Kindergartens can have two daily sessions

KUCHING: In order to limit the number of children at kindergartens (tadika) at any one time, options such as having two daily sessions or on alternate days can be applied. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah explained that the first option for tadika with a large number of […]

Kindergartens urged to comply with SOPs

KUCHING: The reopening of kindergartens (tadika) in Sarawak on July 1 must be in compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that on Monday, her ministry presented the SOPs to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), which had given the green […]

Inculcate good hygiene practices in children

KUALA LUMPUR: Parents need to inculcate the importance of good hygiene and social distancing practices in their children before preschools and kindergartens reopen in two weeks’ time. Children are certainly excited to see their friends again after being apart for almost three months following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18, […]

Preschools, kindergartens to reopen on July 1

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to reopen preschools and kindergartens from July 1, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the opening as well as the related standard operating procedure (SOP) were tabled by the Education Ministry (KPM) at the special ministerial meeting today. He added that the move […]

Heed MoE’s advice, private kindergartens told

SIBU: Private kindergartens are advised to obey the instructions of the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE). Sibu District Education office supervisor for private school management unit, Lolita Jimmy Jalil, advised private kindergartens to refer to the School Opening Management Guidelines and to comply with standard operating procedure (SOP) requirements.  “Private kindergartens can begin to clean […]

S’wak finalising SOPs for tadika

KUCHING:  The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry is finalising its standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the resumption of tadika (kindergartens and pre-schools) in Sarawak. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the ministry was waiting for the announcement of the SOPs for tadika resumption from the federal government. She said it […]

Ministry to refine SOP for tadika reopening

KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK) is fine-tuning the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the resumption of tadika (kindergartens). KWKPK Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah emphasised that although taska (nurseries) had been allowed to resume operations starting June 9, tadika still could not be reopened just yet. “Due […]

Preschools to stay closed after CMCO

KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that all taska (nurseries) and tadika (kindergartens) are still not allowed to operate until the directive on their resumption is given after the conditional movement control order (CMCO). In preparation for the reopening of preschools after the CMCO, she said […]

Grant for nurseries, kindies

KUCHING: The state government has approved the usage of the Special Annual Grant (GTK) for two additional purposes to reduce the burden of operators of registered taska (nurseries) and tadika (kindergartens) in Sarawak, which were closed during the movement control order (MCO) and conditional MCO periods. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister […]