THE Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has found that 1,028 privately run childcare centres remained unregistered after being given warnings.

Minister Rina Mohd Harun said these centres are managed by the private sector and civil society groups.

“Beginning January, the ministry began issuing registration orders to centres as we wanted to see how many are registered. From February to March 31, there were 1,028 unregistered childcare centres and 1,910 registered ones,” she said at a press conference after visiting Rumah Kanak-Kanak Mini Ulu Tiram in Johor Baru today.

“Of the total 1,028 centres, 38 were certified for registration, 57 ceased operations, eight were sealed, 35 were given compounds and one was charged.”

Rina also said the ministry is ready to present to the cabinet a proposal on the setting up of a cabinet committee for protecting vulnerable groups.

She said the committee, to be chaired by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, would look into issues related to care centres, including childcare centres, orphanages and persons with disabilities, the elderly and tahfiz centres. – Bernama, June 11, 2022.