We spearhead research in Early Childhood Education that inform data-driven policies and curriculum design

Why Research & Knowledge Sharing?

NTUC First Campus conducts studies to find out if children have developed and learned from the experiences we have created for them in our curriculum. Our findings help to shape the curriculum and learning experiences that we design for the children. We have also presented our research findings at international conferences, which is a testament to the quality of our research.

An excellent example of research translating into practice includes the Relationships-Based Curriculum follow-through study for children from birth to 3 years old. The study has produced numerous research papers, presentations and its findings used to inform curriculum design and professional development.

Our Research Projects & Professional Sharing

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Our interdisciplinary research group

Lye Yu Min

Asst Director, Educational Leadership & Research

Sng Wei Qin Abbie

Research Associate

Dr Ho Siew Yin

Research Associate

Cheah Jing

Senior Executive, Research

Dr Minushree Sharma

Research Associate

Research Ethics Committee

To ensure that all research projects are held to high ethical standards, the NFC Research Ethics Committee was set up to safeguard the interests and welfare of children and families of our centres who may be participating in research projects.

Chairperson

Assoc Prof Yang Hwajin

Associate Professor of Psychology,
Singapore Management University

Members

Ms Bozy Lu

Co-Founder & Partner Han & Lu Law Chambers LLP

Dr Kok Siat Yeow

Assistant Dean, Curriculum & Programmes and Deputy Campus Head, NIEC (City)

Secretariat

Sng Wei Qin Abbie

Research Associate

Doing Research With Us

To align NFC’s vision of projecting research and advocacy in the care and development of children, supported research work should:

Inform ECE practices in NFC preschools

Enable evidence-based decision-making

Contribute to knowledge sharing with the ECCE sector

We will evaluate the relevance of each project based on these criteria:

Approval from Ministry of Health, if within the purview of the Human Biomedical Research Act

Alignment with NFC Thought Leadership Thrusts

Time and Manpower Demand on our preschools

Potential for Translating to Practice

Scale of Impact

Commitment to report results back to NFC and Parents of Participating Children

We will evaluate the relevance of each project based on these criteria:

Approval from Ministry of Health, if within the purview of the Human Biomedical Research Act

Alignment with NFC Thought Leadership Thrusts

The above approval process also applies to collaborative research projects to safeguard the interests of NFC and of our research participants. For more information, please email to us.

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