Minister assures parents most nursery, kindergarten staff vaccinated
KUCHING: Nurseries and kindergartens in Sarawak are permitted to open on June 29 under strict compliance of Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs). “These nurseries cater to the children of parents working in essential services such those in the manufacturing, construction, financial services and its chain of supply, municipal and local government services; telecommunication and digital […]
Nurseries for children of frontliners, essential service workers open
KUCHING: From tomorrow onwards (May 5), certain registered nurseries (taska) in the red districts will be allowed to operate. These nurseries cater to children whose parents are categorised as frontliners and essential service workers only. Minister of Welfare, Community, Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah revealed that following the announcement of […]
Kemas kindergartens, nurseries opens on Monday
BETONG: A total of 1,343 preschoolers under the Betong Community Development Department (Kemas) will begin their school sessions next week. According to Betong Kemas officer Md Asdi Hamdi, Kemas will reopen its kindergartens (tabika) and nurseries (taska) throughout Betong in line with the reopening of schools nationwide, starting March 1. “A total of 46 tabika […]
None of kindergartens to operate at full capacity due to fears
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The reopening of kindergartens and child-care centres in the green zones of Sarawak beginning on Tuesday has met with mixed responses and reviews. A survey among kindergarten teachers and parents revealed that almost all kindergartens are not operating at full capacity at the moment because there are lingering fears concerning the safety of […]
Ensuring child centres’ safety
KUCHING: To ensure the safety of the children, childcare centres (Taska) and kindergartens (Tadika) are required to comply with the new standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines and must fill in the Consolidate Form to ease the process of registration in setting up these institutions. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk […]
Kindergartens back in business
schools finally reopened after almost four months of closure due to the movement control order (MCO). While most parents are still sceptical about sending their children to school, the kids themselves are excited to be able to meet their friends. Kids excited, parents anxious Schools are usually clamouring with voices and laughters of children enjoying […]
2,385 out of 2,865 kindies resume classes
KUCHING: A total of 2,385 out of 2,865 kindergartens statewide or 83.4 percent resumed operation on Wednesday (July 1), said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “From the 480 kindergartens which have yet to open, 461 of them are under the Community Development Department (Kemas) and 19 are […]
Over RM14m disbursed to preschools
KUCHING: The state’s Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry have disbursed a total of RM14.05 million to 2,932 registered tadika operators in Sarawak. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the special annual grant was to subsidise the tadika operator’s operation cost and purchase of hygiene equipment for their premises in compliance […]
Follow SOPs, says Fatimah
MIRI: All kindergarten operators have been reminded to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) including disinfecting their premises and ensuring social distancing. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah gave the advice yesterday morning (Wednesday, July 1) after conducting a brief visit to Tadika Astana in Piasau […]
RM6m spent to prepare kindies for reopening
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Rural Development allocated RM6 million to disinfect and prepare equipment at all Department of Community Development (Kemas) kindergartens and child care centres nationwide as a precautionary measure against Covid-19, said Rural Development Minister Datuk Dr Abd Latiff Ahmad. He said the Kemas kindergartens and child care centres would use the rotation attendance system, whereby only […]
