‘Even though school has not been open since March, we still had to pay rental for our premises and the teachers’ salaries. The PSU was able to cover at least 30% of those costs and we are so grateful for that, ’ said Eu.
WHEN the movement control order was first announced in March and schools were shut, one kindergarten operator did not foresee that the partial lockdown would last longer than two weeks, let alone over three months.
“So as the days went by and the MCO kept being extended, our worries started to grow as well. Where was the money going to come from?” said Elaine Eu, the 54-year-old owner of Tadika Integrasi Jaya in USJ1, Selangor.
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