Totalchild (Also in a new premise 2015)

This school has moved into a new premise and is still in Taman Desa, diagonally opposite Public Bank.
I've seen it from the outside and pictures of the exterior to follow when I can update this post further.

Anyone has or had kid(s) attend this school?

Below is the post from my visit to Totalchild Taman Desa in 2015.

Made an another impromptu visit to another pre-school and decided I'd drop by Totalchild. 

All in all, it was a pleasant visit. The principal, Suguna, although doesn't speak perfect English, spent a long time talking to me and showed me some work done by the 3 year olds and 4 year olds. 

I got to observe the 3 year olds in class and the class teacher seems to be someone really patient with children. They had non-stop play and educational activities as I saw. 

There is no time-out corner but they do practice time-out on the 4 year olds and older kids. 

Their menu is simple enough, though the principal assured me they use less oil, salt and sugar. 

Items in the menu includes oats, banana cake, noodles with fishball and bread with butter or jam. 

There are enrichment classes offered and school holiday programmes. 

Art class: 

Thu, 1pm - 2:30pm

Weekly

With lunch included

RM95

Martial arts:

Mon

1 hour

RM70

No classes in Nov & Dec.

The classrooms are really quite small. As small as I've seen in some others like Rasberry, Happy Sunshine, Bright Horizon, JC Kids, ELC.... I suppose they're all quite similar. I like the activities that they have like Drama. They go according to themes every 2 months which is also quite fun. They say they use the Montessori method too but I'm quite tired of hearing this already. Because it seems that the schools use this Montessori as an excuse to charge a fortune. 

There's no reading for the 3 year olds and I asked what do you do with the children who know their alphabets and who are able to read... She said they'll still be taught alphabets but in different activitiesie art & craft, story telling, drama, games and so on. 

About sleeping arrangement, they provide stackable toddler beds.. those with a mesh at the base.

Parents are to bring pillows, blankets or bolsters and covers/ sheets if their children require so.

Frankly, the principal did a really good job. She was friendly, approachable, patient and all that but I don't see it in their place. It looks like a generic pre-school kindy. The school seems to have the system in place. There's a report book that the student brings home and back to school daily. Comments and notes by the parents and the teachers can be written in that book.

The students bring home the books or worksheets every Friday so the parents are aware of what the kids have done in school. There's a yearly PTA too. So, I was told that the last concert was held in the UM and there are 3 field trips in a year. That's pretty awesome. 

Seems like a well organized school!

Just like most places, they're closed the last 2 weeks of December every year.

No classes during the school holidays but the daycare will be opened.

Fees are paid every 3 months. 

RM350 for the tuition another RM350 for the daycare. 

Daycare is RM280 in December.  

One of the more important things for me is the time. It officially ends at 6pm and they make an allowance till 6:30pm. Any later than that, there will be additional charges incurred and I don't remember how much. Something like RM100 more or so. Say if it's 7pm, the charges are to be paid as a fixed rate monthly. 

The next open house is on Nov 24/ Sat

10am - 12pm

It's also their Children's Day celebration.

Suguna said she's organizing stalls outdoor and in the classrooms. The older children will be participating as vendors. I fear to think how packed it will be on that day. Cute idea nonetheless.

2 Jalan Desa Mesra, Taman Desa, 

58100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel/Fax: 03-7982 1492