Parent's Commendations

Cheriehearts

We enrolled our daughter, Jelena Wong Si Ying at Cheriehearts@Gombak CDC since Oct 2008 when she was 18 months old. Being the only child in the family, she was not very comfortable interacting with other kids and was not exposed to much activities at home.

We are thrilled by her progress since. She is more interactive, enjoys singing and dancing and is more communicative. Seeing her sing and teach us what she had learnt in school brings us much joy.

More importantly, we are impressed with the teaching methodology used in Cheriehearts which I think encourage creativity. At the same time, the emphasis on discipline and independence is a strong point. This include imbue in my daughter the need for her to carry her bag and not rely on the parents and the time out that the kids go through when they are naughty. I think these are good values and instil discipline in children.

We are also very impressed in the professionalism and dedication of the teachers in Cheriehearts. Antonio, Mo, Si Hui, Melody, Ruth and Caroline have done a good job and are always caring towards the children. They are patient yet firm in upholding their behaviour. We appreciate and are thankful for their efforts and good work.

Yours sincerely

Mr and Mrs WONG WENG KONG

It has been almost a year since Cherie Hearts SAF CDC took over the management of the Centre. I must say that at first my wife and I were a bit wary of the changes that would take place as my daughter Ashley has taken over a year to adapt to her “school” and the routine under the previous management. However, we are very glad to say that our fears were unfounded.

We found to our delight that the management and teachers at the Centre were very helpful and understood our concerns. They were very patient in taking care of Ashley, who can be a handful at times, but most important for me, my daughter took to the new teachers very well. We want to express our heartfelt thanks to all the teachers in the Centre for being patient with Ashley and also in addressing all the queries and concerns that we have, promptly. We find that the teachers and management were very responsive and showed genuine care and concern for all the children in the Centre. We appreciate the constant communication between the teachers and parents.

We are also happy that under the management of Cherie Hearts SAF CDC, the lessons and curriculum were more structured and that the well being of the children were taken care of as well. One of the initiatives we appreciated was the conduct of enrichment classes at the Centre. It really saves us the time of sending our daughter for these classes and it allows us to have better quality time with her at the end of the day and also during weekends. My daughter looks forward to her enrichment classes, especially her speech and drama class, and would come home practicing her song and dance gleefully, much to our delight.

One of our main concerns initially was the diet of my daughter. As she is still young, we were worried that nutritionally she will suffer. Therefore we were pleasantly surprised that not only was the diet carefully planned according to the nutritional needs of growing children, she was also given fruits and cod liver oil daily. I must say that in this aspect, we are totally happy. It is no wonder that the Centre was also awarded the “Healthy Eating Award” from the Health Promotion Board.

After a year of observing our daughter, we noticed a significant improvement in Ashley - her knowledge, linguistic as well as her social interaction skills. We were delighted that every once in a while she surprises us with her understanding of things, her vocabulary and actions. We attribute this to Melody the Branch Director and the wonderful team of teachers that she has.

Lastly, sending Ashley to the Centre puts our mind at ease knowing that she will be well taken care of.

Kudos to Cherie Hearts SAF CDC @ Gombak and keep up the good work.

Brenda and Kelvin, Parents of Ashley Ong

2 Apr 09

To whom it may concern

Testimonial for Cherie Hearts SAF CDC @ Gombak

My two children – Pang Hyin Ki (age: 6 years old) and Pang Hyin Han (age: 5 years old) have been enrolled at the SAF CDC at Gombak since Sep 06. In mid 08, Cherie Hearts took over the management of the CDC.

The management and teachers at Cherie Hearts SAF CDC @ Gombak are dedicated to providing good childcare services and this is evident in their quality of care and teaching. Led by Ms Melody Wang and Ms Ruth Lin, the team at the CDC worked tirelessly in ensuring the smooth transition from the previous management to the Cherie Hearts management. Significant improvements in the childcare facilities were observed within a few months. The classrooms and common areas were re-decorated, shower facilities upgraded and workspaces reorganised to enhance the learning environment at the CDC.

In addition, the general hygiene management was improved with the establishment of the routine temperature measurements and visual body checks the moment the children enter the CDC every morning. More importantly, management and teachers in the CDC took efforts to improve the parent-teacher communication so that the parents can complement the school curriculum when nurturing their children at home. I was impressed by the attention the teachers pay to each child in our little conversations with them when we fetch the children to or from the CDC. In particular, it was heartwarming to receive SMSes enquiring about the well-being of my children when they were ill at home.

Both my husband and I are both very satisfied with the services provided at the Cherie Hearts SAF CDC @ Gombak. My children have gained and learnt much from the committed management and staff at the CDC.

Goh Jerica

I am glad that I enrolled my 2 children into Cherie Hearts SAF CDC @ Gombak. Though the centre is located right inside Bukit Panjang Camp and can be an inconvenience especially to people who don't drive, I am happy that it has managed to employ dedicated and friendly staff to run this branch. I can see that the teachers and staff are committed in teaching the children in the centre.

Though there are many Cherie Hearts branches around the island, I believe and have witnessed for myself that the staff and teachers in Gombak branch are friendlier. This enables and encourages the children to learn better if they see warm and friendly teachers. Of course, friendliness is not enough. Discipline and firmness must also play a role at times in guiding the children to be on the right path, and the teachers in Gombak branch are able to achieve that.

Though there are a number of Cherie Hearts centres located near my house, I will still continue to send my children to Cherie Hearts SAF CDC @ Gombak as I believe that this is the branch that my children feel most comfortable and happiest.

Regards
Yim Weng Yee
Mother of Ashley and Asher Lee

Hi Melody,

Wonderful, friendly staff!! I'm assured that my children are in good hands. Thoroughly enjoyed school's activities, they were a good opportunity to see teacher-pupil interaction and for me more hands-on with my children helps me to bond with them. Thank you all care-givers and teachers for taking good care of Estelle and Cherelle.


Regards,
Joreen