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Child care centres offer temporary care for children aged under six at two-hour, half-day (four hours) or whole-day basis. The fee for a two-hour session is $13.
Members of the public who are interested in the service may call the SWD's hotline 2343 2255 or the Child Care Centre Advisory Inspectorate at 2836 3114.
"Parents having any child care problems can seek help from the department's various family services centres throughout the territory," the spokesman added.
End/Thursday, March 16, 1995
Primary schools invited to join Extensive Reading Scheme
Primary schools wishing to join the phase 1 of the Extensive Reading Scheme in English for Primary 5 and 6 pupils this September are reminded to submit their applications before next Wednesday (March 22).
An Education Department spokesman said today (Thursday): "The aims of the Scheme are to help upper primary pupils develop a good habit of reading in English and to improve their English proficiency through reading quality English books and incorporating extensive reading into the curriculum.
"In the first year of implementation in a school, only primary 5 students will take part in the scheme. They will start reading at a level appropriate to their reading. ability and they are expected to work their way through the reading levels as they move up to primary 6.
"In the second year of implementation, the class will share the resource with a new primary 5 class," the spokesman said.
Schools participating in the Scheme will receive a complete resource package including one set of 300 books graded into six reading levels as well as reading and teaching aids.
Specialist support will be offered to schools to help teachers implement the Scheme. Seminars and induction courses will also be held before the implementation of the Scheme.
The spokesman said about 35 schools would be selected to join the Scheme.
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