INTRODUCTION TO

CHILD CARE CENTRE

MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 1
HHB3013 CHILD CARE CENTRE
OPERATIONS
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LEARNING
OUTCOMES

After studying this

chapter, you should
be able to:
1. Identify the criteria
of child care centre.
2. Identify the
appropriate location
for child care centre.
3. Identify the facilities
and services
required in child care
centre.

CONTENT
1. Introduction
2. Definition of Child Care Centre (CCC)
3. Child Care Centre in Malaysia
4. Location Criteria for Child Care Centres

5. Child Care Centre Setting in Malaysia

6. Building that are not suitable for CCC
7. Child Care Facilities
8.Emergencies Facilities / Security

1. INTRODUCTION
Child care centre means a building or place used for
the supervision and care of children which:
(a) may provide long day care, pre-school care,
occasional child care or out of school-hours care,
and,
(b) does not provide overnight accommodation for
children other than those related to the owner or
operator.

What is the function of CCCs?

(CCC's) Child care centers are a place where

parents drop their children or infants to a
school like facility so that their children can be
in a safe environment and have proper
attention on them.

2. Definition of "Child care center

"Child care center means any home or facility, by whatever

name known, which is maintained for the care, development
or supervision of six or more children under 13 years of age
who attend for less than 24 hours a day.

The term child care center is a day care centers; drop-in

centers; night-time centers; recreation-type centers
sponsored and operated by a county or municipal
government recreation and/or park department or agency;
day nurseries; nursery and play schools; cooperative child
centers; centers for children with special needs; centers
serving sick children; infant-toddler programs; school-age
child care programs; employment-related centers; centers
that had been licensed by the Department of Human
Services prior to the enactment of the Child Care Center
Licensing Act of 1984;
1984 and kindergartens that are not an
integral part of a private educational institution or system
offering elementary education in grades kindergarten
through sixth, seventh or eighth.
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3. Child Care Centre in Malaysia

The population of Malaysia

is relatively young with
those in the 0-18 group
accounting for about 40% of
the overall population and
about half of those are in
the 0-6 age group.
Currently, only 1,788 child
care centres have been
registered with the Social
Welfare Department, and
these are mainly run by
private individuals and
workplace-based care
providers.

Source: The Early Leaders' Magazine, June

2007, www.ChildCareExchange.com

Child Care Centre in Malaysia

Child
Care
Centre
in
Malaysia

A childcare centre is defined as any

premise where four children or more from a
household is received to be looked after for
a fee. The centre admits children below
four years of age.
Child Care Centre is categorised into i)
Home Based Centre and ii) Institutional
Centre.
The former receives less than 10 children,
while the latter receives more than 10
children.
Child Care Centre offer childcare services
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ranging from half-day to full day basis.

The Objective of Child Care Centre

1.
2.
3.
4.

Assisting working parents so that their

children get good care.
Enhancement of standard of living of the
family.
Provide opportunities for people who love
children to work in the childcare centres.
Encouraging involvement of the society in
the caring and nursing of the children.

The Law and Policies

The laws and policies on child care below

are the major pillars towards building a
protective environment for the children
in Malaysia:
1. Child Care Centre Act 1984
2. Child Care Centre (Institution-Based)
Regulations 1985
3. Care Centre Act 1993
4. Child Act 2001
5. Child Protection Policy 2009

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Types of CCC Institution in Malaysia

1.

2.

There are two types of institutions that

provide early childhood development
programmes:
the child care and development centre
known as TASKA, which cater to children
0-4 years, and the pre-schools
or kindergartens for the 4-6 year olds
known as TADIKAs or TABIKAs or, if run by
the Islamic religious organisations,
TASKIs.

There are four types of child care centres

for children between 0 and 4 years old
under the Child Care Centre Act 1984
namely:
(i) Work place based child care centre;
(ii) Community based child care centre;
(iii) Institution based child care centre; and
(iv) Home based child care centre.

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4. Location Criteria for Child Care

Centre

In or adjacent to parks, ovals and public areas

classified as public
open space, where parking facilities are already
provided.
Adjacent to, or co-located with schools, churches and
community
facilities as there is less likely to be neighbours
impacts due to these pre-existing uses.
In residential areas immediately adjacent to
commercial or medium density development as a
buffer between these zones.
In or adjacent to business parks.
In or adjacent to commercial areas such as town
centre to reduce the number of trips parents have to
make.
On corner sites, as there is more parking available
for pick up/drop off.
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Childcare Centre Permissible Zones

Low Density Residential

Medium Density
Residential
High Density Residential
Rural Residential
Neighborhood Business
Local Centre
Mixed Use
Commercial Use
Enterprise Corridor
Business/Technology Park
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5. Child Care Centre Setting in

Malaysia
In Malaysia child care centre can
be carried out in accordance with
the needs of the local community:
a) House
b) Twin Home
c) House Terrace (Part Side Lot)
d) Flats (ground floor only)
e) Office space (ground floor only)
f) Land reserved for use TASKA

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6. Building that are not suitable for

CCC
a)

b)

c)

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Cluster terrace houses and lots located in

the middle (intermediate lots)
and edges that do not have a lot of open
space.
Residential property located at or near the
intersection of highways and streets
crowded with vehicles / traffic.
Preference will be given to a location close to
open space / public games.

Child Care Centre Should not be

located:

In bush fire and flood risk areas. These areas may

require wide-scale evacuation. Parents entering
these areas during such emergencies add
additional risk.
On major roads, unless studies show safe levels of
benzene. Pollution from vehicle exhaust can cause
respiratory illness.
On State roads due to traffic flow concerns.
In or immediately adjacent to General and Heavy
Industrial zones.
Adjacent to or in view of the entrance to injecting
rooms, drug clinics, and other such uses which
may be inappropriate near children.

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7. Child Care Facilities

Appropriate childcare facilities
would include:

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a)

Ease of learning and

playing
- A separate space shall be
provided for children to
learn and play.
- Provide space for library
- Set up a play area
complete with toys a
harmless (outside
the
building).

b)

Rest areas for sick children

- A separate space (sick
bay)
should be provided
for children who less healthy
Provide emergency
medical box.

7. Child Care Facilities

c) Kitchen and food
preparation
The kitchen should have a
door that will not easily be
opened and entered by a
child.
The tools used to prepare
food to be clean.
Dining provided should be
clean.
The kitchen should be
separated from classrooms or
areas isolated for the
activities of children.
Place store food
ingredients must be clean and
safe.
Children must be allowed
to
enter the kitchen and store
at
every time.
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Child Care Facilities

d) Need of Toilets
Toilets for boys and girls should be
separate. (Subject the condition of the
building). Equipment and design of
toilets:
a) sanitary facilities, must provide:
'elbow tap.
b) toilet floor to be clean, not slippery
and the water does not stagnate.
c) Prepare a place holder (railings) - for
children with disabilities.
d) Water closet shall not exceed 6
inches in height from the floor level.
e) hand wash basin should be low.
f) Other appropriate equipment. (for
disabled children).

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8. Emergencies Facilities / Security

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

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Two separate doors (one in front and behind or

drops) shall provided.
All doors and windows in the upper floors can not
be installed with iron fence (grills).
Floor type 'Louvres' are not allowed.
All power sources (power point) shall be installed
with the plug' empty domiciled in the higher levels.
Legged table lamps are not allowed.
Table fan, box and legs are not allowed.
Gates and 'grills' ground floor shall be of a type not
sharp
and dangerous.

End of Chapter 1
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Discussion Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.

What criteria when choosing the write

location of CCC in Malaysia setting?
What are the emergency facilities that
should be available in CCC?
Why the CCCs should not be located on the
major road?
List THREE (3) types of building that are not
suitable for CCCs?

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