Childcare centres: Ministry wants all to register
KUCHING: Childcare centres (Taska) and kindergartens (Tadika) operating illegally in the state have been advised to register their operations with the authorities. Deputy Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Development Datuk Rosey Yunus said this is not only to prioritise the safety of children but also to establish a standardised curriculum, employ certified teachers, and […]
SeDidik childcare centres maintain high quality
KUCHING: All SeDidik childcare centres and kindergartens now possess quality exceeding the minimum standards since the Sarawak government took over their administration in July 2020. Minister of Women, Early Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development (KPWK) Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said SeDidik remains committed to strengthening equity access, early education quality and childcare. “SeDidik in Sarawak […]
Affordable childcare centres will encourage single mothers to return to work
MELAKA: The government’s move to provide a conducive environment for the set up of affordable childcare centres through the Care-Economy initiative will be able to help housewives, especially single mothers to re-enter the workforce. In facilitating the licencing of unregistered nurseries and childcare centres nationwide, the initiative is seen to be able to address systemic issues such as unpaid care […]
Govt to get more women into the labour force
KUALA LUMPUR: Affordable childcare centres are to be set up in a move to get more women to join the labour force, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. Announcing this as one of the initiatives of the Care Economy, he also said that the government would allocate RM10 million to facilitate the licensing […]
RM37 mln for childcare institutions
KUCHING: The state government will allocate a sum of RM37 million for its early childhood and care institutions, one-stop early intervention centre, and operation of 94 kindergartens and childcare centres under Sedidik Sdn Bhd. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the allocation under the 2022 State Budget is in recognition of the […]
9,938 teachers, caregivers of childcare centres vaccinated
MIRI: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah on Sunday (Aug 8) revealed that 98 percent or 9,938 of the 10,133 teachers and caregivers at childcare centres in Sarawak had been vaccinated against Covid-19. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister hoped that this figure would assure parents that it was safe for them to […]
Parents must also comply with SOPs
KUCHING: The responsibility of safeguarding children’s health and safety does not lie with the taska (childcare centres) and tadika (kindergartens) operators alone but with the parents as well. This was pointed out by Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said while childcare facilities and early childhood education […]
Use MySejahtera app
KUCHING: Those who are sending children to taska (childcare centres) or early childhood education institutions are reminded to use the MySejahtera app’s check-in feature at the premises as required under the enhanced conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said […]
Kindies, childcare centres can operate from May 17
KUCHING: All taska (childcare centres) and tadika (kindergartens) statewide will be allowed to operate effective May 17. However, operators must make sure that there is strict SOP compliance during and after operations. Following the announcement by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on May 10 that childcare centres and kindergartens are allowed to operate during […]
Childcare centre receives grant from government
KUCHING: The state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry today presented a grant of RM5,000 to Kindycare Childcare Centre. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah handed over the grant to Jenny Chang Siew Fung, the operator of the centre. The grant which is an initiative of the state government is for registered […]
