To address the stress preschool educators face, which could have led to child mistreatment, there are measures to support them, including raising their salaries and improving their work conditions, says Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling.
“They have been dedicating their time and energies in caring and nurturing our children, putting the children’s well-being as the top priority.”
“This incident and the others at the Kinderland centres should not have happened. Our children deserve to grow up, learn play in a safe and nurturing environment."Kinderland Woodlands abuse cases: Operator fined S$5,000; ECDA admits it should have removed teacher earlierMs Sun on Monday acknowledged that some members were concerned that the “heavy” workload for educators contributes to their stress and could lead to such “adverse incidents”.
“We do so because we recognise and take pride in the improvements in the training and professionalism of our 24,000-strong workforce over the years, and want to retain the good quality educators that we have and attract more to join,” she said. . This major change, announced in July this year, was to enable educators to have “better work-life balance and sufficient rest to recharge”. It will take effect from Jan 1, 2025.
On the part of operators, she said they must take the lead in supporting the well-being of their employees. “We encourage educators who may feel overwhelmed to have open communication with their centre leaders or management on their work commitments and well-being,” she added.
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