All pre-schools to have inclusion coordinator to identify and support children with developmental needs Toggle share menu
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All pre-schools to have inclusion coordinator to identify and support children with developmental needs
Starting from the second half of 2023, every pre-school will appoint an inclusion coordinator (ICOs) to identify and support children with developmental needs, announced Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling on Friday (Mar 5). Nisha Rahim with more. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery.
05 Mar 2021 11:11PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Starting from the second half of 2023, every pre-school will appoint an inclusion coordinator (ICOs) to identify and support children with developmental needs, announced Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling on Friday (Mar 5
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05 Mar 2021 08:56PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Ten new centres will provide support for couples and families facing early signs of stress, announced Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling on Friday (Mar 5).
Speaking at the Ministry of Social and Family Development s (MSF) Committee of Supply debate, Ms Sun said that MSF will establish the Strengthening Families Programme @ Family Service Centres (SFP@FSCs) across Singapore over the next three years, following a pilot in 2019.
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The SFP@FSCs will bring together programmes and support services for marriage and divorce, she said. They will also have family counselling services to mend relationship fissures early .
KidSTART to be expanded to support more children from low-income families Toggle share menu
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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).