As part of the Government’s continuing efforts to give every child a good start, initiatives under four thrusts were announced at the Ministry of Social and Family Development Committee of Supply (COS) 2021.

MSF response to a question by Dr Wan Rizal on steps that have been taken to ensure continual access of natural parents and children-in-care during the period whereby social distancing between households are enforced.

Over 53,000 children from 950 preschools collectively dedicated 1.5 million hours of community service projects this year, as part of the President’s Challenge ‘Start Small Dream Big’ (SSDB) movement, initiated by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA).

​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. 

​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.

​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. 

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.

​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.   

​From 8 April 2020 to 4 May 2020, all preschools will suspend general services and remain open only to serve a limited group of parents who are unable to find alternative care arrangements, such as those working in essential services like healthcare.