi bila fikir2 balik pun, mmg mengarut sgt2  Of course I'm not going to reveal which kindy but I guess there are other private kindy that suggest the same thing.

I really don't understand why do we need to rob the fun of being children by forcing our kids too much nowadays. It's not totally the parents' faults as the syllabus come from the ministry. I'm actually worried that I myself would do the same thing to Fathini just to make sure she won't be left behind. huhu.

I thought I'm the only one who think that the syllabus is too much. When I visited another kindy cum nursery, the owner of the place shared my view too. I really prefer her approaches as she integrated all the subjects and also Islamic teaching. It's just that the place doesn't offer a half-day session as all of the children there stay for the whole day.

This whole experiences has made me want to open my own kindy/nursery. But I want to do a Master degree first before I could proceed with my dream. Plus I want to equip myself with the knowledge before I can venture in that kind of business.

What about those who have children in kindergartens now? Could you share with me some of your experiences? After 2 years + of dealing and learning about pre-school education from the playcentre in New Zealand, I'm a bit overwhelmed with this new discovery here in Malaysia. In NZ, they emphasis more on playing as that's how pre-schoo children learn. I remember when I attended kindy during my time, all we did was singing, dancing and learn a little bit of A,B, C. It's not a must for a 5 year old child to be able to readeither in BM or English. BUT NOW, it's a must that children in pre-school level are able to read both in BM and English. Once they enter the primary school level, their teachers won't start with A,B,C anymore or 1,2,3.