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NTUC First Campus employee recognised with the Friends of MSF Award
Deniece Bidhiya (middle, back row) received the Friends of MSF Award at the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s Volunteer & Partner Awards 2024 event. Deniece Bidhiya, a dedicated member of our Child Support Services team, has been recognised with…
NTUC First Campus rolls out socio-emotional modules for low-income children to equip them for primary school
Kalila and her family at her Kindergarten graduation ceremony When Kalila Binte Herman was in Nursery 2 two years ago, she faced challenges in language and literacy. She had difficulties recognising letters and their sounds, struggled to write, and needed…
Tips from NTUC First Campus’s Lead Therapist to Ensure Every Child is Coping in School
While every parent is busy making last-minute preparations to ensure their children are ready for the school year, parents with special-needs children face another conundrum – whether to enrol their child into a mainstream or Special Education (SPED) school. In…
Celebrating 15 years of creating bright futures for children and families from disadvantaged backgrounds
NTUC First Campus’s Chief Child Support Officer Louisa Chng (left) and Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How (seated, centre) at a Bright Horizons Fund event held at the Singapore Discovery Centre. When Muhammad Adam Muhammad Faizil, a…
NTUC First Campus’s Senior Occupational Therapist advocates early recognition and support for children with Sensory Processing Disorder
In an article on CNA Online, Evelyn Chan, a Senior Occupational Therapist at NTUC First Campus‘s (NFC) Child Support Services Department, shed light on the often misunderstood Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) in children. Emphasising the importance of early recognition and intervention, Evelyn also highlighted the challenges parents…
NTUC First Campus’s Bright Horizons Fund broadens the horizons of children from disadvantaged backgrounds through educational experiences
Bright Horizons Fund’s Chairman and Senior Minister of State for Defence Mr Heng Chee How (front centre, in green) poses with beneficiaries at a FAST event held at the Singapore Discovery Centre on 5 August 2023. On Saturday (5 Aug),…
NTUC First Campus supports preschoolers’s socio-emotional development through classroom programmes and modules
At NTUC First Campus (NFC), we support children every step of the way, including helping them make the leap to primary school. While the Covid-19 pandemic and its preventive measures have limited children’s social interactions and thus negatively affected the…
NTUC First Campus partners Singapore Artistes Association to empower children from underprivileged backgrounds through dance
For the first time, the annual Super Baby dance competition organised by the Singapore Artistes Association (SAA) featured a non-competitive performance by preschool children. SAA partnered NTUC First Campus (NFC) to empower 24 children from underprivileged backgrounds, providing them with…
NTUC First Campus boosts inclusivity with new in-class Development Support Specialist programme for preschool children with developmental needs
Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Social and Family Development (in the middle), engages 4-year-old Evelyn Lai (far left, first row) in an activity sorting colours, alongside Ms Vishaalini Vasanthanathan, Development Support Specialist,…
How NTUC First Campus levels the field for disadvantaged children
Picture: Channel NewsAsia A Channel NewsAsia documentary delving into whether inequality is exacerbated in Singapore schools featured NTUC First Campus’s (NFC) Child Support Model, and how it closes the gap by enabling children from disadvantaged backgrounds to benefit from a…
Cultivating a love of reading through the gift of books
Mr Heng Chee How, Chairman of Bright Horizons Fund (BHF) launched the ‘BHF Book Hamper’ initiative at My First Skool at Blk 19 Jalan Sultan. On 1 February 2023, Mr Heng Chee How, Chairman of Bright Horizons Fund (BHF), NTUC…
NTUC Campus’s preschools offer holistic and up-to-date programmes, ensuring high-quality preschool education
Picture: BERITA Mediacorp The government is committed to giving every child a good start in life, regardless of their background, and so is NTUC First Campus. My First Skool, operated by NTUC First Campus, was featured in the first part…
NTUC First Campus’ Child Support Model successfully levels the playing field for children ahead of primary school
Guest of Honour NTUC Secretary-General Mr Ng Chee Meng (centre) interacts with Kindergarten 1 children at My First Skool at 505 Yung An Road. A three-year research study by preschool operator NTUC First Campus (NFC) and the National Institute of…
NTUC First Campus (NFC) Expands Child Support Model to Include Support for Mental Well-being
In line with the increase in national awareness of mental well-being in Singapore, NFC’s Child Support Services (CSS) Department has included Mental Health support under its Child Support Model. With the larger goal of strengthening the resilience of staff and…
My First Skool Supports Diverse Developmental Needs through the Inclusive Support Programme (InSP)
Ms Rachel Lim, Early Interventionist at NTUC First Campus’ Child Support Services department (centre), is engaging two children in an activity at My First Skool at Block 406 Woodlands. Two My First Skool pre-school centres have rolled out the Inclusive…