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End of the road for small pre-schools in churches?
These non-profit centres closing amid falling enrolment, competition from large operators
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Faith-based pre-schools have been around for decades, but many are shutting their doors in the face of difficulties and dwindling enrolment.
Set up from the 1970s to 1990s mostly by churches as ministries to provide affordable and accessible education, these non-profit centres are facing intense competition today from larger operators, which benefit from government funding and economies of scale.
