Kinderland saga: How can preschool educators get classroom management right? | Heart of the Matter

The preschool sector has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks, after videos of Kinderland teachers allegedly mistreating their young charges went viral. What are the challenges teachers face in classroom management? How are rules and guidelines applied on the ground? Steven Chia puts these questions to Caroline Seng, director of professional development and standards at the Early Childhood Development Agency, Cara Lee, deputy director at the Anglican Preschool Services and Fiona Cher, a mother of two preschool children who works for a company that does background checks.

0:25 Intro
1:36 Initial reaction to Kinderland child abuse cases
3:20 A need to review centre's practices?
4:45 Betraying a parent's trust
5:38 Steps taken to reassure parents
8:18 Is classroom management subjected to each centre's own policy?
9:39 Balancing expectations
12:17 The ECDA Code of Practice
13:26 Training for preschool teachers
16:15 Would more manpower help?
20:48 To what extent can foreigners help plug the gap?
21:50 Is there a need for compulsory background checks on preschool teachers?
24:23 What can we learn from the Kinderland saga
28:05 Outro

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