Is it feasible for S'pore to have free basic childcare? | Friendly Fire

Member of Parliament Shawn Loh joins Mothership to answer burning questions on starting a family in Singapore and discuss our journalists’ concerns about raising a family in the current climate. Especially after his budget debate speech, in which he proposed free basic infant care, child care, and after-school care to help ease the financial load on parents. 02:00 - Lived experiences vs Statistics 05:37 - CDC vouchers are handouts that don’t address the issue? 06:39 - Supporting fresh graduates looking for a job 11:18 - Is Singapore’s low TRF worrying? 22:48 - Free basic child care 30:46 - Looking at reasons for not having children #sgnews #singapore Have an interesting video idea? Send us an email at video@mothership.sg LET'S CONNECT! -- Facebook: / mothershipsg -- Twitter: / mothershipsg -- Instagram: / mothershipsg -- Tiktok: / mothershipsg -- Telegram: https://t.me/mothershipsg 🔔 Click on the bell icon to be the first to watch our videos! 🔔