Childcare Centre Establishment
The childcare facility has been in operation for the last 10 years and has gone through significant transformation from its initial establishment. In 1997, TM partnered with Tiaranita, its Women Employee Association to set up a childcare facility named “Tiaratot” stationed at a TM bungalow in Bukit Petaling. Tiaranita was responsible for managing the daily operations of the childcare centre.As part of the employee benefit, parents who sent their child to the childcare centre enjoyed a 40% subsidy on monthly fees and this is still currently in place. Although Tiaratot proved to be a successful initiative, TM’s long term objectivewas to build an in-house facility within closer proximity to the office.
In 2003, the childcare facility was relocated to Menara TM building and renamed to “TM Dynamic Kids”. The facility is 9,501 square feet and includes a reception area, classroom, shower area, lunch room and two separate open leisure areas. The relocation also involved a transition in the management of the childcare facility to the Human Resource department.
This soon changed in 2008 when the operations and management of the centre was outsourced to Dzul Iman Kindergarten to support the company in delivering consistent and quality childcare services. These services are in compliance to authority regulations:
- Development and the pre-education syllabus
- Operation cost
- Training cost for teachers
- Insurance coverage for teachers
- Licensing to manage the facility and gaining the status of a certified childcare provider
The Group Human Capital Management however continues to monitor the quality of the services and learning curriculum implemented by the childcare centre.