Mind the child and grow the country
By Chan Huan Chiang
November 2011 UTTER ECONOMICS
As the country develops, the need for systematic and efficient childcare grows. Being the culturally pluralistic society that Malaysia is, this issue gets rather complicated. Be that as it may, the cost of getting it wrong is as high as are the benefits of getting it right.Parents with young children tend to also be at the beginning of their career. And keeping both family and work life going is a tough balancing act. Nursery schools and kindergartens are therefore indispensably...
Chan Huan Chiang
is a senior research fellow at the Penang Institute.
