Student Care Centres Outside School Premises

Mr Yee Jenn Jong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the current number of student care centres which operate outside of the school premises; (b) how has the number of such centres changed over the past five years; and (c) what is the number of such centres that have ceased operations over the past five years.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: Student Care Centres (SCCs) provide before- and after-school care for children aged seven to 14. SCCs that administer the Student Care Fees Assistance are registered with MSF.

Today, there are 409 SCCs registered with MSF, of which 329 operate outside of school premises. The number of such centres ranged from 307 to 373 over the last five years. MSF does not have the breakdown of the reasons behind the centres' decisions not to re-register to administer the Student Care Fees Assistance.