Abstract
To describe the current status of substitute care services for young children in Singapore, this article highlights the country’s overall structure of the existing alternate care service system, cultural and societal perspectives about early childhood care and education, and unique features of the service delivery system. Challenges to enhance the quality of substitute child care services and future possibilities in Singapore are also discussed.
Highlights
Singapore, a small, densely populated island country situated in South East Asia, has been recognized as one of the most affluent and stable countries in the world [1]
Challenges to enhance the quality of substitute child care services and future possibilities in Singapore are discussed
A small, densely populated island country situated in South East Asia, has been recognized as one of the most affluent and stable countries in the world [1]
Summary
A small, densely populated island country situated in South East Asia, has been recognized as one of the most affluent and stable countries in the world [1]. Though it is generally agreed that care provided by parents/guardians in the early years of a child is the best way to lay a good foundation for a child’s life, staying at home to look after one’s own children is not an option that everyone can take. For parents who both work, they have to consider sending their young children to substitute care services. These special challenges Singapore is facing suggest that the issue of providing education and services for young children should be examined more closely.
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