A look back at 2019: Quality pre-school education regardless of household income

Boosting support for pre-school education and the move to implement a system where secondary school students take subjects at differing levels in place of academic streaming were two major shifts in Singapore's education space this year

Left: A class at an MOE-run kindergarten in Punggol. By around 2025, eight in 10 young children should have a place in more affordable government-supported pre-schools. ST FILE PHOTO KidStart home visitor Lee Wei Qi with 19-month-old Ae'dan Raphael a
A class at an MOE-run kindergarten in Punggol. By around 2025, eight in 10 young children should have a place in more affordable government-supported pre-schools. ST FILE PHOTO
Left: A class at an MOE-run kindergarten in Punggol. By around 2025, eight in 10 young children should have a place in more affordable government-supported pre-schools. ST FILE PHOTO KidStart home visitor Lee Wei Qi with 19-month-old Ae'dan Raphael a
Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo with a PAP Community Foundation (PCF) Sparkletots pupil in 2016. The MOE kindergartens also tie up with Early Years Centres, which are operated by PCF Sparkletots. ST FILE PHOTO
Amelia Teng
Education Correspondent
Updated
Dec 17, 2019, 02:34 PM
Published
Dec 17, 2019, 05:00 AM
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At this year's National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced bold plans to make good-quality pre-school education more accessible and affordable.

The monthly income ceiling for additional pre-school subsidies for families would be raised from next year, as would the quantum of the subsidies.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 17, 2019, with the headline Quality pre-school education regardless of household income . Subscribe

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