Janil Puthucheary on abrupt closure of Little Professors Learning Centre and governance of Student Care Centres

Following the termination of Little Professors Learning Centre Pte Ltd (LPLC), which operated school-based Student Care Centres (SCCs) and Kindergarten Care (KCare) centres, all affected schools have been able to continue providing after-school care for students. Senior Minister of State for Education Janil Puthucheary said this in parliament on Monday (Mar 2) in reply to MPs' questions. He added that school staff who have put in additional contributions during this interim period will be recognised. He said the Ministry of Education (MOE) has started sourcing for new SCC and KCare operators in the affected schools. As part of the selection process, operators have to demonstrate adequate financial standing before they are considered. He also noted that before this incident with LPLC, MOE has not had cause to terminate the services of any school-based SCC and KCare operator.