The Preparatory Place

The Preparatory Place aims to provide a happy and caring second home to guide and nurture each child’s growth and development. We believe in providing professional service of the highest quality – listening to the child, understanding the child’s learning and development in the context of family, community and culture; planning our childcare programme to meet each child’s specific developmental strengths and needs; guided by the basic philosophy of nurturing them to their fullest potential.

We are committed to the children and profession, always guided by the code of ethics of the National Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore) and the National Association Of Education for Young Children (Washington, D.C.).

As educators, we engage in ongoing professional development to keep abreast of sound research in early childhood education so that we are knowledgeable and have the skills and dispositions to do our job well. Children are our priority.

The teacher’s image of the child can impact educational decisions. How we design our spaces, how we plan our learning experiences, how we organise their schedule, how we interact with our children, how we view parents’ participation depends highly on how we view children and perceive children. Our view of children is that they are powerful thinkers who are rich in potential.

Teachers are role models for children. What they say, how they talk and how they encourage and guide a child will influence his/her self-worth, confidence and happiness.

Children learn best when they have a secure relationship with members of the school community – peers, teachers, centre leaders, para-educators and support staff. Life for young children is based on relationships.

Wherever they spend their time, they need to be cared for by teachers who are emotionally invested in their well-being. Teachers focus on providing respectful, responsive and reciprocal relationships with children. This is only possible when teachers have a strong image of the child; that every child is curious and has the potential to become effective and active contributors.