When should I apply for kindergarten

mrs chan

mrs chan

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Hi,

My son is 19 months, is it the right time to apply for kindergartens now. Im actually interested in Intl kindergarten in Tung Chung.

Should I go along to the schoold open day first before applying, or apply first then take a visit afterwards.

Welcome for all suggestion.....
First Time Mum!
 
Schools are very competitive here in HK, so contact the school ASAP and go on their school tour either privately or via open house. That should give you at least a feel of the school and you can see whether you want to proceed with the application (you will also find out what they require and what your chances are to get in). Good luck
 
mrs chan,

kindergarten(s) start accepting applications in Sept each year, so its a good idea to study the ideal nursey/ kindergarten and submit an application. you don't have to decide which kindergarten till they actually "offers" you a place. Don't limit your choose just yet cause your child have to go through the interview process.
this is what i learnt during this year, i wanted my daughter to enter nursery when she reach 2 since both my husband & I work. And I really like Learning Habitat in Tsing Yi since it provides both English & Cantonese lessons. That was the only ONE i applied for and I was rejected cause over 300 children at the interview and she was a "small" bb at the time and she didn't perform any of the "required" taskes.
 
each school is different and I think it is quite unfair at times. If the baby is like the younger age group of 2-years-olds, he/she may not be able to perform certain tasks.

My kid was asked (this is from different schools) to put a 4 piece puzzle together (with a picture on the side), put shapes of different colors in their own categories, they gave points on how much you involve during the interview or how little you involve. I think there are even classes you can go to get ready for interview.
 
they used toys and mainly asked about colors i.e. yellow, red, blue and green. As described by Kakaeo, they also ask the child to put the different sharps back into the box.

In some other kindergartens, teacher sing and do movement and see if the child follows. Others, sit them on the floor and read them a story and see if the child is willing to sit down.

I hope this help.
 
Ive heard alot young children do not respond well to the tasks because they are too yound. Since my son will be 2yrs 7 mths, wonder if he has to wait another year before going into kindergarten, since the minimum age is 2yrs 8mths.
 
Mrs Chan
Your son could start as soon as he's 2 years 8 months if the kindergarten will allow him to. He'll have just missed a few weeks of term.
 
Hi Kashismum,
My son will be 2 years 7 months, in sep next year, does that mean he wont be able to get into Kindergarten? Then I would need to enroll him into nursery first then enter kindergartent he following year.
 
mrs chan,
as mentioned by kashismum, children MUST be 2 yrs 8 mths before they start k1. And MUST be 2 yrs before they start nursery. I take my daughter for example, she's turning 2 on 20 sept hence she's starting nursery this Oct.

Firstly, I think its are good idea to ask your selected/ prefer kindergartens/ nurseries and confirm their practice. Then keep your fingers cross and hope that your son perform well during the interview(s) so they could save him a place.
 
Mrs Chan
No need to enrol your son in nursery if you don't want to - it is not a pre-requisite for entry into K1.
Your son could start K1 in Oct 2009 when he turns 2yrs 8 months. You can apply now.
 
ya, kashismum is right. no need to enrol your child to nursery if you don't want to. my daughter is going cause my husband and I both work and she stay at home all day with our helper and I prefer to get to play with other children and learn to share. Nowadays, everything she sees, she say it's hers.
 
Thanks for your advice fairy-godmother and kashismum.
Since my son is surrounded by lots of cantonese during the day while both my husband and I work. We would like our son to go to nusery. At the moment he responds well to everything we ask him to do, and understands the everything we say to him in english. Just he does not say many english words himself.
 
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