Back to Newsroom Budget Statement 2023: Scaling up of KidSTART programme nationwide: to support 80% of eligible children in lower-income families, starting from the children born 2023 By KidSTART Singapore February 9, 2023 Share Budget Statement 2023: Scaling up of KidSTART programme nationwide: to support 80% of eligible children in lower-income families, starting from the children born 2023. Budget Statement 2023: <br>Scaling up of <strong>KidSTART programme nationwide: </strong>to support 80% of eligible children in lower-income families, starting from the children born 2023. 1.128. We have made some progress through initiatives like KidSTART, which provides upstream support for pregnant mothers and young children in lower-income families. 1.a.KidSTART’s preliminary outcomes are encouraging. There are some early indications that KidSTART children had better preschool attendance than their peers of similar socio-economic backgrounds. Parents and caregivers on the programme also said that they were better supported in their parenting journey. 2.b.So to support more lower-income families with their children’s early development, we will scale up KidSTART nationwide. And we expect to support 80% of eligible children in lower-income families, starting from the children born this year. Extracted from: https://www.mof.gov.sg/singaporebudget/budget-2023/budget-statement/e-strengthening-our-social-compact More Articles Over 600 parents and children commemorate Healthy with KidSTART five-year anniversary at largest What’s for Lunch? event to date SP Group extends multi-year support to KidSTART Singapore with additional S$1.1 million donation to launch new learning initiative SP Group Donates S$1.1 Million to KidSTART Singapore to Support Learning and Development Programmes for 2,000 More Children KidSTART Announces Nationwide Expansion from April 2024