Mission I’mPossible Two
The sequel to our 2009 pilot, which was scaled up by the government
Set-up of Child Development Unit inside S’pore’s largest preschool operator
To be launched at 16 preschools over 4 years
Providing in-preschool screening of and support for children with developmental needs, from 2 months old.
This pilot programme seeks to demonstrate how education, healthcare, and social services can be integrated and delivered out of the one place that is natural to the lives of families with young children – the preschool.
It provides earlier identification of and intervention for children with developmental needs, from as young as 2 months old. It involves the establishment of a School-based Child Development Unit (SCDU) at PCF with the support of KKH; the set-up of Parents’ Circles of Support, a support network run by the preschool’s social workers; and new processes for universal surveillance and systematic screening of growth and development in children.
Coming a decade after Mission I’mPossible 1, which was scaled up by the government nation-wide and renamed the Development Support-Learning Support (DSLS) Programme, the Mission I’mPossible 2 pilot will be launched in 16 PCF preschools gradually over four years.
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Mission: I’m Possible
An early detection and intervention programme that has since been scaled-up nationwide by the government and is now known as the Development Support and Learning Support Programme.
Starting Well Index & Vital Voices for Vital Years
An assessment of early childhood education systems around the world.