education (children & youth)

​Minister answers question by Ms Sun Xueling, MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, on the prevalence of children with learning disabilities per cohort. 

​Some 20,000 children from over 300 pre-schools have contributed over 500,000 hours in the past 6 months to plan and participate in 316 community service projects for this year’s President’s Challenge Project, “Start Small Dream Big”. This is a five-fold increase in hours spent by children, compared to the inaugural run of the initiative last year.

Speech by Minister Tan Chuan-Jin at the Early Childhood Conference 2016 on 1 October 2016, 11.30am at Suntec Convention Hall.

​One-in-three pre-schools island-wide are now certified by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) under the Singapore Pre-school Accreditation Framework (SPARK), up from one-in-four last year. 249 pre-schools received their SPARK certificates today at the ECDA Early Childhood Conference 2016.

​Minister answers question by Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament, on pre-employment tuberculosis screenings for pre-school staff.

​Minister answers questions by Dr Lim Wee Kiak, MP for Sembawang GRC, and Ms Saktiandi Supaat, MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, about the Government's approach to dealing with youth suicides.

​Minister answers question by Ms Cheng Li Hui, MP for Tampines GRC, about the statistics of Singaporean children who have not attended pre-school.

​The Ministry answers question by Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang, MP for Nee Soon GRC, on the subsidies for preschools to train and employ additional manpower for children with speech delay, autism and at risk of moderate or severe disabilities

​The Ministry answers question by Er Dr Lee Bee Wah, MP for Nee Soon GRC, on measures to encourage parents to have more children

​The Ministry answers question by Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar, MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC, on the percentage of five- and six-year-olds enrolled in pre-schools