SINGAPORE - Her mother was a kindergarten teacher and Mrs Janice Bay knew from a young age that she wanted to be a kindergarten teacher too, having watched and accompanied her mother through the years.
She was among 22 educators and centres who received their Early Childhood Development Agency Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Development from Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee. "I would stay for both sessions every day, join in her staff meetings and lesson preparations, and got to know the environment and staff very well," said Mrs Bay, 31, who is expecting her first child.
She recounted an incident where her patience and pedagogy resulted in a unique experience for her pupils. A child had brought a leaf into class which he kept in the classroom for a week, and it became a"prized item that all the kids would check on every day", she said.