I’m sending my girl to my first skool and the experience is good so far.
Personally, I don’t think govt / private really matters at infant care level. At this age they can’t do much anyway, just feeding, sleeping, change diaper. And they’re happy with simple interactions and activities when they’re awake. As long as my baby’s basic needs are met, and teachers are kind and patient towards her, it’s good enough for me. Convenient location is also important as commuting with baby can be quite challenging, unless you have a car.
I guess private is more expensive because they may have better facilities (furniture, toys etc.) and teacher-student ratio may be lower. Also they tend to be more tech savvy, like I heard some have apps that provide live updates about your child, as compared to my ifc where communication to parents (e.g. what time they feed, sleep, change diaper) is manually recorded in a book. My ifc also has an app but it’s only for checking in and out daily, and occasionally upload photos of the kids’ activities.
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