By Jamie L.
MUAR: Some 20 children have returned to the Serikids kindergarten where a hostage drama took place last week.
Majority of them seemed happy to see their friends and teachers who welcome them at the kindergarten which re-opened yesterday.
The children played among themselves at the front porch under the surveillance of teachers.
After playing for more than 30 minutes, all of them were called to the kitchen area to have their breakfast.
The assistant principal, Khoo Chon Den said the remaining 10 children had yet to return to the kindergarten as their parents had engaged temporary helpers to look after them following the incident.
But, one of the teachers, Salmiah Abdul Talib said the hostage incident had made her very alert and she would look at the front gate whenever someone or any vehicle passed by.
She also said that passers-by also tended to drive slowly to look at the kindergarten when passing the area, making her feel very uneasy.
Serikids kindergarten chief executive officer Tee Siew Tuan denied that the kindergarten was illegal as claimed by the authorities.
"It is licensed by the Muar municipal council which has been renewing the license every year since 2008."
She also said the place was registered with the Registrar of Companies under Tadika Serikids and allowed to operate until March 24, 2016.
"We have almost all the required approvals from a variety of departments, including the Health and the Fire Departments, but not from the Welfare Department.
"We have submitted our application to the department in 2008, but until today we have yet to receive its approval," she said. "The department only sent officers to look at our kindergarten after the hostage drama last week," she added.
Majority of them seemed happy to see their friends and teachers who welcome them at the kindergarten which re-opened yesterday.
The children played among themselves at the front porch under the surveillance of teachers.
After playing for more than 30 minutes, all of them were called to the kitchen area to have their breakfast.
The assistant principal, Khoo Chon Den said the remaining 10 children had yet to return to the kindergarten as their parents had engaged temporary helpers to look after them following the incident.
But, one of the teachers, Salmiah Abdul Talib said the hostage incident had made her very alert and she would look at the front gate whenever someone or any vehicle passed by.
She also said that passers-by also tended to drive slowly to look at the kindergarten when passing the area, making her feel very uneasy.
Serikids kindergarten chief executive officer Tee Siew Tuan denied that the kindergarten was illegal as claimed by the authorities.
"It is licensed by the Muar municipal council which has been renewing the license every year since 2008."
She also said the place was registered with the Registrar of Companies under Tadika Serikids and allowed to operate until March 24, 2016.
"We have almost all the required approvals from a variety of departments, including the Health and the Fire Departments, but not from the Welfare Department.
"We have submitted our application to the department in 2008, but until today we have yet to receive its approval," she said. "The department only sent officers to look at our kindergarten after the hostage drama last week," she added.
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