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More men wanted as pre-school teachers even as numbers rise
They can bring different strengths and perspectives, help fill sector's growing need for educators, says ECDA
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Mr Kevin Teo, 36, an English teacher at My First Skool at Block 82 Strathmore Avenue, reading a book with the children. "Being the only male figure here, it helps the children to have interactions with male adults, because when they go outside it's not just females," he says.
PHOTO: NTUC FIRST CAMPUS' MY FIRST SKOOL
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The number of male pre-school educators in Singapore has risen from 114 in 2016 to about 160 last year, with the recruitment of more teachers to fill a growing need as more parents seek full-day places for their children in pre-schools.
The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), responding to queries from The Straits Times, said the sector needs more educators. It added that it "welcomes more men to consider a career in the early childhood sector".
