200 childcare centres planned over next 5 years

Some 200 new childcare centres will be built over the next five years, as part of the Government's drive to coax more women back into the workforce.

To be built mostly in Housing Board estates, they will provide places for some 14,000 to 20,000 children, and add to the 950 or so childcare centres across Singapore.

The plans, back a larger aim to boost local manpower as outlined in the Budget that Parliament has just passed.

'Childcare is a very important facet of work-life balance, and women cannot go back to work if there are no proper caregiving facilities for their children,' Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Halimah Yacob said.

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