KUALA LUMPUR: Private kindergartens nationwide will receive a financial boost of RM5,000 and RM3,000 from the government in a bid to ease operational costs when they were allowed to reopen on July 1.
The Education Ministry, in a statement, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has agreed to provide one-off grant contributions that will be channelled via the Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana).
Private kindergartens are entitled to a grant worth RM5,000 each.
Kindergarten operators that have yet to register with the ministry will receive a grant worth RM3,000 each if their registrations are done before Oct 31 this year.
"The ministry believes that the grants provided by the government will assist kindergarten operators to continue the pre-school education agenda.
"We allowed the reopening of private kindergartens from July 1 onwards to fulfil the need for pre-school education in the country.
"We also urge private kindergartens that have yet to register with the ministry to do so before Oct 31 this year," it said.