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SINGAPORE - NTUC First Campus (NFC) plans to support an estimated 2,500 low-income families this year through a $350,000 Food and Nutrition Programme. It aims to support families with a monthly household income below $4,500 - or monthly per capita incomes below $1,125 - and with a child enrolled in any one of NFC's over 140 My First Skool pre-school centres. The programme, which involves food packs as well as health and nutrition workshops, is funded by donors to NFC's Bright Horizons Fund, which include investment holding company Pavilion Capital, chief executive officer (CEO) and executiv...

7 pre-schools to have in-school support for children with developmental needs Toggle share menu Advertisement An early childhood educator with her students. (File Photo: TODAY) 30 Apr 2021 06:10PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) will roll out measures to enhance inclusion and support for children with developmental needs, including the pilot for an Inclusive Support Programme (InSP). Some children with developmental needs travel from pre-school in the morning to the Early Intervention Programme for Infants a...

SINGAPORE - To cultivate an appreciation of Total Defence, more than 35,000 children from some 500 pre-school centres are making artworks as part of their lessons leading up to Total Defence Day on Feb 15. Called Our Hopes, Our Singapore Art Jam, the programme aims to teach children the importance of Total Defence, its six pillars and how every Singaporean plays a part in building a strong, secure and cohesive nation, including the fight against Covid-19, said Safra in a statement on Thursday (Feb 11). The collaboration between Safra and the Association of Early Childhood and Training Service...

SINGAPORE - Children of low-income families attending NTUC pre-schools will receive a one-time $400 top-up to their Child Development Account (CDA) from May this year. In addition, one member of each of these 4,000 families will receive a sponsored NTUC membership, said NTUC First Campus (NFC) in a statement on Tuesday (Feb 9). NFC, which operates My First Skool and Little Skool-House, said the initiatives are part of its efforts to give low-income families and their children additional support and a good start to the Chinese New Year. In order to qualify, families must have a monthly househ...

The New Paper NTUC First Campus to loan iPads to help kids bridge digital divide Madam Susilawati Thamrin and her five-year-old daughter Alesha Nur Shareefa Haminorrashid, who attends a My First Skool centre in Toa Payoh, will benefit from the Digital Kampung Programme next year. The initiative is fully supported by a $250,000 donation from the FairPrice Foundation. PHOTO: NTUC FIRST CAMPUS Pre-school operator NTUC First Campus will loan iPads to help more than 2,000 low-income families over three years AMELIA TENG, EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT 0 Engagements NTUC First Campus (NFC) will loan iPads...