Kindy operators hope to work together with ministry
KUCHING: The Association of Kindergarten Operators Sarawak is looking forward to more opportunities to work together with the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry in the future for the betterment of early childhood development industry in Sarawak. At the ministry’s 10th anniversary celebration at The Waterfront Hotel recently, the association president Jason […]
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 […]
State doing its best for preschoolers
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has reiterated that the state government is doing its best to ensure all preschool children in Sarawak have access, equity to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister added that appropriate and relevant support had been given to all ECCE providers […]
Overwhelming attendance at Sarawak Preschool International Convention
KUCHING: The inaugural Sarawak Preschool International Convention 2021, which had a target attendance of 950 people, received an overwhelming response with over 1,000 people signing up. The convention, which runs from Oct 1 to 3, was officially launched by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg virtually via Zoom and Facebook Live yesterday (Oct […]
Early childhood education institutions get special RM5k grant
BY AISYAH AZZAHRA SUHIRI KUCHING: Fifty-six percent of registered Early Childhood Education Institutions (IPAKK) under the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Early Childhood Development (KWKPK) received a RM5,000 Special Annual Grant (GTK) each. “The GTK aims to ensure the wellbeing and safety of the children. The goal of this grant is to […]
93% at early childhood education institutions fully vaccinated
KUCHING: Ninety-three percent of the total numbers of educators, carers, and their assistants at early childhood education institutions (IPAKKs) in the state have been vaccinated as of July 10. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this amounted to 9,429 vaccinated out of a total of 10,133, with […]
Building human character in the new norm
International meeting on preschool education in October KUCHING: The Welfare, Community Welfare, Women, Family and Child Development Ministry will be holding an International Convention on Preschool Education from October 1 to October 3. In a statement today, Welfare, Community Welfare, Women, Family and Child Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah revealed that a pre-convention workshop […]
SeDidik opens preschools in Penan settlements
KUCHING: SeDidik Sdn Bhd has opened up five kindergartens under its Penan community education programme to provide early childhood education to the nomadic community. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Sri Fatimah Abdullah said the kindergartens are located in Long Leng, Long Jenalong, Long Kerangan, Long Kawa and Ba Selulong. These […]
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 […]
Research on early childhood education in state planned
KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development may have a strategic partnership with the Sarawak Association for Development of Professionalism in Education (Profes) to conduct research on early childhood education in the state. Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah revealed that the partnership would also focus on improving and transforming the quality […]
