POSITIONING FOR EARLY DETECTION & INTERVENTION
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
ESTHER SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRE
Our 5th Seniors Activity Centre located
at Blk 61 Strathmore Avenue #01-02
opened its doors in May 2018. The
centre aims to reach out in partnership
with the community to engage and
support the elderly aged 50 and above
to age-in-place for as long as possible,
by enabling the elderly to lead active
and meaningful lives.
PARENTSPLUS
ABCD (ABECEDARIAN BASED CHILD
DEVELOPMENT) KID’S PROGRAMME
PARENTSPLUS is an Irish charity that
has developed five evidence-based
parenting course promoting confidence,
learning and positive behavior in children
and adolescents. Four staff attended
the Facilitator Training in Early Years
and Children’s programme organized
by Filos Community Services. The first
group of parent training is scheduled to
be conducted in mid-November 2018
and with more runs in 2019.
The Early Childhood Development
Agency (ECDA), in collaboration with
Temasek Foundation Cares, will pilot
Abecedarian Based Child Development
Kid’s Programme (ABCD). The prog-
ramme aims to better support the early
development of infants and toddlers
from low-income families in selected
preschools. PCS is one of the selected
organizations to pilot the programme in
2019. Currently, 22 of PCS staff are trained
in Abecedarian Approach (AA) which
is a set of strong teaching and learning
strategies that build strong adult-child
interactions. The ABCD programme will
be piloted in PCS Woodlands Childcare
and PCS Yishun Childcare is selected to
be the control centre.
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