PUTRAJAYA, April 29 — The Women, Family, and Community Development Ministry (KPWKM) has initiated enforcement and administrative actions against 49.8 per cent, or 538, of the 1,080 childcare centres nationwide that are unregistered with the Social Welfare Department.
Its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the enforcement actions included sealing the premises, fines, and compounds, while administrative measures involved issuing warning notices to the operators.
"It is an ongoing enforcement process which involves regularisation and enforcement. So we either give them warnings or time to meet the stipulated requirements.
"When considering enforcement actions, we also need to contemplate the broader consequences, such as where the parents would send their children if the centre were to be shut down.
“Therefore, we need to be reasonable in our actions," she told the press after the Heart and Homes: Aidilfitri Charity Launch With SOMMNI and PONEY event today.
At the event, SOMMNI and PONEY, in collaboration with KPWKM via the National Welfare Foundation (YKN), donated 100 mattresses worth RM35,000 to be distributed to six registered institutions and children's homes under the Social Welfare Department.
Earlier, during her speech, Nancy said corporations, private entities, and individuals are encouraged to conduct CSR programmes in collaboration with agencies under the ministry for the welfare of their targeted groups.
Such strategic collaborations demonstrate a harmonious relationship between the government and the private sector in assisting needy communities.
"The involvement of donors through CSR platforms with YKN enables an even larger number of targeted groups to be assisted, and contributions can be organised and distributed directly and systematically," she said.
— Bernama
