KidSTART to be expanded to support more children from low-income families

KidSTART to be expanded to support more children from low-income families
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A file photo of a pre-school teacher with her class. (Photo: AFP) 
05 Mar 2021 08:57PM)
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SINGAPORE: The KidSTART programme to help young children from low-income families will be expanded to another three regions, announced Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling on Friday (Mar 5). 
It will now include Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang and Bukit Batok.
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KidStart, which was introduced in 2016, provides additional support to children up to six years old from low-income families.
The programme was first piloted in Kreta Ayer, Bukit Merah, Taman Jurong, Boon Lay and Geylang Serai, benefitting more than 1,000 children in these regions, said the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA).

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