Call for free government childcare for B40 mums


Mangaleswary addressing the woes of B40 single mothers who have to go to work and cannot afford childcare fees.

THE Welfare Department (JKM) should set up free childcare centres for children of working B40 parents, says a Perak non-governmental organisation (NGO).

Ipoh Family Wellness Club president P. Mangaleswary said this was one way to tackle the issue of poor single mothers who could not afford to send their children to private childcare centres.

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