Early childhood education providers are actively recruiting teachers to meet the increased demand, dangling competitive pay packages and better welfare benefits.
SINGAPORE: Mr Soh Wee Seng sends his nine-month-old son to infant care, knowing that his child will be in the trained hands of early childcare educators while he and his wife are at work.
“With infant care education, I believe my child will grow up and be more proficient in whatever he does, and also not be so introverted.” “The take up has increased by close to 10 per cent, compared to the same time last year. And we see more enquiries, especially for the infant care services in some of our centres,” she added.
Beyond the standard qualifications, Little Skool-House said it wants candidates with passion and who want to work in the sector.PRESCHOOLS MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS “But we see the trend now of more grandparents returning to the workforce or maybe pursuing their passions, and also a recent shortage in getting new domestic helpers into Singapore. So parents are having difficulty finding alternative care.”
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