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Confirmed COVID-19 case at Acacia Home
Apr 26, 2020
A 62-year-old male resident of Acacia Home (“the Home), located at Admiralty Street, has tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing is ongoing. Acacia Home will not take in new residents for the time being.
Temporary Closure of Learning Vision at Work Located at 1 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Apr 15, 2020
A teaching staff at Learning Vision @ Work at 1 Lower Kent Ridge Road has tested positive for COVID-19. As a precautionary measure, ECDA has directed that the Centre be temporarily closed from 16 April 2020 to 23 April 2020.
Speech by Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim at the Supplementary Budget Debate 2020
Apr 7, 2020
Speech by Assoc Prof Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim at the Supplementary Budget Debate 2020
Speech by Mr Desmond Lee at the Supplementary Budget Debate 2020
Apr 7, 2020
Speech by Mr Desmond Lee at the Supplementary Budget Debate 2020
Preschool operators to provide fee offsets during circuit breaker period
Apr 6, 2020
DPM Heng Swee Keat has announced additional support for workers, businesses and households under the Solidarity Budget to help tide Singapore through the one month of COVID-19 major circuit breaker measures. Taking this into consideration, ECDA has required all preschool operators to provide parents offsets for 50% of their nett fees for one month, for Singaporean children not attending preschool during this one-month circuit breaker period.
Impact of COVID-19 on Singaporeans and Supporting Measures
Apr 6, 2020
MSF responds on the impact of COVID-19 on Singaporeans and measures put in place to provide comprehensive support.
Temporary Closure of PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Bedok Reservoir-Punggol Blk 414
Apr 6, 2020
ECDA was informed that a non-PCF para-educational professional who provides intervention programmes to a group of children at PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Bedok Reservoir-Punggol Blk 414 tested positive for COVID-19. As an added precautionary measure, ECDA has directed that the Centre be temporarily closed from 6 April 2020 to 15 April 2020.
Temporary Closure of MY World Preschool Pte Ltd at 460 Bukit Batok West Ave 9
Apr 5, 2020
ECDA was informed that a child at MY World Preschool Pte Ltd (YM0183) at 460, Bukit Batok West Ave 9, Multi-Storey Carpark, Singapore 650460 tested positive for COVID-19. As an added precautionary measure, ECDA has directed that the Centre be temporarily closed from 6 April 2020 to 15 April 2020.
Temporary Closure of Little Gems Preschool
Apr 5, 2020
ECDA was informed on 4 April
2020 that a teaching staff at Little
Gems Preschool Pte Ltd tested
positive for COVID-19. As an added precautionary measure, ECDA has directed that the
Centre be temporarily closed from 5 April 2020 to 14 April 2020. This covers the 14-day incubation period as the staff was last in the Centre
on 31 March 2020.
Ensuring continued social assistance and essential services for vulnerable groups
Apr 3, 2020
The health and safety of users and staff in our social service agencies (SSAs) are of paramount importance in these challenging times. With the implementation of the major circuit breaker announced by the Multi-Ministry Taskforce today, MSF and NCSS will work closely with SSAs and service providers to ensure the continued provision of services to vulnerable Singaporeans with critical and urgent needs from 7 April to 4 May 2020.