Early childhood programme KidStart to expand nationwide by 2025

Under KidStart’s revised approach, Priya Latha Mahendran, 33, will receive support from Pearl Goh, one of the programme’s practitioners. -KIDTSTART SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE: More children from lower-income homes will receive help over the next two years from a programme to support their development.

Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling announced on Jan 26 that KidStart, which provides support in areas like nutrition and parenting strategies, will be expanded to nine more towns by 2025.