PARENT EDUCATION IN PRE-SCHOOL (PEPS)
Orientation Briefing
8 March 2012
Family Education Department
Family Development Group
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
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AGENDA
AGENDA

An Overview of Family Life Education

About Parent Education in Pre-school (PEPS)

Requirements and Responsibilities of
Stakeholders

Programme Framework and Components

Programme Administration

Funding

Useful Resources
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AN OVERVIEW OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
Family Life Education …
• Focuses on prevention
• Educational effort to strengthen individual and family life through a
family perspective
•
Objective is to enrich
family life
•
Relevant to individuals and families at different
Workplace
and improve the quality of individual and
Community
life stages
School
AN OVERVIEW OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
Parent Education in Pre-school
(PEPS)
Child care
Centres
Kindergartens
School Family Education
(SFE)
Primary
Schools
Secondary
Schools
Junior
Colleges
PARENT EDUCATION IN PRE-SCHOOL
(PEPS)
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OBJECTIVES
Enhance quality of family life of parents and preschool children by:

Equipping parents with skills and knowledge to become
effective and loving parents

Nurturing children’s love for learning and to instill in
them positive values to prepare them for a resilient and
strong family life

Facilitating a conducive home environment for
transmission of positive family values to pre-schoolers
62 New Schools FY2012
435 Existing Pre-schools
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PARTNERSHIP
MCYS works through approved
service providers to implement
PEPS progammes in preschools
MCYS
Service Providers
Childcare Chains/
Kindergartens
Service providers work with
preschools to roll out
programmes to parents
Childcare
Centres/
Kindergartens
Community
Childcare
Centres/
Kindergartens
Community
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
PEPS SCHOOLS
• Assess the needs of parents and plan programmes for
them with service providers (See School Needs Analysis
Survey)
• Encourage parent participation and involvement (See
Parent Involvement Plan with Checklist & Tips)
• Publicise programmes to parents
• Manage parents’ registration and attendance
• Provide logistics (venue, staff, equipment) for in-centre
parenting talks
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
PEPS SCHOOLS
• Provide procurement documentations (e.g.: invoices) to
service providers
• Distribute and collect participant evaluation forms
• Submit event photographs
• Complete programme report (for programmes not in PEPS
menu and for fieldtrips)
• Plan and implement children programme & fieldtrips
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
SERVICE PROVIDERS
• Liaise with MCYS and schools to facilitate smooth
implementation of PEPS
• Provide consultation and programme planning to
meet parents’ and schools’ needs
• Implement family life education programmes for
parents
• Provide content, resources and speakers for PEPS
programmes
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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
SERVICE PROVIDERS
• Collate PEPS programme evaluation forms
• Prepare evaluation summary and reimbursement
documents for submission to MCYS
• Manage and monitor schools’ outcome indicators
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PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK
Parents
12 hours
school-based
+
Children
8 hours
zonal talks
12 hours (built
into curriculum)
PSG
Facilitate formation of PSGs, identify & groom
parent facilitators
PARENT PROGRAMME CONTENT
Child
development
e.g: imparting
values, building
character,
confidence etc
Parenting tips
e.g: effective
discipline,
communication,
improve bonding

Talks on various family life education topics
mentioned above

Workshops & seminars

Fieldtrips (with strong elements of parent
education)

Interactive and experiential activities with
strong elements of parent education
Marriage
enrichment
e.g:
communication
and conflict
resolution
Worklife harmony
e.g: ways to
achieve success
in career and
family

Programmes without a strong parent
education component (e.g. purely
health/sports/arts/recreational
programmes)

Programmes not approved/vetted by
Family Education Department
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SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMES

Common programme menu at PEPS website
(www.peps.sg)

Centre may charge participants a nominal fee

Parents from the community may participate

Field trips (max 3 hours) must be followed by a
debrief/ parenting talk to ensure that parents learn
about parenting tips/skills
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SOME TOPICS OFFERED IN PEPS
Parenting Topics
Parenting with Confidence, 0-5
Effective Discipline
Parent-Child Bonding
Enhancing the Intelligence of your Child
Raising a Compassionate Kid in a Competitive World
Hot Tips on Parenting
Understanding the Love Languages of your Child
How to Talk so Kids will Listen
Parenting 123!
Love Languages – Expressing Love to Your Children
DISC – Parenting by Design
Maximizing your Child’s Learning Potential
Creative Strategies to Boost your Child’s Selfesteem
Preparing your Child for Primary School
How to Teach your Child to make Choices
娃娃亲子班
预备孩子上小一
管教幼儿有妙方
Marriage
Connect2
Communication and Conflict Resolution
父母婚姻如何影响孩子
Love Languages – Expressing Love to Your Spouse
Family
Waste Not, Want Not
Family Field Trips
Family Fun: Setting Rules
Rising in Resilience
Personal Work Life Harmony
Beating Burnout
A Look at the Heart of Success
EXAMPLES OF SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMMES
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ZONAL PROGRAMME
North
Opened to all PEPS
Schools and the
Public
community
PEPS
Schools
East
West
ZONAL TALKS
(3-4 hours)
community
PEPS
Schools
community
PEPS
Schools
Central
South
community
PEPS
Schools
community
PEPS
Schools
“Parenting Talk: Building
Resilience in our Children"
– August 2011 by MCYS
“Parenting as Partners”–
June 2011 by MCYS
“Will You Love Me and
Accept me
Unconditionally?”–
December 2011 by En
Community Services
Society
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Parent Programme
No. of hrs of Family
Life Education
Programmes
Percentage of
participants
Children Programme
20 hrs
12 hours
(12 hrs school-based &
8 hrs zonal talk)
(taught as children
curriculum by teachers)
30% (1st yr)
40% (2nd yr-cumulative)
60% (3rd yr-cumulative)
75% (4th yr and beyondcumulative)
100% of children
aged 3 to 6
Satisfaction
80%
Usefulness
80%
OUTREACH INDICATORS
 Figures are based on children enrolment for the year.
E.g., if children enrolment is 100, total number of parents reached
should be 30 in the first year, 40 in the second year and 60 in the third
year.
 Figures for year 2 and 3 are cumulative, i.e., an additional
10% of parents should be reached in year 2 and additional 20% for
year 3.
 Figures are based on distinctive parents, which are
parents who have attended PEPS programmes for the first time.
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PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION
What Happens After Recruitment?

Letter of Agreement (LOA)

Schools and service providers will work together to
develop yearly programme plan for in-centre
programmes

Schools take ownership of children’s programme and
submit children’s report to MCYS (half-yearly basis)
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PROGRAMME FLOWCHART
(IN-CENTRE PARENTING TALKS)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Carry out school needs analysis
Programme consultation with service provider
Select programme from PEPS menu and schedule talks
Submit programme proposal and materials for programmes not in the
PEPS menu to service provider for MCYS’ approval
6 weeks before
programme
5.
6.
Confirm scheduled programme/speakers
Generate publicity materials together with service provider
4 weeks before
programme
7.
Publicise activity to parents/registration
1 week before
programme
8. Confirm attendance list
9. Prepare logistics
10. Prepare administrative forms
Before FY or > 8 weeks
before programme
Programme day
After programme (within
1 week)
11.
12.
13.
14.
Set up
Manage attendance
Take photographs of event
Evaluation forms (to collect from at least 50% of parent participants)
15. Submit required documents to service provider
16. Feedback
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PROGRAMME FLOWCHART
(FIELD TRIPS)
Before FY or > 8 weeks
before field trip
1.
2.
Consultation with service provider on suitable parenting/ family life
education component to be incorporated into field trip
Submit programme proposal and materials to service provider for MCYS’
approval
6 weeks before field trip
3.
Generate publicity materials together with service provider
4 weeks before field trip
4.
Publicise activity to parents/registration
1 week before field trip
5.
6.
7.
Confirm attendance list
Prepare logistics
Prepare administrative forms
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Set up
Manage attendance
Conduct parent education component
Take photographs of event
Evaluation forms (to collect from at least 50% of parent participants)
Programme day
After field trip (within 1
week)
13. Submit required documents to service provider
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PUBLICITY CHANNELS

PEPS VCD, brochure stand, posters, decal, postcards with
parenting tips

School’s website

Notice board/Newsletters/Tip sheets

Word of mouth

Conduct PEPS programme in conjunction with school events
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PUBLICITY CHANNELS
School Website
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PROGRAMME RESOURCES & MATERIALS

PEPS Starter Kit

PEPS A3 Posters (English & Chinese)
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PEPS Decals

PEPS Postcards (English & Chinese)
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Essential Parenting Tips Booklets
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PEPS VCD

PEPS Brochure Stand
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RESOURCE MATERIALS
Corporate folder
Postcards with parenting tips
Parenting Booklet
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FUNDING
Expenditure
Funding Amount
Total Amount
Remarks
Speakers’ fee
Up to $150/hr
Facilitators’ fee
Up to $100/hr
Publicity
Up to $125 per
programme
Refreshment
Up to $3/pax
Venue*
Up to $400 per
programme
*Only for combined
school prog, one-time
funding per year per
school
Transport*
Up to $100/bus
*Only for field trip, once
per year per school
Admission fee*
Up to $10/pax
*Only for field trip, once
per year per school
Only applicable for
programmes with more
than 30 parent
participants. Max 2
facilitators per
programme.
$1,500 per year
Includes printing of
flyers, posters,
backdrop, speakers’
handouts and evaluation
forms
FUNDING
Note:
1. Facilitators must be involved in the direct facilitation of content related to parenting or
family life education. This excludes responsibilities such as handling registration,
admin briefing for field trips and delivering of topics such as health, arts, sports and
academic.
2. Venue claims are only applicable for combined school programmes with 30 or more
registered participants and at least 75% of these registered participants must turn up
for the programme.
3. For better cost efficiency, schools are advised to run programmes with at least 10 or
more parent participants. Schools are advised to inform their service provider of the
expected number of participants one week prior to the programme and to postpone it if
the number of registered participants falls below 10.
4. PEPS schools may organise one field trip per year. The maximum number of PEPS
hours that they can clock in for field trips is 3 hours. All field trips must include parent
participation with a recommended parent-child ratio of 1: 2.
5. PEPS schools may collect nominal fees to defray the cost of running PEPS
programmes.
REIMBURSEMENT
 Monthly basis
 MCYS disburses fund via service providers
 Must reach MCYS within 15 days after each month e.g.
for April to submit by 15 May
 For Feb reimbursement, must reach MCYS by 10th
March due to close of FY
 School certify the accuracy of invoices and claimssignature of P or VP and school stamp
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REIMBURSEMENT DOCUMENTS
NEEDED FROM SCHOOLS


For In-Centre Parenting Talks
Programme report and email approval from MCYS*.
To be submitted for programmes not included in
PEPS menu.
Evaluation forms for parents. Schools are strongly
encouraged to collect evaluation forms from at least
50% of the parent participants.

Attendance sheet. This includes tracking of
attendance of parents.

Invoices and receipts


For Field Trips
Programme report and email approval from MCYS*.

Evaluation forms for parents. Schools are strongly
encouraged to collect evaluation forms from at least
50% of the parent participants.

Invoices and receipts

Programme materials including slides, speakers’
handouts, tip sheets etc that are related to
parenting/family life education.*

Photographs

Publicity materials*
Speakers/ Facilitators/ Trainers profile*

Programme materials including slides, speakers’
handouts, tip sheets etc.*

Programme photographs

Publicity materials*
*These can be obtained with the help of service provider.
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REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
All documents (slides, required forms, start-up kit) can be downloaded at
www.peps.sg
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USEFUL RESOURCES
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USEFUL RESOURCES
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CONTACTS
For reimbursement enquiries,
Email: Clarence_Liu@mcys.gov.sg or
call Clarence at 6354 9852
For general enquiries,
email mcys_peps@mcys.gov.sg or
call Janice Quek at Tel: 6354 9859 and
Lisa Lam at Tel: 6354 9870
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Thank You.