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Empowering Early Childhood Leaders to Drive Quality

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185 EC Educators Appointed to the Professional Development Programme 2025

19 May 2025 |
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New Initiative to Recognise Parents' Role in Fostering Positive Parent-Preschool Partnership

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'Our Wonderful Parents', an initiative which aims to foster positive partnership between parents...

11 May 2025 |
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Outcome of ECDA's Investigations on Child Mismanagement Incident at GU+MMI Smart Kids

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The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) has concluded its investigations of child...

24 Jan 2025 |
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ECDA Appoints Three Operators for New Childminding Pilot for Infants

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The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) will launch a new pilot to provide childminding...

21 Nov 2024 |
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Celebrating the Collective Achievements of Early Childhood Professionals and Preschools

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The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) held the Early Childhood Celebrations (ECC) today,...

02 Nov 2024 |
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More Preschool Places and Initiatives to Strengthen Quality in Early Childhood Sector

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At the Early Childhood Celebrations (ECC) 2024, Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos...

02 Nov 2024 |
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More Initiatives to Strengthen Professional Development of Early Childhood Educators

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More Initiatives to Strengthen Professional Development of Early Childhood Educators

11 Oct 2024 |
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Appreciating Early Childhood Educators; Looking After Their Well-Being

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President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Senior Parliamentary Secretary (SPS) for Social and Family...

29 Aug 2024 |
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116 Early Childhood Leaders Appointed to Strengthen Professionalism of Early Childhood Educators

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The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) appointed 29 ECDA Fellows and 87 Pedagogists And...

23 Apr 2024 |
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ECDA Professional Development Programme Appointment Ceremony

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Welcome Address by Senior Parliamentary Secretary Eric Chua at ECDA Professional Development...

19 May 2025 | Mr Eric Chua
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Launch of KidSTART and SP Group PowerUP Playtime

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Opening Remarks by Minister Masagos Zulkifli at Launch of KidSTART and SP Group PowerUP Playtime...

04 Jan 2025 | Mr Masagos Zulkifli
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Early Childhood Celebrations 2024

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Speech by Minister Masagos Zulkifli at the Early Childhood Celebrations 2024 on 2 November 2024

02 Nov 2024 | Mr Masagos Zulkifli
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Early Intervention Conference “Deepening Intervention Practices in the Early Years”

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Speech by Minister Masagos Zulkifli at the Early Intervention Conference “Deepening Intervention...

26 Apr 2024 | Mr Masagos Zulkifli
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ECDA Fellows Appointment Ceremony and Early Childhood Learning Communities Welcome Event

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Speech by Minister of State Sun Xueling at the ECDA Fellows Appointment Ceremony and Early...

23 Apr 2024 | Ms Sun Xueling
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KidSTART and SP Group Green Adventures Launch

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Speech By Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development at the KidSTART and SP...

02 Mar 2024 | Mr Masagos Zulkifli
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KidSTART Partners' Townhall 2024 "KidsMatter: Transforming a Generation"

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Speech By Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State at KidSTART Partners' Townhall 2024 "KidsMatter:...

26 Jan 2024 | Ms Sun Xueling
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Official Opening of Fei Yue Upper Thomson EIPIC Centre

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Speech By Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State at Official Opening of Fei Yue Upper Thomson EIPIC...

25 Nov 2023 | Ms Sun Xueling
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Early Childhood Care & Education Conference

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Speech By Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State at Early Childhood Care & Education Conference, 18...

18 Nov 2023 | Ms Sun Xueling
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Average waiting time for ECDA-approved infant care places since launch of the Pre-school Search Portal

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Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in each year since the...

03 Mar 2025 |
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Opening preschools within new BTO estates in a timely manner

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry can...

27 Feb 2025 |
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Update on Number of Infant Care and Childcare Places as at End-2024

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Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the latest...

18 Feb 2025 |
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Outcomes of the Development Support-Learning Support (DS-LS) Programme Pilot

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) when will the pilot...

18 Feb 2025 |
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Fee Cap Reductions and Subsidy Enhancements for Preschool Education

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Dr Wan Rizal asked the Minister for Social and Family Development with reference to the latest...

18 Feb 2025 |
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More Preschoolers in Full-Day Childcare over Half-Day Programmes

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Mr Yip Hon Weng asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether pre-schoolers...

05 Feb 2025 |
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Rise in Number of Early Childhood Educators to over 25,000

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether the...

04 Feb 2025 |
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Review of the monthly Basic Subsidy for working mothers with children aged 18 months to below seven years old

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Ms Joan Pereira asked the Minister for Social and Family Development on the next review of the $300...

09 Sep 2024 |
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Plans to Meet Future Increases in Demand for Preschool Places and Early Childhood Educators

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Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether ECDA has plans...

06 Feb 2024 |
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Empowering Early Childhood Leaders to Drive Quality

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185 EC Educators Appointed to the Professional Development Programme 2025

19 May 2025 |
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New Initiative to Recognise Parents' Role in Fostering Positive Parent-Preschool Partnership

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'Our Wonderful Parents', an initiative which aims to foster positive partnership between parents...

11 May 2025 |
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Submission of Local Qualifications in OpenCerts format for Teacher Certification ONE@ECDA

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OpenCerts was launched by our Government in the year 2019. It is a platform that allows local...

12 May 2022 |
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Keeping our Preschools COVID-19 Resilient together

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The Multi-Ministry Taskforce (MTF) has announced safe management measures (SMMs) from 27 September...

23 Sep 2021 |
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Measures to Keep Preschools COVID-19 Resilient

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Since the start of our fight against COVID-19, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) has...

12 Sep 2021 |
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Keeping Our Preschools COVID-19 Safe Together

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With the increased incidence of household transmission observed with the new COVID-19 strains, the...

03 Jun 2021 |
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Covid-Safe Preschools Fund

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Thank you for partnering ECDA to implement the enhanced safe management measures under ‘COVID-Safe...

07 Jun 2020 |
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Advisory to Parents - Fee offset for Extended Circuit Breaker Period (5 May - 1 June) for those at Childcare Centres

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Earlier in April, we began a month-long Circuit Breaker. As part of the Circuit Breaker, preschools...

29 Apr 2020 |
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Letter to all parents: Explaining ECDA's fee offset position

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Last week, we began a month-long Circuit Breaker. As part of the Circuit Breaker, preschools had to...

14 Apr 2020 |
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