Japanese startup in joint effort to develop screening tool for kids

A young child engaged in a game at Toy Eight Playground. — Photos: LOW BOON TAT/THE STAR.

MANY parents need extra help to monitor and enhance their child’s development in the early years and to identify the risk factors delaying growth.

Toy Eight, an AI-backed edutech startup from Japan, has introduced the first-ever digital observation- based screening tool that works on a smartphone.