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Class chasm: The wide gap between the development of children from affluent middle-class families and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds in recent years has caused concern that children are entering formal education on an unequal footing.

The quality of preschool education in Singapore today is tied to price. What does that mean for children rich and poor when starting well is crucial to their development?

SIX-YEAR-OLD Lim Qi uses her iPad to watch her favourite cartoon.

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