SINGAPORE – The pre-school teacher who allegedly abused three babies has been barred from working in any pre-school, said the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) on Nov 21.
The 36-year-old Singaporean woman, who cannot be named to protect the identities of the victims, was handed three charges under the Children and Young Persons Act on Nov 20.
allegedly force-fed a 12-month-old child
until she vomited, and hit her on her face and back.
Two days later, she allegedly stuffed a bib into an eight-month-old baby’s mouth and put a blanket over the child’s face.
That day, she also allegedly ill-treated a third child, who was 10 months old, by hitting the child on the right hand. She purportedly lifted a bumper chair the child was sitting in and dropped it from knee height.
On Nov 21, 2025, ECDA said in a statement that the pre-school was alerted to the incidents involving the woman on Sept 25, 2024.
After reviewing the CCTV footage, the pre-school fired her on Sept 26 that year and notified ECDA the next day.
The pre-school also lodged a police report.
