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SINGAPORE: A former director of Faith Educare child care centers and two of her employees will be indicted in court on Wednesday (March 17) for fraudulent subsidy claims.
The three women, aged between 42 and 53, are alleged to have conspired to trick the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) into distributing subsidies for eight children, the Singapore Police (SPF) said in a press release. on Tuesday.
The children had not started their enrollment during the months for which the grants were applied for or did not attend the Faith Educare centers.
“The women allegedly submitted 16 grant applications to the ECDA, which falsely confirmed the attendance of these children between January and August 2016, resulting in improper payments of S $ 4,800,” said SPF.
If convicted, the three women face up to 10 years in jail, a fine, or both.
Police have warned that they have a serious opinion against anyone engaged in dishonest or fraudulent conduct related to applications for government grants, adding that violators will be treated harshly in accordance with the law.
ECDA administers the Child Care Subsidy Program, which helps defray the preschool expenses of Singaporean children by paying subsidies to ECDA licensed child care centers in Singapore.
