Pre-school's licence revoked after probe into incidents of child mismanagement

The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) has revoked the licence of a pre-school in Seletar Hills Estate after concluding its investigation into child mismanagement incidents that first came to light in February 2024.

- Ian Cheng

In its statement on Jan 24, ECDA, the government agency that oversees kindergartens and childcare centres here, said it has revoked the licence of GU+MMI Smart Kids with effect from Jan 2.

The pre-school was not named in earlier reports as it could lead to the identification of the two affected children, who were reportedly locked in a dark room and subjected to corporal punishment by their teachers.

ECDA said the three teachers involved were suspended from Feb 26, 2024, and subsequently dismissed. They are also barred from working in the pre-school sector.