低收入家庭的孩童有优先入园权—访教育部教育服务司司长姚德蓉

Children from Low-Income Familiesto Have Priority

低收入家庭的孩童将有优先权进入教育部幼稚园。教育部15所幼稚园将拨三分之一的学额给这些孩童。这种容纳不同经济背景孩童于一园学习的做法，有助培养孩子的成长。
教育部教育服务司司长姚德蓉以电邮书面回复本刊透露上述消息。
她说，教育部将紧密与幼儿培育署合作，并汇集更多家长及相关者的意见，以便更好地策划和发展未来的学前教育。
她说，教育部将在未来几年试办15所幼稚园，为五岁及六岁孩童提供素质既高，家长又负担得起的学前教育。教育部也将与幼教业者共享教学资源，互相交流优秀教学法，合力提高新加坡的幼教素质。

Children from low-income families will have priority in the 15 kindergartens to be established by the Ministry of Education (MOE). “We are giving priority admission for one-third of the places to children from low-income families. Having a good mix of family backgrounds is important to help children from different socio-economic backgrounds interact with one another.”
Mrs Loke-Yeo Teck Yong, Director, Education Services, MOE revealed this to EduNation in an e-mail interview.