Opinions on Sunshine House and Woodlands Treehouse, Pok Fu Lam?

[sarah+]

Hi,

I'm looking for some classes for my 13 month old to attend. I've toured both Woodlands and Sunshine and both look very nice (although the prices were a huge shock!).

Sunshine didn't have a class going when I was there but they way they describe it makes it sound like the classes are quite structured and regularly changing, a mini-classroom environment. I actually attended a class at Woodlands and the teacher was lovely but it was basically just 50 min free play in a playroom/gym environment and then 10 minutes of songs... and I can do that at Wise Kids or our playroom for a lot less which makes me wonder if it's worth the money?

Would love to hear opinions on these two or suggestions for others.

Thanks :-)

[snagito]

My first child went to Woodlands Tree House - started at 16 months and he had a really great time and so did I. My second child will be starting at the Tree House only at 26 months because I have felt that a lot of the stuff can be done at home and of course she has a sibling to show her things/interact with etc. The prices are steep so I would certainly think twice about starting at 13 months old -- I would suggest waiting till 18 months at least - in the meantime why not try HKPPA at Borrett Road - Even if it's a bit further for you to travel at least the prices are lower and you could just go once a week - or perhaps a class at the YWCA on Macdonnell Road?

[sarah+]

Thanks for the reply :)

I looked into HKPPA and they are already quite full and the remaning times won't work out at this stage, but they seem a good one to keep in mind for next year, much more reasonably priced.

Still mulling over the Sunshine and Woodlands....

[snagito]

Forgot to suggest a music class - there's Music Together, KinderMusik and a few others, might be fun to do that once a week, also Gymboree can work out quite good value if you do one of their packages as they have a free play time as well. Hope that helps!