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'Latch-key children' are children who are left alone
at home when their parents go to work. These
children usually do not have anyone to supervise ___1___
they
spend their time. Many of these children ___2___ lonely
and neglected.
To solve the ___3___ of latch-key children, eleven
student care centers
will be set ___4___ at community centers in the near
future. These centers are
meant ___5___ primary school children. Both working
couples and single
parents can ___6___ their children enrolled at these
centers for a monthly fee
of between sixty dollars and one hundred ___7___ eighty
dollars. ___8___ of hiring maids to look after their children,
many parents would
prefer to ___9___ their children at these centers. This
is ___10___
children at these centers would be well supervised;
they would have a proper schedule for work and ___11___. If they require private tuition, children may
___12___ arrange for their tutors to come to the
community centers. The centers
would also have the comforts ___13___ a home. The centre
at Hougang, for
___14___, will be air-conditioned and carpeted.
Children can come to these centers ___15___ before or
after school. The
centers will also be ___16___ on Saturday and
___17___ the
school
holidays. ___18___ the opening of the centers, parents
will have a great
burden ___19___ their minds. They can be sure that their
children will be well
___20___ care of in a clean and safe environment. |
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'Latch-key children' are children who are left alone
at home when their parents go to work. These
children usually do not have anyone to supervise
how
they
spend their time. Many of these children
feel lonely
and neglected.
To solve the problem of latch-key children, eleven
student care centers
will be set up at community centers in the near
future. These centers are
meant for primary school children. Both working
couples and single
parents can have their children enrolled at these
centers for a monthly fee
of between sixty dollars and one hundred
and eighty
dollars. Instead of hiring maids to look after their children,
many parents would
prefer to leave their children at these centers. This
is because
children at these centers would be well supervised;
they would have a proper schedule for work and
play. If they require private tuition, children may
even arrange for their tutors to come to the
community centers. The centers
would also have the comforts
of a home. The center
at Hougang, for
example/instance, will be air-conditioned and carpeted.
Children can come to these centers
either before or
after school. The
centers will also be open on Saturday and
during the
school
holidays. With the opening of the centers, parents
will have a great
burden off their minds. They can be sure that their
children will be well
taken care of in a clean and safe environment. |
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