New kindergartens, daycare centres to support working parents
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A total of seven new kindergartens and four new daycare centres throughout Sarawak have begun operating this year, starting from January. Among them are Sedidik Taman Merdang Kindergarten, Samarahan, Sedidik BDA Bintulu Kindergarten, Star Wonderland Kuching Kindergarten, Super Good Kids Samarahan Kindergarten, Mutiara Kasih Samarahan Kindergarten, Sedidik Rumah Seliau Selangau Kindergarten, Sedidik Long […]
Third playschool plan to meet growing demand
KUCHING: A new Taska Qaseh Laila 3 will be established to meet a growing demand from working parents. According to the founder of Taska Qaseh Laila 1 & 2, Salmah Ibrahim, the new centre, will provide much-needed childcare services to the young working parents returning to work after the pandemic. “The pandemic has had a […]
Breastfeeding: Ministry eyes more workplace nurseries
SIBU: Women, Early Childhood, and Community Well-being Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said ten workplace nurseries have been established in the state. She said in complementing the Ministry of Health’s efforts on promoting, protecting, and supporting breastfeeding her ministry had been actively encouraging government or private departments to create nurseries in the workplace. According […]
Kindergarten to benefit Kampung Buntal folk
KUCHING: The Tadika Sedidik construction project in Kampung Buntal will benefit the local residents. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Assistant Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said that once the project was completed, the villagers would be able to send their children to the kindergarten. […]
Pandemic putting strain on autistic children and their parents
KUCHING: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been unsettling on mothers and since the day online lessons were introduced by the Ministry of Education (MoE). Juggling between daily work and childcare, the closure of schools has been seen as an unfavourable move, especially by mothers with special needs children. Evahaizura Husaini, mother of seven-year-old […]
Who will take care of the kids?
KUCHING: The closure of childcare centres nationwide had raised some concerns pertaining to children whose parents both work. The concerns came up as soon as the prime minister ordered such centres closed to deal with the Covid-19 outbreak. In response, Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah came […]
