School Family Education Programme

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PARENT EDUCATION IN PRE-SCHOOL (PEPS) 6 February
2009 Family Education DepartmentFamily
Development Group Ministry of Community
Development, Youth and Sports
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AGENDA

• Why PEPS?
• What is PEPS?
• How does it work?

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PEPS PILOT SURVEY 2006 KEY FINDINGS
8 in 10 Parents 9 in 10 Pre-school Teachers
Better parent-centre partnership
8 in 10 Parents 8 in 10 Pre-school Teachers
Satisfied with PEPS Programme
8 in 10 Parents 8 in 10 Pre-school Teachers
Effective!
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IMPACT OF PEPSPRE-SCHOOLS ON BOARD

• Year 2005 40 NTUC Childcare Centres
• Year 2006 145 Childcare Centres
• Year 2007 240 Childcare Centres
• Year 2008 316 Childcare Centres and
  Kindergartens

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IMPACT OF PEPS OUTREACH
Total participation as at Dec 05 (Project piloted
in 40 NTUC Childcare Centres) 2,000
Total participation as at Dec 08 (316 Childcare
Centres Kindergartens) 100,000 (increased
50-fold)
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PARENT EDUCATION
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PEPS PILOT PHASE

• An extension of the successful School Family
  Education (SFE) programme in primary secondary
  schools
• Launched in 2005 at 40 NTUC child care centres by
  MOS, Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon

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PEPS OBJECTIVES

• Enhance quality of family life of parents and
  pre-school children by
• Equipping parents with skills and knowledge to
  become effective and loving parents
• Nurturing childrens love for learning, family
  and life
• Facilitating a conducive home environment for
  transmission of positive family values to
  pre-schoolers

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PEPS PROGRAMME
Parents
Children
12 hours (built into curriculum)
12 hours centre-based
8 hrs zonal talks

PSG
Facilitate formation of PSGs Identify groom
parent facilitators
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PEPS EXPANSION - ZONAL TALKS
316 PEPS centres spread across the island
ZONAL TALKS (3-4-hrs)
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Zonal Talk Playtime Galore" - Mar 2008
Zonal Talk "Transiting your Child Effectively to
Primary One - What Parents need to Know" - May
2008 A collaboration with MOE
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In Centre Programme Maximising your Child's
Learning Potential" - Aug 2008 by PCF Nanyang
Education Centre
In Centre Programme "Family Rules Setting A
Family Bonding Workshop" - Nov 2008 by PCF
Sparkletots (Keat Hong and Choa Chu Kang)
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PEPS CURRICULUM

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Kids for Character Educational Package
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PEPS PARTNERS
MCYS
Service Providers
Child care chains / Kindergartens
Child care centres / Kindergartens
Child care centres / Kindergartens
Community
Community
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PEPS PARTNERS ROLES

• Work with PEPS Schools to plan parent programmes
• Administer and monitor programmes
• Provide speakers and notes

MCYS
Service Providers

• Work and coordinate with SP to plan and implement
  programmes
• Publicise programmes to centres and parents

Child care chains / Kindergarten chains

• Provide logistics
• Collate feedback forms and attendance sheet and
  give to SP to tabulate

Child care centres / Kindergartens
Child care centres / Kindergartens
Community
Community
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PEPS FUNDING

• Cost-sharing principle
• - MCYS funds parenting programme
• - PEPS schools co-fund children programme
• Items funded
• - In-centre speaker fee, refreshment, publicity
• - Zonal talk speaker fee, refreshment, venue
  and transport
• PEPS schools could collect nominal fees to defray
  the cost of running PEPS programmes

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OUTCOME INDICATORS
Parent Programme
Children Programme
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MCYS SUPPORT

• Pre-implementation orientation briefings
• Funding
• Centralised evaluation
• MCYS family life education resource materials,
  brochure stand, Parent Programme menu, Parent
  Guide, decal, website (www.family.gov.sg/peps),
  e-newsletter, etc
• Regular sharing sessions with coordinators,
  parent support groups and service provider
• Facilitate formation of PTA/ PSG

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PEPS EVALUATION

• Participants feedback on PEPS programmes
• Half-yearly evaluation on outreach and
  fulfillment of outcome indicators
• Quantitative and qualitative survey on impact of
  PEPS

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APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Pre-school, Kindergartens and service provider
attend recruitment briefing by MCYS on 6 Feb 2009
Download application form from www.family.gov.sg/p
eps and submit to MCYS via email
marianne_ngian_at_mcys.gov.sg or fax to 6354 9868
by 27 Feb 2009. In the meantime, MCYS will look
for a suitable service provider to run PEPS
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APPLICATION PROCEDURES
PEPS schools and service provider commences PEPS
on 1/04/09
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PEPS PARTNERS
Current Service Providers

• Fei Yue Community Services
• Ms Joyce Ang Tel [phone]
• Email joyceang_at_fycs.org
• Focus on the Family Singapore
• Ms Jeannie Cheong Tel [phone]
• Email jeannie_at_family.org.sg
• Regional Training and Resource Centre (RTRC) Asia
• (Only for NTUC Childcare)
• TOUCH Family Services Ms Vivien
  Khong Tel [phone]
• Email familylife_at_touch.org.sg
• AoXiang Counselling Service
• Ms Doris Chin Tel [phone]
• Email chan.dlk130_at_gmail.com

• Morning Star Community Services
• Ms Kelvyanne Teoh Tel [phone]
• Email kelvyanne_at_morningstar.org.sg
• Perdaus
• Ms Juriah Talib Tel [phone]
• Email juriah_at_perdaus.org.sg
• Family Life Society
• Ms Michelle Soliano Tel [phone]
• Email michlew_at_veritas.org.sg
• HOPE Worldwide (Singapore)
• Ms Esther Sui Tel [phone]
• Email esther_sui_at_hopewwsea.org
• Oikos.Community_at_Sengkang Ltd
• Mr Jacky Tan Tel [phone]
• Email jacky_tan_at_oikos.org.sg

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Sharing by Principal
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