Kinderland Woodlands Mart preschool principal removed from duties amid probe into alleged abuse cases - CNA

Jun 30: Teacher Lin Min allegedly forced a 23-month-old child at Kinderland Preschool @ Woodlands Mart to lie down and poured water into her mouth. Another teacher - Teacher B - was in the classroom during the incident. 

Jul 29: Teacher B resigned. Described as a "newer teacher", she left Kinderland Woodlands Mart after three months.

Aug 10: ECDA launched its investigation after being alerted to the incidents by "a former employee". It did not say who the former employee was.

Aug 17: Kinderland said it was made aware of the videos when it was contacted by ECDA on Aug 17. Three staff members of the Woodlands Mart centre met ECDA and were shown the videos.

Aug 18: Another Kinderland staff member met ECDA and was shown the videos.

Kinderland headquarters started a disciplinary inquiry and met with Lin. The principal of Woodlands Mart and Lin contacted the parents of the affected children.

Aug 28: Videos emerge on social media of the incidents at Woodlands Mart preschool. Lin was arrested and she was fired.

Teacher B later told CNA she shared the videos with a group chat for mothers on Aug 28 after sharing them earlier with ECDA.

Aug 29: A new video surfaced on social media showing another teacher allegedly mistreating a child at the Kinderland preschool at Sunshine Place in Choa Chu Kang. The teacher is arrested. ECDA said it is investigating the latest case.

Kinderland said it will put in place new measures, including expanding the use of CCTVs to all classrooms at the two centres.

Aug 30: Lin is charged with ill-treating a child. The judge granted the prosecution's application for her to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health.

ECDA said it is investigating the roles of Kinderland and the Woodlands Mart centre leader in the incidents.

Kinderland Singapore separately announced that staff are banned from using personal devices at work.

Aug 31: Kinderland Singapore said the principal of the Woodlands Mart centre has been removed from her duties, pending the outcome of investigations into the cases.

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