Rebuilt Sparkletots Joo Chiat provides accessible pre-school option in private estate

The Straits Times04-28

SINGAPORE - A rebuilt PAP Community Foundation (PCF) Sparkletots centre in Joo Chiat will make early childhood education more accessible to those living in Marine Parade, said Minister for Culture, ...

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PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMore than $2 million was raised to tear down the more than 50-year-old building and to rebuild it from scratch. Meanwhile, the ageing lease was renegotiated with the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and eventually came to include an adjacent parcel of land to expand the pre-school’s outdoor play area, said Mr Tong. \nThe new campus sits on a 1,928 square metre plot of land, compared with the previous 1,347 sq m, while its outdoor area has more than doubled to 820 sq m. \n\n\n\nThe larger outdoor space meant the school could launch an enhanced outdoor learning programme, run by the Character and Leadership Academy (CLA), which includes a mini obstacle course, nature trails and animal care.   \nMr Tong hopes to bring this programme to other PCF Sparkletots kindergartens in Marine Parade. \nWhile the new premises were completed in 2020, enrolment was initially small due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It now has 107 children.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nThe larger outdoor space meant the school could launch an enhanced outdoor learning programme, which Minister Edwin Tong (right) hopes to bring to other PCF Sparkletots kindergartens in Marine Parade. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMs June Lee, 38, has two children enrolled at Sparkletots @ Joo Chiat. She said they enjoy the outdoor activities, such as gardening and an outdoor musical wall – a display of pots, pans and upcycled cans for children to make music with. \n“There is a lot of learning happening here, whether it is indoors or outdoors,” she said.\nThe pre-school’s donors include Musim Mas, a palm oil company which gave $300,000 to the bursary, and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng, who contributed to the new campus. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMusim Mas chief financial officer Alvin Lim (left) presenting a $300,000 donation to Mr Tong for the school’s bursary. Also present is CLA chief executive Delane Lim. 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