A friend told me that there are many secrets within each
childcare centre and it is not as good as it seems. It is all about
profit and nothing else. He knows because his relative had been in
the industry for at least 15 years. These are some of it that the
relative had seen (I do not know if it is the truth or not, maybe
some of you who also had knowledge can share it here):
a) They put a lot of MSG into the food in order to cut cost. Dun
believe in the menu that they show you. Make surprise visit if you
can. If the staff themselves dun eat in the centre, it is a warning
sign that the food is of sub-standard.
b) The amount served to the children are pathetic (e.g. for tea
break each child only given half slice of bread). Observe if your
child had been losing weight since being placed in the
childcare.
c) Some of the teachers are actually untrained (Better ask the
school to show you the teacher's certificate before enrollment,
speak to the teacher personally to assess). This is to cut cost as
untrained are cheaper.
d) Some of the young children are treated quite badly and it is
not found out because the child is too young to express himself
(e.g. teacher accidentally drop infant onto the floor but did not
inform the parents). If your child still refuses to go to school
after 3 months. Something may not be right. Find out.
e) Some so called 'montessori' childcare centre, only 1 teacher
is trained and the rest are untrained. So you're not getting what
you're paying for (again, ask for the teacher's certificate).
f) If you complain about the teacher, they will just leave the
child alone and not guide him from then on.
g) Some scream and shout into the child's ear when they
misbehave.
h) If the child eats too slow, they will either force feed the
child or just remove the food when time is up.
i) Some of the teachers are treated badly too. With unreasonable
working hours, petty employers, exceptionally long bonds for
training courses (e.g. 3 or 5 years bond for diploma which the
centre pay minimal sum) and low pay (around $1200 for teachers). It
is unlikely to get motivated and good teacher.
j) Some will bitch about the parents infront of the kids (e.g.
if the mother is known to be working in a club, some will ask the
child if she wants to be a hostess when she grows up).
This is all the truth?
