Kindergarten Centre

53.8% of children receive the minimum acceptable diet in Thailand [4].

60.7% of children attend early childhood education in Thailand [5].

13.2% of children in Thailand recieve adequate care while parents are at work [6].

Born out of necessity, the Kindergarten Centre was created as a safe place for the children of women who attended the Fatima Training Centre (FTC), another Catholic Mission-supported project. The Kindergarten Centre allowed mothers to be assured their children were taken care of while they were at work, making handicrafts for sale, learning new skills and earning an income.

It has now grown to accommodate children from poor families in the neighbourhood whose parents need to go to work and cannot care for their children during the day. Additionally, those who live at the Mother and Baby Home who already have young children can relax knowing their children will be safe and cared for while they focus on their pregnancy. Each child is provided with a safe space to access education, health care and nutritious meals.

The Centre aims to build a foundation for children to develop positive self-worth in an environment where they can learn and grow safely.

108 Children

(49 boys and 59 girls) currently attend the Kindergarten Centre.

5 teachers & 1 headmaster run the Centre with the support of the Good Shepherd Sisters.

“Our goal is that all children will receive continued mental, emotional, social, and educational development and grow stronger in the future.”

The Kindergarten Centre serves to:

• Help children in difficult situations receive age-appropriate educational assistance.

• Promote mental, emotional, social, and educational development of children.

• Provide children with a safe space to learn and grow.

• Foster collaborative relationships with families for better childcare.

By offering mothers training, emotional support and medical care, while also providing care of their children while they do so Sister Louise and the Good Shepherd Sisters are enabling mothers to learn new skills and earn an income knowing that their children are safe, being educated, and cared for. The cost of running the Kindergarten Centre is $69,541 per year, or $208,623 over the next three years.

Please consider how you can support Sister Louise and the Good Shepherd Sisters to ensure they are able to continue providing this vital service.