Mummy who didn't put lo in infant care .. Do you think your child will be slower than others who had put in infant care.? do you think I should enrol my lo at 18 months or 3 years old ?

I would prefer infant care, my inlaws and parents always uses broken or crude languages to my kid, eg neh neh pok, ah pu neh neh, kukubird etc etc... in sch Teachers are well trained and uses proper languages when talking to the babies, and they have very good educational toys for the babies to engage in, like doing art and crafts, sensory play etc, I don think elderly will do all these with them.. the key is to find an infant care with Low teacher to student ratio, and also cleanliness is very important.. My gal was in infant care till now she's 4, she's quite street smart I would say..I didn't send her to enrichment classes, probably academically she is not there yet, but her logical thinking and common sense are quite strong...

My son didn't go to infantcare because my parents and/or I were at home to look after him, but we sent him to childcare at 2 years old to gain some social and independent skills! For you, I think you probably have to sit down and think it through - because it's not just about sending your child, but you have to ensure that your schedule and finances can accommodate the change too. If you want to delay/not send your child to infant/childcare (if you're in Singapore, the minimum compulsory is just primary school), you have to make sure that you have necessary arrangements at home so that your LO learns while being at home and have the opportunity to bond/play with others through events or classes outside :)

Usually 2nd child is faster. I feel fast or slow depends not on ifc or not but exposure. Ifc usually faster because they have peer influence as well as activities planned for them. Like reading time/ gross motor time/ fine motor time/ art/ music ... etc .... If u are SAHM, u can provide the same activities for your babies too n organise more play dates so that the babies can learn from one another. I'm sending my boy to cc at 18 Mths even though I'm a SAHM because I feel they can learn more than as compared to short hours playgroups n I dun have to plan activities for him then(haha) n free up more of my time

My second born was care by me until 15 months before I place her in ifc as I will like to rejoin workforce. Although she did not join the school right from the start, her language development is much faster the other. At 12 months old, she can said "Xie", "I don't want", "mama, Bao Bao", " I want ball" and much more. She can eat on her own and tell you she need diaper change. As long as the caretaker talk to the child a lot and able to understand well, they can develop much faster too at home. Just my two cents worth.

well im not really sure cus every child was gifted with their own talent....anyway...putting child in infant care it makes them in dependent but wont noe d situation inside there...u hv to sit with them....unlike we talking care og ourselves....we observe fm begi nning till grown up right infront of our eyes..we can displine n teaching them with confident n they learnt much faster ...dats wht i experienced....anyway its up to indivudual...anyway all d best.

i send my boy to childcare at 20months. He pick up really fast in school. From limited eng (we speak mandarin at home) to now he speak 90% eng like almost forgot how to speak mandarin. i feel kids absorb like a sponge, no matter what age they go to sch you will definitely see some changes. No need to worry that they are slower than others.. Every child develop at their own pace.

I think it really depends. If you have a reliable caregiver at home & provide plenty of opportunities for your child to socialise & learn it is ok to start school at 3years old. A baby who goes or do not goes to infant care has not much learning & development difference if you put in the effort & spend time with your baby & help him achieve his growing milestones.

My LO is also not infant care and is being care for by my MIL. At 18 mths she already can speak single words (both in Chinese and English) like: sit, climb, please, thank you, bus, bear, ball, throw, bye, bag, etc She can also point to me where her body and face parts are. So even not in infant care, development is not slow.. is more of the exposure..

No. My second child who wasn't in childcare. His development is much faster then other children his age, If you have someone to care for, you can wait till 3 yrs old when they are more vocal.

Nope, don’t think so. Tbh, i think it really depends on the child. My girl is 2.5 years old, not sent to school yet. She talks just fine. No problem with her development too.