Is it necessary to send my child to pre-school at 2-3yo? If not is there any disadvantages? Like hard to catch up the syllabus compare to others. Thinking to send her directly to K1.

Base on my experience, nasa bata pa din yan, kung nakikita mo sa kanya na na eexcite sya sa mga batang pumapasok sa school then try mo sya isama pwede naman po ata ang maki sit in sa mga public na kinder, ganun kasi baby ko, kaka two nya palang nakiki sit in na sya, and tuwang tuwa naman sa mga nakukiha nyang stars at nakakasunod naman, pero diko na tinuloy, talagang pinaranas ko lang sa kanya ang mag school, so far until now 1 montj ko lang sya pinag sit in sa kindergarten ayun tanda nya pa din mga unang turo ni teacher, at napaka active at daldal kasi ng anak ko, hehehe sorry napahaba 😊 pero for me maaga pa para pag schoolin sila, sit in like hindi naman regular pwede pa 😊

I think it's really up to individual on the pre school education. But of course if the caregiver who look after your girl could also teach her than it would be so much better. The reason for sending them to school perhaps is also to teach them to socialise too. Knowing how to communicate with friends and teachers. Also to build up their independent skills when they go to pre schools as caregivers are not around and they would need to try to do things by their own without help. These are all very important skills which is need when they promote to primary school.

Actually if you have arrange learning activities for your child like daily reading sessions, colouring sessions, fine motor skills activities (playdough, pasting, picking/scooping pom pom), sing along session & of course bring your child to socialise with similar age kids. It's actually as good as attending pre school. I believe 2-3years old should learn through play & enjoy the process of learning. However, attending a pre school is good too if you are clueless on what to guide your child & do not have enough opportunities for your child to socialise

I think at 2 to 3yrs old. An early exposure to school will be good. u can enroll the playgroup 2 to 3hours at least to let the LO get more socialise and learn to be more independent so that they be adapt more easily when coming at 4yrs old onwards it be the time to be more academic Base for them when they need to know the basic to catch up with their peers. you can consider Apple Tree , talent plus or star tots for 3yrs old which is good starting point to introduce the child about school

It has nothin to do with independency. My fren's kids went to playgroup from young. But still struggling at social skills even now at K2. If you do self teach at home, it will be even better. bonding! I personally seen cases around me, starting self teach at home and proceed k1, no issue in catching up. For immunity wise, it all depends. No such thing oso as u can be immune to things like rotavirus or even hfmd. Immunity starts from baby. over protective, no good. that is my point of view :)

I think that if you are an active mummy who can afford the time to bring baby out n develop simple activities at home daily.. Reading, singing , dancing .. N do some play dates for socializing, it's perfectly ok. From experience, if your child enjoys interaction and responds well, he/she can start formal schooling at kindergarten. No short changing there. But do keep abreast of basic numeracy n literacy standards and ensure he/she has fun!

I plan to start my kids at 4 too. It is a very personal choice and there are pros and cons of staying home vs sending your child to school early. To me I personally believe our children should enjoy as much as they can. I still send my boys for some enrichment classes and let them attend playgroups so I'm not too worried about socialisation. In any case, all kids learn at their own pace so I try not to stress too much over it :)

My friend didn't send her son to sch until he was 3yo and he's doing v well in pri sch. Her mum was looking after him before that. Personally I don't think it is but I'll be sending my lo to playgroup when he turns 2yo just so that he has some interaction and also to take some load off my mum who's looking after him in the day. I'm not so concerned abt academics so it really depends on what your expectations are.

Well I think some of the advantages would include social skills, independence and team work. And of course, there are academic and occupational benefits that can be had in the future. That being said, alot of us didn't go to pre school at such a young age and we turned out just fine. We eventually picked up the same skills at 4 or 5.

I was told by the teachers that there is a difference between kids who went to Sch at very young age and at older age. Kids whom went in is much more independent. At later stage, falls sick less frequently (immune to most germs in Sch).