Criteria Used to Identify Locations for Pilot MOE-run Kindergartens

Ms Lee Li Lian asked the Minister for Education what are the criteria used to identify the five locations recently announced for the Ministry's pilot kindergartens and where will the remaining 10 locations be.

Mr Heng Swee Keat: The MOE Kindergartens are pilot kindergartens. Our aim is to provide good and affordable kindergarten education, and enable us to develop teaching and learning resources and best practices to enhance the children’s learning.

We have sited the MOE Kindergartens in HDB estates, to better reach out to children in these areas. The specific locations are based on various factors, such as the profile of the neighbourhood and the infrastructure capacity of the schools. Together, they provide a broad range of conditions useful for our pilot.

For the next 10 pilot MOE Kindergartens that will be set up over the next few years, we will determine their locations after a further study.