(Prof Kenneth Poon, Dean, Education Research, Centre Director, Centre for Research in Child Development, NIE, NTU & J R Karthikeyan (Karthik), Chief Executive Officer, AWWA)
Summary: The podcast discussed about inclusion for preschool children with development needs as well as the inclusive preschool education landscape in Singapore. Karthik shared more about Kindle Garden and how both typically developing children and children with additional needs together benefit from an inclusive environment from a young age. In addition to its regular curriculums, Kindle Garden integrates embedded programmes that foster a culture of embracing differences, teaching children the values of inclusivity and understanding. They further discussed what parents can do to help their children with developmental needs who are in mainstream schools and find it difficult to make friends.

Tune in to the podcast here.