Cambridge Preschool @ Yio Chu Kang - 1 Tamarind Rd

Very good quite place

They used to have a good principal and lots of good teachers when I enrolled my kid in year 2016. However, most of the good teachers started to leave the school one after another. In short, I do not recommend this school with their high school fee and with this quality. Pick-up/Drop-off: Very hard to pick up/drop off your kids as there's no allocated carpark. My car used to scratch by the neighbor's next door automatic gate when I was there to drop my kid. Facilities: No improvement or renovation for the facilities at all over the 4 years my kid was with them (Wall painting doesn't count). Same old playground, toys/equipment was used in the center. Only added toy is used tyres. However the school fee just continues to increase every 2 years. Enrichment: Only Phonics is useful and with certain Quality. English Speech and Drama: Normal and nothing special. Chinese Speech and Drama: In order to 'lure' my kid to join the Chinese S&D, they told the kid you get to draw (knowing that my kid loves drawing). So, I enrolled my kid for the first year. However, the teacher was seen scolding and shouting at the kids before the school concert, which obviously just want to showcase her ' good work', but not really letting the kids to enjoy the class. Thus, withdrawing my kid from the class after since. Calligraphy: Calligraphy for kids who can't even write properly with a pencil. I learned Calligraphy too, and the pre-requisite is always to be at least P3 for my time. I didn't know kids nowadays have evolved so much to be able to take on this at such early age. My personal encounter: My kid was lucky enough to be taught by one of the ex-teachers, and she was a very committed teacher, which my kid's Chinese has improved over the 3 years with her. However, the English teacher was not professional enough and not equipped with the correct skill (The teacher is still with the center). During the PTC, when I asked the teacher how we can work together to improve some of my kid’s skill, the teacher told me "I don't know how to handle your kid, I am not an expert". When I feedback this to the principal, the answer from the principal is that you cannot expect all teachers to be so committed like the Chinese teacher. Note: The English teacher used to teach N1/N2 class, but due to high turnover, she was tasked to teach K1, and that's when she has problem with her class management.

The teachers here are all very warm and friendly, when I ask questions they answer with reasons for me to understand. The are many toys and gadgets to allow your child to learn in a fun way, some of the toys are creatively made from recyclable materials. This shows how qualified they are for the job. Highly recommend