What's New?

September 2008 marks a turning point for MERCU™ Learning Point as our early childhood centres name has been changed to Kidz Meadow to reflect our childrens’ dynamism, energy and creativity. Promising a new vision and statement, Kidz Meadow aims to impart essential life skills by providing the right learning environment  and activities that help our children develop into well-balanced and happy young people.

The Kidz Meadow logo was unveiled by our Guest-of-Honour, Mr Mohamad Maliki Osman and Chairman, Mr Moiz Tyebally at our K2 Graduation Ceremony 2008.

In November 2008, a new 3-in-1 Centre was also set up at Buangkok Crescent offering Infant Care, Childcare and Student Care Programmes.  This marks a significant milestone for MERCU™, this being our first Infant Care Centre.

Take a look at pictures of Kidz Meadow Buangkok during the Open House here!

Advisory Panel

Our team of advisory panel comprises of distinguished early childhood practitioners with years of experience in curriculum development and teaching pedagogies. Their involvement in Kidz Meadow programmes signals our continuous efforts to provide high quality programmes that promote and nurture creativity, independence and building up children's social skills. Drs Lilian Katz and Cristine Chen will be part of a team that reviews our curriculum and teaching methods and in the process, recommend changes and new initiatives such as the Integrated Project Work Approach. With the involvement of these two very prominent scholars, our early childhood programmes will bear the hallmark of our commitment to excellence.

Lilian G. Katz, Ph.D
Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education &
Co-Director, ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary & Early Childhood Education
Children's Research Center
University of Illinois, USA

Dr Christine Chen PBM
Researcher, Learning Society (Singapore) &
Founder President, Association of Early Childhood Educators (AECES)

Programme Highlights

To stay in tune with latest teaching methodologies and in line with initiatives introduced at primary level by MOE, Kidz Meadow continuously review its programme.

Some of the new initiatives introduced in the last three years include:

•	Integrated Project Work
•	Rigby Rocket Reading Programme
•	Immersion Programme for Kindergarten 2
•	Enrichment Programmes
•	Parental Workshops
•	SuperKinder Camp

Click the respective programmes for more details.

Integrated Project Work

The principles of project work were translated into classroom practice at all Kidz Meadow Centres beginning June 2007. A project commenced with identification of a topic, which can even be decided by the children. Questions are generated that are centered around this topic and used to drive the project implementation. The project activities will include investigations through observations and experiments, group work and discussions among the children, research through books or Internet, field trips, cookery lessons and art and craft activities.               

From 2009 onwards, project work will be done every month in line with the theme for the month. More massive Project Works will be done during the holiday months, June and December.

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Rigby Rocket Reading Programme

Effective 2010, all Kidz Meadow centres will be implementing the Rigby Rocket Reading Series from Edventure Books Pte Ltd, UK.

The Rigby Rocket Programme that Rigby has published for Singapore Schools is designed specifically to support teachers in conducting their guided reading sessions. Each carefully leveled little book has teaching notes on the inside front and back cover. The notes in the back support guided reading sessions and the notes in the front list the high frequency words, the sound patterns that occur in each book, and the language structures that are introduced in each book.

Objective of the programme is to develop confident and effective independent readers and improve the literacy level of the children by developing a love and interest for reading from young and providing a rich variety of reading experiences.

This is made possible as the Rigby Rocket books are leveled to build reading confidence and reinforce reading skills. Every book contains a written note that focus on key vocabulary, letter sounds and reading skills found within each story.

Teachers will carry out follow up activities to each title provided in the Teacher's Resource Guide. The comprehensive Teacher’s Guide contains invaluable information on:

Audio CDs and Big Books for certain titles are also available to enhance the reading programme.

The books have been expertly leveled by colour coding to ensure that the children are able to read them independently. The 60 titles have been grouped into 5 colour codes:

•	Pink Level for Nursery 1 children
•	Red Level for Nursery 2 children
•	Yellow Level for Kindergarten 1 children
•	Blue & Green Levels for Kindergarten 2 children

View the Rigby Rocket books here.

Training for teachers was conducted on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 by Eduventure Books Pte Ltd to ensure that the teachers are able to conduct the reading programme effectively.

Immersion Programme for Kindergarten 2

Since 2005, Kidz Meadow started its K2 Immersion Programme where the centres will collaborate with various primary schools to allow for the children to have primary school experience in real-life setting before entering Primary 1.

The objective of the Immersion Programme is to help the Kindergarten 2 children and their parents cope with the transition from Pre School to Primary School. It also provides opportunities for the children to have a better understanding and awareness of what to expect in primary schools.Activities planned include tour to the different facilities such as computer room, library, Art and Math Room.

The children get hands-on experience in the computer room and experience buying food from the school canteen. In some schools, the children were ‘buddied’ with a Primary 4 or 5 student. Towards the end of the programme, the children were excited and had a more positive attitude about going to primary school.

Click here for the article in the Asian Parent Magazine on Kidz Meadow Immersion Programme.

View photos of the recent Kidz Meadow Immersion Programme here.

Enrichment Programmes

To further enhance its curriculum, Kidz Meadow offers the following enrichment programme:

Childcare Centres (optional)

•	Speech & Drama
•	Swimming

Kindergarten

•	Speech & Drama (incorporated into curriculum)
•	Phonics
•	Creative Writing

Parental Workshops

In March 2008, Kidz Meadow joined the Parent Education in Pre Schools (PEPS) Programme under MCYS to offer parental workshops, talks and activities. The PEPS programme aims to enhance the quality of family life for parents and their pre-school children. Parents learn practical tips on guiding and managing children's behaviour, how to enrich and strengthen their marriages, as well as how to build a strong and happy family.

The children in the PEPS schools are taught positive values such as building self-esteem and being money wise. For more details on PEPS programme, please visit http://fcd.ecitizen.gov.sg

To date, Kidz Meadow has conducted several PEPS programmes in partnership with its PEPS service provider, Touch Community Services namely:

Do click here to view pictures of the above activities.

SuperKinder Camp

Every June and December holidays, our children can look forward to the SuperKinder Camp – a 2 Day 1 Night Camp in June for K1 & K2 children.

With objective of enhancing the childrens’ creativity, confidence and language skills, the activities are all conducted in fun and engaging manner through activities such as treasure hunt, telematch, cookery, art &craft , campfire and group presentations.

Do view the photos of our children in our Fun Literacy Camp in October 2008 and Kiddies Explorer Camp in May 2009!

Our Teachers

Our teachers are trained in early childhood with a sound knowledge of child development gathered through years of experience. Their warm and caring personalities further enhance their capabilities of providing the best care and education for their young children.

Kidz Meadow strives to ensure that its teachers are acquainted with the up-to-date teaching pedagogy and changes to the curriculum.

Some of the trainings attended by the teachers include:

Do view the pictures of our team of educators attending training here.

For profile of our principals and teachers, do click here.

Kidz Meadow Infant Care

We aim to provide a safe, nurturing and supportive environment for infants which allows them to develop at their own pace

Our Values

We are approved under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS). We are also an approved institution for Baby Bonus.

Our Programme

Our Services

Our Infant Care accepts children from 2 months to 18 months old. We offer half day or full day care and operate from Mondays to Saturdays. We are equipped with the proper facilities and have trained and qualified teachers.

Our daily programme includes Routine Care such as Milk Feeds and Meals for older infants, Sleeping and Nap times, Manipulative Play, Blocks Play, Stretching, Finger Play, Puzzles, Outdoor Play, Music & Movement, Art & Craft and Story-Telling.

Our Operating Hours

Location	School Hours
Kidz Meadow @ Buangkok	Mon - Fri: 7am - 7.30pm Sat: 7am - 2pm
Closed on Sundays, Public Holidays & closure dates

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Kidz Meadow Childcare

Our Objectives

Kidz Meadow Childcare Centres aim to provide a safe and fun-loving environment for young children to learn. Through our integrated learning and holistic curriculum, we hope to nurture a child's academic skills on literacy, language and numeracy; and more importantly to develop lifeskills such as cognitive and social skills, and strong moral values. At the end of the programme, to develop a child who is happy and confident.

We are approved under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS). We are also an approved institution for Baby Bonus.

Our Programme

Our curriculum includes:

Our Services

Our Childcare Centres accept children from 18 months to 6 years old, Toddler to Nursery to Kindergarten level. We offer half day or full day care and operate from Mondays to Saturdays. We are equipped with the proper facilities and have trained and qualified teachers.

Our daily programme of each level includes learning activities that develop language and literacy skills, basic number concepts, social skills, creative and problem solving skills, appreciation of music and movement. We also provide many outdoor and indoor hands-on activities to stimulate your child's mind. English will be taught as the first language and a choice of Mandarin or Malay as Mother Tongue is available.

Kidz Meadow Childcare Centres also offer the following enrichment programmes:

•	merQ Speech & Drama Programme
•	Swimming (Kidz Meadow Childcare @ Woodlands)
•	Silat (Kidz Meadow Childcare @ Yishun)

Our Operating Hours

Locations	School Hours
Kidz Meadow @ Buangkok	Mon - Fri: 7am - 7.30pm Sat: 7am - 2pm
Kidz Meadow @ Woodlands & Yishun	Mon - Fri: 7am - 7.00pm Sat: 7am - 2pm
Closed on Sundays, Public Holidays & closure dates

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Kidz Meadow Kindergarten

Our Objectives

Kidz Meadow Kindergarten aims to prepare your child with the necessary foundation and knowledge for a smooth transition to Primary 1. Our specially designed curriculum gives a head-start learning and the development of cognitive and moral values.

We are approved under the Ministry of Education (MOE). We are also an approved institution for Baby Bonus.


Our Programme

Our curriculum includes:

Our Services

Our Kindergarten accepts children from 3 to 6 years old, Nursery to Kindergarten level, operating from Mondays to Fridays. We are equipped with proper facilities and have experienced and qualified teachers.

The daily programme of each level includes creative learning activities that develop language and literacy skills, basic number concepts, social skills, creative and problem solving skills, appreciation of music and movement. Children will learn two languages, English as the first language and Malay as the Mother Tongue language.

Kidz Meadow Kindergarten follows the school year observed by schools in the formal education system. The school year consists of four 10-week terms. There is a one-week vacation after the first and third term, a 4-week vacation mid-year and 6 week at year end.

Two enrichment programmes have been incorporated into the 4-hour programme for the N2 to K2 level at no additional cost. These include:

•	Speech & Drama Enrichment Programme:
	which aims to develop the children's confidence, pronunciation and creativity
•	IQRA Enrichment Programme
	which introduces the children to the basic Hijaiyah alphabets

Kidz Meadow Kindergarten also offers the following enrichment programmes during the weekends:

•	merQ™Phonics Reading Programme
•	Creative Writing Programme
•	Computer Enrichment Programme

Our School Hours

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