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Daycare dilemma


Caught in a bind: Siti Asa registered her ‘taska rumah’ in Pandan Indah in 2017 but her new application for approval was rejected by Ampang Jaya Municipal Council. – SS KANESAN/The Star

Home-based operators fear they have to close down as they cannot meet strict new regulations set by the Welfare Department, and it will impact parents who rely on these centres.

At THE height of the Covid-19 pandemic and with most parents working from home, many institution-based children’s daycare centres were told to close.

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