The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) has apologised for not getting the management of Kinderland Woodlands Mart to immediately remove their teacher who was under investigation for the ill-treatment of a child. In their statement on Monday (Sept 4), ECDA CEO Tan Chee Wee said the agency has taken firm actions against the preschool and staff involved for the breach...
The Early Childhood Development Agency has apologised for not getting the management of Kinderland Woodlands Mart to immediately remove their teacher who was under investigation for the ill-treatment of a child.
In their statement, ECDA also provided an update on their investigations into the incidents at two Kinderland centres. It has also placed all preschools under Kinderland on close monitoring and will "conduct more frequent unannounced checks on their classroom management practices". ECDA has issued this teacher a warning, and has required her to be placed under close supervision for three months and attend refresher training on child management strategies.
She added that the teacher who filmed the videos was right to do so, especially as a "last resort" if the principal refuses to take feedback seriously.
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