Debated in Parliament on 11 Nov 2013.
Mr Sitoh Yih Pin asked the Minister for Education whether all three mother tongue languages of Malay, Mandarin and Tamil will be available at all 15 kindergartens that the Ministry intends to set up in the next few years.
*Note: The Member has given notice of his declaration of interest as both an Executive Committee member and a Council member of the PAP Community Foundation that operates kindergartens in Singapore.*
The five MOE kindergartens commencing operations in 2014 will offer all three official Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) – Chinese, Malay and Tamil. The model of MTL provision may vary depending on the actual enrolment of children who take each of these MTLs at each kindergarten.
Provision of MTLs for the subsequent ten MOE kindergartens will be finalised nearer the date of their commencement, following an assessment of needs.
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