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ESTABLISHING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS MENDAKI-SICS 5-year Partnership At the MENDAKI Education Symposium on 20 July 2019, MENDAKI signed a 5-year partnership with A*Star’s Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) to better understand the risk indicators and patterns of school readiness of our preschoolers. KelasMateMatika@Community Centres (KMM@CC) participants had the opportunity to be tested through the School Readiness Test. At the same time, the partnership will also study the impact of mothers’ mental well-being on the child’s development. Outcomes from these tests and studies will provide useful information and data for MENDAKI in designing and reviewing its programmes to meet the needs of our stakeholders. MENDAKI ANNUAL REPORT 2019 66