Kindy for my Munchkin : Taska Ilham Montessori - Mutiara Damansara

Salam sumerr..lately nih sibuk sikit mencari & men"survey" kindy2 yang bersesuaian untuk Aqeil..aritu ada dah buat entry pasal kindy nih..at that time pikir nak anto time si Aqeil nih umo 4yo..tapiii...bila aku pikir2 balik buat tambah tolak darab bahagi sumer..rasanyer better aku start anto Aqeil skunk ke kindy...sebab pe?sebab anak hero aku nih asyik manja 200% jer kat umah..tak manja ngan aku..ngan babysitter..plus babysitter aku pun asyik dok tanya sampai bila aku nak hantar ngasuh..macam tak sudi je dah nak jaga..huhu..pada firasat i ler..aku tau dier macam tak berapa sudi sebab asyik cerita pasal nak bekerja kt area umah lama aku..agaknyer bulan2 aku bagi RM350 + RM50 upah beli makanan jajan Aqeil tuh tak masyuk kut..hehehe...takpelah..nak buat cmne..tak boleh dipaksa..

 

tapi honestly, babysitter i kat Damansara Damai tuh tersangat la baik..dier memang jaga anak aku mcm anak sendiri..walaupun dier kategori "kpochi" and sumer maklumat di hujung jari dier kalah internet and CNN...tapi as long as anak aku selamat and sihat ngan dier i is very the okayy..haha

babysitter aku nih macam bidan terjun je jaga anak aku sebab dulu sampai aku nak start keje abeh pantang tak jugak jumpa babysitter yang sesuai..last2 terus melekat ngan dier and jaga anak aku sampai skunk...

 

okeh2..berbalik pada citer kindy tuh..asalnyer ingat nak hantar gi mengasuh kat area condo skunk..ada sorang akak bole jaga and she charge me RM450..aku ok jer..pastu pikir balik..tahun depan still aku nak hantar ke sekolah..and still kena bayar banyak jugak..so why not aku enroll siap2 Aqeil ke kindy? bila tanya incik hubby dier ok jer..tengah2 survey kindy, ada fews in the list..sumer aku pilih dekat area ofis i kt Mutiara Damansara..sebab pe?sebab nak avoid bayo OT if aku terlambat ambil kalau aku pilih taska area umah aku nun di bandar baru selayang tuh..antara in the list Qdees, Little Caliph, Peter & Jane Kindy and Ilham Montessori...

 

ntah macam maner..tertarik nak gi melawat kindy Ilham Montessori yang jaraknyer dari ofis aku..kalau berjalan berpeluh lah ketiak..kalau naik kereta 10 mins jer sebab dalam area perumahan Desa Mutiara depan Tesco Mutiara (kawasan guarded area)..aku decide gi time lunch hour..tapi kuar awal sket dalam kul 11 am..sampai jer..Teacher Yogesh greet aku and we were havin a short discussion inside..aku dapat pamplet fee structure and also development programme untuk age anak aku..

 

korang nak tau ke fee structure nyer? hehehe..janji tak beliakkan mata yer...so far yang i bole katakan..registration would be RM 3450 all in untuk 4 months (1 term) nyer school fees, baju 2 pcs, books, cd and etc..aku nego ngan Teacher untuk bayar just for 1 month school fees instead of lum terus for 1 semester (4 months)..Teacher cakap boleh je..so jadinyer RM 2000++ lah for registration

 

pastu untuk breakdown fee..

 

school fee (8.30am - 12.30pm) = RM 480/month...teacher cakap bole anto awal dalam around 8am since aku masuk keje 8.30am

day care fee (12.30pm - 6.00pm) = RM 430 (incl. lunch) - lunch at RM80/month

so end up...total monthly commitment = RM 910.00 ...huuuu

 

today aku anto Aqeil gi trial kindy, awal pagi da melalak seround dalam keta sebab nak keropok pagi2 buta..hangin tul aku..pastu aku pujuk ajak tengok playground tepi kindy baru nak follow masuk dalam kindy..agaknyer hairan tgk ramai kawan + mainan..terus meluru ke arah mainan and pandai pulak ko yer amik kerusi duduk main kat meja..haha..sebelum masuk kindy tangan basuh ngan hygene solution..pastu bila nak main, kena amik mat lapik and main atas mat atas meja..pas main kena susun balik..Teacher yang in-charge age anak aku nama dier Teacher Hana kut..sangat soft spoken yet mesra with kids..kiddos mana yang nangis dier amik peluk usap2 layan main bagi ralit..so environment nih aku suka

haa..aku ada tanya in details how many kids per age group..Teacher Ilham bagitau aku per age group they only take maximum 9 pax..macam utk 2 years nyer age..now dah ada 4 pax..campur anak i jadi 5 lah..tak ramai sangat so aku confident sikit

 

mula2 ingat nak tinggal and kul 11 cmtuh mai amik balik..tapiii..baru je aku kuar kat ruang porch depan and intai dari tingkap..dier dah melalak kt dalam panggil.."mama".."mama"..haha..sudahnyer..aku stay ngan dier lah dalam kelas until 11am..ada mcam2 ragam budak2 dalam tuh..ada yang menangis menyorok tepi rak kasut..ada yang menangis depan grill pintu..sumer cari mak depa..biasanyer nih umo2 baya anak aku yang dok keje cari mak nih..hehe...si Aqeil nih aku tengok tak berapa nak "mingle" ngan kawan2..keje melekat ke aku jer..main pun nak main ngan aku jer..

takpe2..nanti lama2 ok la kan sayangg??

 

pastu setel klas, trus anto ke bbsitter kat Damai and aku sambung keje balik..aku buat half day arini...hopefully next Monday anak aku boleh survive..its time for independent bebeh!!!..jangan cengeng cam mak hang..haha..ok till then..soon maybe after 1 months Aqeil kat sana..me akan share progress nyer yer..k..babaiii..

 

 

 

Wondering of the Best Kindies Available for Aqeil

Salam..lately nih asyik terfikir pasal which kindies yang okay utk enrol Aqeil..he's 2 years and will turn 3 next year..Aqeil still makan bersuap and poo poo pun tak berapa cekap nak estimate bila nak poo..haha..dah emergency nak terkucil bole je kan ko slumber kucil atas kapet mama if terlambat pakai diapers..asal nak pakai diapers je berlari aku anak beranak mcm main telematch..haisshh..baru sorang..kalu ramai mau jadi acara sukaneka ;p

 

While surfing the net, ada la few kindies yang quite interesting to me such as :

1. Brainy Bunch (focus on islamic studies..highly attracted to it)

2. Genius Aulad (new outlet kat Selayang baru bukak..few doors from our new home at Selayang..could be best options)

3. Little Caliph

 

BRAINY BUNCH ISLAMIC MONTESSORI

 

About Brainy Bunch..aku memang berkenan habess sebab dari kecik2 lagi dier da ajar pasal keagamaan..they claim that their the largest montessori school in Malaysia. Their monthly fees is about RM300/month...fee structure as below:

 

Annual Registration Fee = RM 1,100.00

Monthly Tuition Fee = RM 300

Event Fees = RM 350 (incl. sports day, field trip, year end concert)

Annual Parents Conference = RM 70

Student Attire (school + sports uniform) = RM 100

 

plus several other fees yang only related at certain age and certain programme

 

Aku tengok dier banyak jugak aktiviti macam annual parent meeting, annual sports day..ada camping + qiyamullail...about learning, through dier website ada 3 stages of classes but mine is fall under Montessori Play School (Playhouse - Age 1.5 yrs - 3 yrs)..sesuailah untuk anak aku. Dier nyer Early Childhood Education ada 2 types :

• Regular (3.5 hour daily/5-day week)
• Full Day (9.5 hour daily/5-day week)

Basically dier nyer program outlines :

 

1. Method of delivery focus on encourage children to love learning, not to force learning - i setuju sangat sebab kanak2 nih tak patut dipaksa untuk belajar..

 

2. Encourage learning through play - me likee it sebab Aqeil memang suka mainnn

 

3. No streaming of exams or test. Children are not seggregated by IQ - haa..yang ni mek memang particular..ko pehal nak asing2 anak aku ikut IQ..marah kaannn..so kindie ni bagus sebab treat all kid sama rata..ye lah..kalau time kecik ko tengok budak nih da pandai..tak semestinyer ko terus asing dari budak2 lain and budak lain yang tak berapa nak pandai or lambat catch-up terus ko cakap bodo..a BIG no..no..for me..jangat ingat yang lembab time kecik tuh lembab selamanyer yer..setakat yang aku tengok..ada la few yang kat sekolah pandai giler..tapi bila besar takde plak jadi angkasawan ke doktor ke..yang tak berapa pandai tu yang tup2 jadi doktor..keje bagus2..haaa...aku pun kecik2 slow and steady jer..haha..ehh..panjang lebar lak mengomel.;p

 

4.Installing love of Allah S.W.T, Prophet Muhammad S.A.W, parent, family and Jannah..- alhamdulillah hopefully if Aqeil study cnie dapat absorb easily nilai2 baik

 

Lokasi nyer jugak strategik sebab the closest branch to us is at Selayang Baru, Paragon Utama.

 

For more details, visit : http://my.brainybunch.com/

 

GENIUS AULAD

 

Genius Aulad also almost similar to Brainy Bunch..focus more on Islamic teaching..for fee structure, please refer below:

 

Option A (weekly class - once a week)

 

1. Registration (one time payment = RM 50)

2. Monthly Fee = RM 100

3. *Material Fee (one time payment = RM 325)

 

Option B (weekly class - everyday from Mon-Fri)

1. Registration (one time payment = RM 50)

2. Monthly Fee = RM 230

3. *Material Fee (one time payment = RM 418)

 

* = include supply of snacks,stationary, arts and crafts materials, worksheets, learning tools, etc...

 

Note :

 - VISA/MASTERCARD accepted

 - All fees paid are subjected to 2% Service Charge

 

Programmes that they have quite massive but not well elaborated i guess..may drop them a call for more details.

 

for further info, visit : http://www.geniusaulad.com.my/specialisedprogrammes.html#prekindy

 

But, since Aqeil is only 2 yrs ++, so the one that applicable to him is Pre-Kindy Programme. When i ask for more details then only I understand that, for Pre Kindy, only OPTION A is applicable. Means, they will only have a class once a week. I'm quite suprise!! and look like not a good option to me since i expect that it would be a daily class. For Option B, the daily class only applicable for kids age 4, 5 & 6 years old. Hmmmm...cmne nih?

 

LITTLE CALIPH

 

Hmmm...this kindie aku baru jer dengar nama..pun sama jugak basis nyer which is Islamic-English pre school. The one that quite close to us is at :

Paragon Utama, Selayang
[Located in between FRIM Kepong & Selayang Mall]
TADIKA KHALIFAH IKHLASNo. 18-1 & 19-1, Jalan Paragon Utama 1,
Paragon Utama, 68100 Selayang, Selangor
Person in Charge: Puan Fatin Nadia Bt Abdul RahimTel: 03-61279636, 012-9041230, 013-3211230
Email: khalifah.ikhlas@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ LCKhalifahIkhlas

The classes and operating hours as below (extracted from their website) :

Operation
The above modules are offered in the following set of curriculum:
• KG I (First year, age 4 or 5)
• KG II (Second year, age 5 or 6)
• Pra Tahfiz (Third year, for those who attended KG I & KG II at Little Caliphs).
TLCP can be operated through a kindergarten or child enrichment centre. The registration, premise, and licensing of the kindergarten or child enrichment centre is subjected to the government, ministry, and local authorities rules and regulations.

Typical Schedule
• Open in accordance to the government school calendar.
• 3 hours a day for 4 or 5 years old student.
• 4 hours a day for 6 years old student.
• Morning session: 9.00am to 12.00pm or 8.30am to 12.30pm.
• Afternoon session: 2.00pm to 5.00pm or 1.30pm to 5.30pm.
• Day care and additional modules such as Intensive Iqra’, Intensive English, and Swimming are also provided at some Little Caliphs Centres.

Look like still not applicable to Aqeil since he's only 2.hmmm..

All in all, sebab pe yeh aku sibuk2 nak enrol Aqeil masuk kindie? the main reason is..aku nak Aqeil bergaul..berkawan..interact with people..memang skunk dier ada interaction..seronok main ngan anak babysitter aku..tapi kalau boleh aku nak dier bergaul ramai2..baru tau erti friendship.haha..selama nih dimanjakan kt umah babysitter..kat umah lagi berlemak2..apa nak mesti dapatnyer..kalau kat umah ada helicopter..kt umah babysitter pun dapat jugak helicopter..bila dier masuk kindie, nanti mesti belajar cara2 nak masuk kindie..kena bukak kasut..pastu greet teacher..pastu duduk wat aktiviti ngan kawan2..tak bole pukul kawan..takleh ambil barang kawan..main sama2..makan sendiri...tapi yang aku tak harap nih..aku itself!..haha..i is panas baran ok kalau anak balik tgk lebam2 or calar2..bole jadi hantu kak limah nak marah..haha..memang la orang cakap biasala kalau da berkawan..tapi sensitif sket bab anak kena geget ke..kena pukul ngan kawan..haishh..cmne nihh..;(