Closure of Bt Merah pre-school - most affected children have secured places at other centres

Most of the affected children from Beyond Social Services' (BSS) preschool have found places in other centres, following the agency's move to close the school at the end of 2025.

- Syarafana Shafeeq

Of the 14 enrolled children, six will graduate from the pre-school, known as Healthy Start Child Development Centre (HSCDC), by the end of 2025 and are unaffected by the closure.

Of the remaining eight, seven children have found places at alternative pre-schools or secured care arrangements, with help from BSS and the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA).

BSS and ECDA gave these figures on Nov 13 in response to queries 1 from The Straits Times.

BSS had announced in October that HSCDC will shut down oper, ations at the end of 2025 due to declining enrolment.