Pre-school teacher fired after alleged inappropriate child handling

ECDA separately looking into feedback from two other parents at the same centre

- Syarafana Shafeeq

A teacher has been fired from a My First Skool pre-school centre in Tampines following a report of alleged inappropriate child management.

The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) received a report from the pre-school on Sept 26, and told The Straits Times it is separately looking into feedback from two other parents at the same centre.

The centre removed the teacher from care and teaching duties on Sept 24, and her employment was terminated on Sept 27.

The exact school location and the parents cannot be named, as it could lead to the identification of the affected child, which is not allowed under the Children and Young Persons Act.

The police have confirmed that investigations are ongoing.

A spokeswoman for NTUC First Campus, which manages My First Skool, said that the teacher's approach to managing children was "not aligned with its teaching and care standards".

In response to queries from ST, she said the centre received feedback from a parent about a teacher on Sept 21, and the teacher was assigned non-teaching duties during the investigation.