Time flies. Baby Ong will be 3 months old soon and we will be sending her to an infant care end of the month :'( as CZM's maternity leave will be ending in early April. Our initial plan was to send her to My First Skool which is very near our house but it seems that they are already full. In the end, we decided to send her to Josiah Montessori which is near our workplace. After going for a few infant care tours, it seems that their curriculum is one of the better ones (e.g. they teach basic sign language so that the baby can communicate with the parents even before learning how to speak) and the Teacher-Child Ratio is 1:3 as compared to ECDA guideline of 1:5. The only con is $$$. The registration fees are crazy - $535 (non-refundable) + $990 deposit. Fortunately, they have reduced the deposit required and gave a 15% discount on the monthly fees (probably due ...