Carpe Diem Childcare @ Parkway is the Marine Parade branch of Carpe Diem, a Singapore preschool group that has been caring for and educating young children since 2002 and today serves around 2,500 families through its islandwide network of centres. Located at #05-01/06, 1 Marine Parade Central, the centre carries the group's 'Little Legends' philosophy — the belief that legends are made, not born, and that every child can blossom into a legend of their own.
At the heart of the programme is a Multiple Intelligence-based curriculum designed to develop the eight innate intelligences of every child. Children are actively involved in experiential learning that fosters their curiosity as they develop new skills and knowledge, with educators equipped with the tools and methodologies to uncover each child's unique strengths.
The centre welcomes children from 2 months to 6 years: Infant care (2 to 17 months), Toddler (18 months to 2.5 years), Nursery 1 and Nursery 2 (ages 3 and 4), and Kindergarten 1 and Kindergarten 2 (ages 5 and 6). Teachers are described as creative, confident, competent and passionate, and the group's values of integrity, respect, inclusiveness and sincerity shape daily life, embracing the diversity of all children and parents.
Parents can arrange a visit through the website's Book a Tour form, selecting Parkway Centre as their preferred campus, and send enrolment enquiries via the contact page.
Carpe Diem Childcare @ Parkway is the Marine Parade branch of Carpe Diem, a Singapore preschool group that has been caring for and educating young children since 2002 and today serves around 2,500 families through its islandwide network. You'll find the centre at #05-01/06, 1 Marine Parade Central. The group's philosophy fits on a single line: legends are made, not born — and every child is nurtured to blossom into a legend of their own.
The heart of the Carpe Diem approach is its Multiple Intelligence-based curriculum. Instead of assuming children learn in one way, the curriculum is built to develop the eight innate intelligences every child possesses. Lessons lean on experiential learning: children are actively involved in hands-on experiences designed to foster curiosity as they develop new skills and knowledge.
The group believes every child is intelligent and special in their own way, and its teachers are equipped with the tools and methodologies needed to deliver these active learning experiences and bring out each child's talents. Strengths are discovered and developed rather than assumed — which is also the group's stated mission: to discover and develop the innate potential of every child.
Families can join the centre at almost any point in early childhood. Infant care welcomes babies from 2 months to 17 months, after which the Toddler programme carries children from 18 months to about 2.5 years. From age three, the structured preschool years begin: Nursery 1 for three-year-olds, Nursery 2 for four-year-olds, Kindergarten 1 for five-year-olds and Kindergarten 2 for six-year-olds.
Because the pathway runs from infancy right through the kindergarten years, children can grow up within the same learning community, guided steadily towards the group's vision of partnering with parents to prepare children for life in school and beyond.
Carpe Diem describes its educators as creative, confident, competent and passionate — traits it says translate into every child's learning. Teachers are expected to embrace professional growth and to uncover the innate abilities of every child, nurturing and inspiring them to reach their fullest potential.
Group Director Pauline Woo frames the goal in broader terms: a team of committed educators moulding children into 21st century learners, equipped with essential life skills. The environment matters too — children are immersed in a positive setting where they learn to embrace life with zest and enthusiasm.
Four values anchor daily life at the centre. Integrity means upholding moral and ethical principles and conducting oneself with honesty and trustworthiness. Respect is about building relationships based on mutual trust and thoughtfulness. Inclusiveness pushes the team to recognise and understand individual differences and to embrace the diversity of all children and parents. Sincerity means being true and genuine to all stakeholders.
Learning at Carpe Diem extends past worksheets and classroom walls. The group maintains an events gallery documenting the activities and celebrations that fill the calendar — the everyday moments and festive occasions that give children shared memories and feed the experiential, curiosity-driven learning the curriculum is built around.
Parents considering the Parkway centre can book a tour through the group's website. The form asks for parent and child details, your child's date of birth, the programme you're interested in and your preferred campus — Parkway Centre — along with your preferred date of visit. Enrolment enquiries can be sent through the contact page by selecting Parkway Centre as the preferred centre. For Marine Parade families weighing up childcare options, a visit is the most direct way to see whether the Little Legends philosophy fits your child.