SEN Policy and Current Provisions in Singapore

PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN 2004-2010

Projection of No. of Children w/ Special Needs

According to 2010 population, it is estimated 7,000 aged 0-6 and 13,000 aged 7-18 have special needs

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Charity/Social Service

1947 - Trafalgar Home Children with leprosy1949/1951 - Red Cross Society Home for crippled/deaf children1979 - Playgroup for young children with MD by AWWA

2003 – Integrated Childcare Program (ICCP)2004 - Autism Resource Centre2005 - SPD Therapy Hub2005 - Moral Therapy Hub2005 - Spastic Children’s Association of Singapore2006 - Fei Yue Community Services2006 - Society of Moral Charities

2013 – THK Moral Charities

Education1983 - Early intervention at MINDS1987 – Early intervention at Margaret Drive Special School

1990 – AWWA EIPIC1991- AWWA ASSIST1991 – Balestier Special school1998/2004 - Autism Association of Singapore

2012-2016 – EIPIC Impact

Health1980s - Childhood Developmental Screening Program1980s – Singapore norms for Denver Developmental Screening Test

1991 - Development & Assessment Clinic SGH1997 -Child Development Unit @ KKH2003 - Child Development Unit @ NUH2007- Department of Child Development @ KKH

2009 – EIPIC Baseline

2010 – EIPIC Consultancy

1988 - Advisory Council on the Disabled

2007-2011 & 2012-2017 - Enabling Masterplan

Many Helping Hands Approch:

MSF: Fund and Monitor Pre-school services for Child with DD MOE: Fund and Support Primary and secondary school MOH: Paediartic support National Council of Social Service (NCSS) : fund and monitor Community Chest: fund Voluntary Welfare Organizations (VWOs) :Service Provider, eg, SG

Children's society, SP Sch (MINDS, APSN), AWWA, Rainbow Centre, etc. Philanthropic Organization and Foundations Religious and Inter-Racial Self-help Gps: CDAC, SINDA, etc Parents Support Gps & Others: Autism Asso of SG, ARC, Down

Syndrome Asso, Dyslexia Asso of SG, etc

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Ministry of Eduation

In primary schools, MOE double cost for SPED with matching fund from Community Chest, ie 4 times of funding support going for SPED student

Psychological Services Branch: Casework, Teacher Training and Consultation for building Sch Capacity, Network with VWOs to support Mainstream schools

Master Plan to set aside land for all special schools to be Purpose-build by 2008/2010.

21 Satellite Partnerships between SPED and Mainstream Sch (Buddy schools)

• ASD schools/programs Teacher-student

ratios IEP Therapy support Specialized facilities Transition support

• General programs for children with ID

․ Co-location․ Physical &

Social Integration

․ Satellite Classrooms

• Teachers trained in special needs

• Allied educators (learning and behavior support)

• RTI model for monitoring learning outcomes

• School support team

Poon, Musti-Rao, & Wettasinghe (2012)

Special Schools Mainstream Schools

Ministry of HealthChild Assessment

Universal newborn hearing screen for all infant since 2002 Denver Developmental Screening Test DDST SG for children aged

4 weeks to 6 years 11 months Health Booklet for children from Birth to 6 years, ASD screening,

Physician exam at 1, 3 & 18 months, 4 years, Parent Exam at 1,3,4,5,6,9,12,15,18 Months, 3 and 4 years

Detection and Screening at Hospitals, Polyclinics, Family Doctors, Private Paediartic Specialists, Childcare Centres, Preschools and Primary Schools, Parental Participation

Assessment and Management Planning by Child Development Units, Hospital-based and Multidisciplinary

Ministry of Health Referral & Treatment

Hospitals, Polyclinics, Family Doctors, Prviate Paediartic Specialists, Childcare Centres, Preschools and Primary Schools, Parents & FSC

Department of Child Development (KKH, NUH)

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VWOs Preschool Services / DSP (KKH, NUHS)

Ministry of Health

No Waiting List Appointment with Doctor will be arranged 3 months

after registration Waiting for 6 to 9 months for full assessment

Ministry of Social and Family Development

3P Partnership• Public : Policy-Making, Investment in Social Services, Sector-wide Initiatives• Private : Corporate Donation, Sharing of Ideas, Management Expertise, Innovation and Solutions• People : Personal touch, Tailor-made, ground-up solutions, Network and Resources Mobilization

Ministry of Social and Family Development - ECDA

360 Childcare Centres run by PCF (People’s Action Party Community Foundation)

100 by NTUC (National Trade Union Congress first campus)

240 private/ small organizations (The Early Childhood and Development Agency, ECDA established 1 Apr

2013, jointly overseen by MOE and MSF, but hosted under MSF)

Ministry of Social and Family Development

40% about 800 being served in EIPIC Other 60% (1200) is now going to childcare centres/

kindergartens without funded intervention programs for their mild developmental delays relating to speech and language delays, learning difficutlites and behavioral problems

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Ministry of Social and Family Development

0-6 yrsEarly Intervention EIPIC ICCP DSP

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7-18 yrsSupport Services Children Home SSCC CIS

19 yrs OnwardsCommunity Support DAC Residential Home Sheltered Workshop Community Group

Home Disability Drop-in

Ministry of Social and Family Development

Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children (EIPIC) – 17 Centres by 10 Agencies, 2000 children, 0-18 Ms: 2hr/week, 104hrs/yr, Above 18 Ms: 5hrs/Week, 260 hrs/yr.

Development Support Programme (DSP) – 5 Agencies, about 1000 children fr 260 selected pre-school as at 2013

Integrated Childcare Programme (ICCP) – 17 Centres by 7 Agencies, 80 children aged 2 to 6, customization of normal curriculum for them to mainstream education post ICCP(Con’t)

Special Student Care Programme (SSCC) – 7 Centres by 6 Agencies, 90 students aged 7 to 18 in centre-based before or after school care program, Dedicated or Integrated SSCCs

Community Integration Programme (CIS) – 2 Agencies serve the students in Mainstream Edcuation with hearing impairment and physical disability respectively

Children Disability Homes (CDH) – 3 Homes providing accommodation, care and protection to children with Intellectual disability aged 6 to 18

Ministry of Social and Family Development

Hong Kong / Singapore pre-school children with DD

Assessed by CAC Refer to CRS under

SWD Wait for placement

of IP, EETC, SCCC

Assessed by CDU of KKH (East SG) or NUH (West SG)

Refer to SG Enable DSP provided by Outreaching

Program “Child Development Program (CDP)” of KKH or NUH, which includes Case Manager (usually trained paediatrician), Nurse, Psychologist, OT, SLT, SE teachers and MSW, with PT (who is Outside the Unit and buy-service) and Audio Therapy of Hospital

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Social and Family Development

Useful Information:

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