PCF Sparkletots to double staff development spending to $20m, ease teachers’ admin workload

Singapore’s largest preschool operator will double its investment in staff development to $20 million over three years from 2027.

Published Oct 11, 2026, 12:29 PM

Updated Oct 11, 2026, 12:29 PM

PCF Sparkletots will double staff development spending to $20 million over three years, training about 8,000 educators and 500 leaders in skills, leadership and digital literacy.

It will cut teachers’ admin work with a centralised support model and share classroom and mother tongue resources. It will offer Chinese, Malay and Tamil across its centres from 2027, where there is demand.

PCF is also expanding eldercare, aiming for 25 senior centres by end-2027, including a new active ageing centre at Serangoon Polyclinic.

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s largest preschool operator will double its investment in staff development to $20 million over the next three years, and offer Chinese, Malay and Tamil in all its preschools from 2027 where there is demand.

The PAP Community Foundation (PCF) will also introduce an enhanced centralised model to reduce administrative work across its PCF Sparkletots preschools, so that its educators can focus more on children and teaching.

These were among the initiatives that PCF announced on Oct 11, at a family day event at Mandai Wildlife Reserve to mark its 40th anniversary.

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, who was guest-of-honour at the event, said PCF has over the past 40 years supported more than a million children, served some 30,000 seniors, and empowered more than 46,000 vulnerable beneficiaries.

It today operates close to 350 preschool centres, and is also the Republic’s third-largest senior care provider, with 11 senior care centres and nine active ageing centres.

At the event, PCF Council of Management chairperson Josephine Teo said PCF is doubling its investment in staff development as good teachers make an enormous difference to children’s learning.

“Parents place their trust in PCF Sparkletots during their children’s formative years. We therefore believe in giving all children, regardless of backgrounds, a strong start in pre-school and helping them grow with confidence, said Teo, who is also Minister for Digital Development and Information.

“To do this well, we must develop our teachers and help them be more effective.”

The investment by PCF Sparkletots Preschool will support training and development for around 8,000 educators and 500 leaders, guided by three roadmaps that cover professional skills, leadership and digital literacy.

Apart from giving more children the opportunity to build a foundation in their mother tongue, PCF Sparkletots will also share an internally developed checklist of classroom practices with the wider sector to help other preschool operators support children with diverse learning needs.

PCF Spakletots chief operating officer Marini Khamis said the checklist will include practises such as combining speech with gestures or visuals to support children’s understanding and communication; using emotion charts to help children recognise and express feelings; and providing visual schedules to help them prepare for changes in routines.

Teo said PCF Sparkletots will also continue to share its mother tongue resources with other operators so that their children and educators can likewise benefit. These include its heritage series of resources titled “Let’s Set Off!” that was developed by language specialists, and which have been made available at public libraries.

In his speech, Gan noted that PCF’s announcements come after Prime Lawrence Wong said at his National Day Rally in August that the Government will provide further support for families.

These include a significant expansion to the network of government-supported preschools, as well as a reduction of monthly full-day childcare fees at such preschools to $150. Meanwhile, infant care fees will be reduced to $300, and the fee cuts will be progressively rolled out from 2028.

Alongside this financial support, families need educators and care professionals who understand their children and work closely with them, said Gan, who was previously chairman of the PCF Council.

Currently, PCF Sparkletots’ centre teams manage various operational and administrative tasks alongside their educational and leadership responsibilities.

Under the enhanced centralised model, its centres will get greater support from specialist teams for selected functions, such as parent and enrolment-related enquiries and transactions.

Strengthening senior support

PCF also said it is expanding its eldercare services, with its Sparkle Care arm set to achieve its target of 25 senior care centres and active ageing centres by the end of 2027.

This includes a new active ageing centre at Serangoon Polyclinic to be opened in the first half of 2027, in partnership with the Home Nursing Foundation. Spanning more than 20,000 sq ft, the centre will give seniors in the vicinity greater access to care and wellness services.

Noting that Singapore has in 2026 became a super-aged society - where one in five citizens is older than 65 - Teo said PCF has been growing its network of elder care centres to encourage more seniors to take part in activities that can help them age well.

Besides providing an avenue for seniors to stay connected, these centres also provide more volunteering opportunities for elderly who are active, she added.

“As we look forward to our next chapter, PCF will continue to nurture young minds, promote active ageing and support families,” she said.

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新加坡最大的学前教育运营商将从 2027 年起，在三年内将其员工发展方面的投资增加一倍，达到 2000 万美元。

发布于 2026 年 10 月 11 日下午 12:29

更新于2026年10月11日下午12:29

PCF Sparkletots 将在三年内将员工发展支出增加一倍至 2000 万美元，培训约 8000 名教育工作者和 500 名领导者，提升他们的技能、领导力和数字素养。

它将通过集中支持模式减轻教师的行政工作负担，并共享课堂和母语资源。从2027年起，它将在其所有中心提供中文、马来语和泰米尔语课程，以满足需求。

PCF 也在扩大老年护理服务，目标是在 2027 年底前建成 25 个老年中心，其中包括在实龙岗综合诊所新建一个活跃老龄化中心。

新加坡——新加坡最大的学前教育运营商将在未来三年内将员工发展方面的投资增加一倍，达到 2000 万美元，并从 2027 年起，在有需求的学前教育机构中，在其所有幼儿园提供中文、马来语和泰米尔语课程。

人民行动党社区基金会（PCF）也将引入一种增强的集中式模式，以减少其PCF Sparkletots幼儿园的行政工作，以便其教育工作者能够更加专注于儿童和教学。

这些举措是菲律宾保护基金会 (PCF) 于 10 月 11 日在曼代野生动物保护区举办的家庭日活动上宣布的，该活动旨在庆祝其成立 40 周年。

出席活动的副总理颜金勇表示，过去 40 年来，菲律宾儿童基金会已帮助超过 100 万名儿童，为约 3 万名老年人提供服务，并帮助超过 4.6 万名弱势群体受益。

目前，该公司运营着近 350 家学前教育中心，同时也是爱尔兰共和国第三大老年护理服务提供商，拥有 11 家老年护理中心和 9 家活跃老龄化中心。

在活动中，PCF管理委员会主席杨莉明表示，PCF正在加倍投入员工发展，因为优秀的教师对孩子的学习有着巨大的影响。

“家长们在孩子成长的关键时期信任PCF Sparkletots。因此，我们相信应该让所有孩子，无论出身背景如何，都能在学前教育中打下坚实的基础，帮助他们自信地成长，”同时也是数码发展及新闻部长的张志贤说道。

“要做好这件事，我们必须培养教师，帮助他们提高教学效率。”

PCF Sparkletots Preschool 的这项投资将支持约 8,000 名教育工作者和 500 名领导者的培训和发展，并由涵盖专业技能、领导力和数字素养的三份路线图指导。

除了让更多孩子有机会用母语打好基础外，PCF Sparkletots 还将与更广泛的行业分享内部开发的课堂实践清单，以帮助其他学前教育经营者支持有不同学习需求的孩子。

PCF Spakletots 首席运营官 Marini Khamis 表示，该清单将包括一些做法，例如将语言与手势或视觉效果相结合，以支持儿童的理解和沟通；使用情绪图表帮助儿童识别和表达感受；以及提供视觉时间表，以帮助他们为日常作息的变化做好准备。

张女士表示，PCF Sparkletots 还将继续与其他机构分享其母语资源，以便他们的孩子和教育工作者也能从中受益。这些资源包括由语言专家开发的名为“出发吧！”的系列文化传承资源，该系列资源已在公共图书馆提供借阅。

颜金勇在讲话中指出，人民家庭基金会的声明是在黄循财总理在8月份的国庆群众大会上表示政府将为家庭提供更多支持之后发布的。

这些措施包括大幅扩大政府资助的学前教育机构网络，以及将此类学前教育机构的全日制托儿费用降至每月150美元。同时，婴儿保育费用将降至300美元，并且这些费用削减措施将从2028年起逐步实施。

甘先生曾任菲律宾儿童基金会理事会主席，他表示，除了经济支持外，家庭还需要了解孩子并与他们密切合作的教育工作者和护理专业人员。

目前，PCF Sparkletots 中心团队除了承担教育和领导职责外，还负责管理各种运营和行政任务。

在增强的集中式模式下，各中心将获得专业团队的更多支持，以处理特定职能，例如家长和入学相关的咨询和交易。

加强高层支持

PCF 还表示，它正在扩大其老年护理服务，其旗下的 Sparkle Care 部门计划到 2027 年底实现 25 个老年护理中心和积极老龄化中心的目标。

这其中包括与居家护理基金会合作，在实龙岗综合诊疗所新建一座活跃老龄化中心，预计将于2027年上半年开放。该中心占地超过2万平方英尺，将为附近老年人提供更便捷的护理和健康服务。

张先生指出，新加坡到 2026 年将成为超老龄化社会——五分之一的公民年龄超过 65 岁——PCF 一直在扩大其老年护理中心网络，以鼓励更多老年人参加有助于他们健康老龄化的活动。

她补充说，除了为老年人提供保持联系的途径外，这些中心还为活跃的老年人提供了更多志愿服务的机会。

“展望未来，PCF将继续培养年轻人才，倡导积极老龄化，并为家庭提供支持，”她说道。

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