Enrolment FAQ
Our child care programmes include:
- Infant (2 to 17 months) - available only at Just Kids Learning Place
- Playgroup (Above 18 months to 2.5 years)
- Nursery 1 (Above 2.5 years to 3 years)
- Nursery 2 (Above 3 years to 4 years)
- Kindergarten 1 (Above 4 years to 5 years)
- Kindergarten 2 (Above 5 years to 6 years)
- Student Care (Above 7 years to 12 years) - available only at Just Kids Learning Place
Our teachers are professional early childhood educators who are certified or currently pursuing certificates in Early Childhood Education. We meet the requirements set out by ECDA, and this is an important criteria in our being appointed a Partner Operator.
Nurturing life long learners has always been the vision of Just Kids and as such, our staff regularly undergo training and skills upgrading in order to better equip themselves for future challenges. Our in-house curriculum team also supports the learning and development of our teachers through regular curriculum updates so as to deliver the best for our children.
Our teacher to child ratio, as stipulated by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), enables our team of experienced and well-trained staff to give adequate attention to the individual needs of children to the best of our ability.
| Class | Age Group | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Infant Care | Above 2 months to 18 months | 1:5 |
| Playgroup | Above 18 months to 2.5 years | 1:8 |
| Nursery 1 | Above 2.5 years to 3 years | 1:12 |
| Nursery 2 | Above 3 years to 4 years | 1:15 |
| Kindergarten 1 | Above 4 years to 5 years | 1:20 |
| Kindergarten 2 | Above 5 years to 6 years | 1:25 |
The registration fee is $200 (exclusive of GST). The deposit is one month of the programme fees. The monthly programme fee will vary depending on the programme in which your child is enrolled in and the amount of subsidy which you are eligible for. Our staff will be happy to work out the exact amount when you register at the centre.
Singapore citizens enjoy government subsidies for infant care and child care. For basic subsidy, the amount is dependent on the working status of the mother. Singapore citizen children may also be eligible for additional subsidy if their gross family household income is below $7500.
Infant Care Basic Subsidy
- Working mother - $600
- Non-working mother - $150
Child Care Basic Subsidy
- Working mother - $300
- Non-working mother - $150
You may pay in either cash or cheque. Unfortuntely, we do not accept payment by NETS or credit card.
For payments via GIRO, you may obtain a GIRO form from the centre to facilitate direct monthly deductions from your child's Child Development Account (CDA). Please note that GIRO payment is not applicable for the first month, as the bank will require time to process the application.
Transportation is not provided.
At Just Kids, we followed a set of thematic based curriculum with integrated activities to prepare your child holistically. Our curriculum also includes phonics teaching and a set of reading program to build a good reading foundation for the children as we believe that reading is an important life skill that is essential for their future school years.
A typical day in Just Kids consists of activities such as outdoors, storytelling, art appreciation, music and movement, literacy time, numeracy time and hands-on exploration in learning corners.
Piaget’s Constructivist Theory suggests that children construct their own knowledge through active exploration and through first-hand experiences. Our Nursery to Kindergarten 2 children will be involved in 3 weeks of Inquiry-Projects each term. These projects are child-centred and allow children to go in-depth on their topics of interests. It teaches children 21st century skills (collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking) that prepares them for the future.
Our curriculum also promotes school readiness to prepare our children for primary school. Children learn numeracy skills through active learning using concrete materials. Letterland Phonics is used to teach phonetic sounds, blending phonetic sounds and spelling patterns. We use Reading Bee readers to foster children’s literacy skills such as reading of sight words, uses of punctuations and sentences structures.
Homework will be designed from simple to complex according to levels. For instance, the Nursery Two children will be given homework that involves a lot of tracing activities as well as learning how to write their names while the Kindergarten children will be given homework that varies from simple copy writing to creative writing in sentences.
As it is inevitable that children fall sick and especially so in a group setting, we pay a lot of attention on minimising this risk. Our centres are all equipped with air purifiers with HEPA filters to remove contaminants from the air as well as reduce any harmful air-borne germs that include cold and flu viruses, dust and smoke particles.
Besides equipping the centres with air purifiers with HEPA filters, we sanitize the play equipment and mattresses daily. The toys are all washed with child-safe disinfectants on a regular basis to keep them clean and germ-free. The children are also taught to practice good hygiene habits such as washing their hands before and after food.
Most of our pre-schools are air-conditioned. Currently there are only 3 centres which are not air-conditioned. These centres are located at Tampines, Jurong West and Woodlands.
For children enrolled in the full day program, three meals will be provided each typical school day: breakfast, lunch and teabreak. It is not advisable for children to bring their own food to the centre. If a child brings in prepared food in the morning and only have it during lunch time in the afternoon, the quality of the food will be compromised. Arrangements to bring in packet milk or other snacks due to specific concerns can be discussed with centre principals and reviewed on a case by case basis.
Our centres are not halal certified but our food ingredients are all from halal sources and we do not serve pork, beef and mutton.
Please inform the centre if your child has any special dietary requirement such as vegetarian or allergy to certain food and arrangements will be made accordingly.
To see every child enjoy learning and blossom into a confident and responsible achiever.
Locations
- Bukit Batok
- Marine Parade
- Jurong
- Tampines
- Taman Jurong
- Yishun
- Choa Chu Kang
- Jurong West
- Woodlands
- Bukit Panjang
- St George's
- Ang Mo Kio
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Singapore 650159
+65 6569 0159
enquiries@justkids.com.sg