Each childminder will care for one to three infants at any one time.
Ms Jessica Ng, who is one of the childminders in the pilot, started being a nanny in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the pilot, they can choose the number of days a week they need help and opt for more flexible hours. At infant care centres, parents usually leave their children there for a fixed period of time., which will run for three years, was announced in March by Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling.
The Tampines East and Nee Soon East community centres have been identified as suitable spaces, ECDA said. The childminding services during these time periods are subsidised, costing $16.50 for five hours and $33 for 10 hours.If they need the services for more than 10 hours, or if they require childminding services outside of 7am to 7pm on weekdays, they can make separate arrangements with the operators, based on regular rates. The three operators currently also provide childminding services outside of the pilot.
EduNanny told The Straits Times it aims to have more than 120 full-time childminders to look after more than 300 infants in 2025. It currently has 10 trained childminders available for when the pilot starts on Dec 1. The decision was an easy one, as she had always dreamed about venturing into the early childhood sector. She was saving up to study for a diploma in early childhood education, but realised childminding was an ideal alternative.
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