2008

• Awarded tender to operate all 3 Cherie Hearts MINDEF centres - Gombak, Depot and The Chevrons
• Group Executive Chairman, Dr. Sam Yap nominated as Chairman of the Association of Private Childcare Organisations (APCO)
• All local centres were awarded the Healthy Eating Award 2008 by Ministry of Heath (MOM)
• Commenced operations in overseas branches - Jakarta, Indonesia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Awarded the Work-Life Excellence Award 2008 by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)
• Collaboration with Wheelock College - Dr. Sam Yap was invited to be a Presidential International Visiting Scholar
• Collaboration with the Mayor of Jin Jiang City, China
• Set up Cherie Hearts International (China) Pte. Ltd.
• Secured sites in China - Xiamen, Jin Jiang and Shangdong, Weifang
• Official launch of APCO by Mr. Teo Ser Luck, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS)
• Co-organised Childcare Seminar 2008 with MCYS and the Association of Early Childhood Educators (Singapore) - AECES
• Group President, Mr. Gurchran Singh was conferred a PHD in Entrepreneurship (Doctorate) by Wisconsin International University
• Dr. Gurchran Singh was awarded the inaugural Work-Life Leadership Award 2008
• Launched our first in-house publication - Cherie's Reflections
• Established the Board of Advisors
• Achieved a total of 40 branches island-wide
• Awarded the inaugural Professional Enterprise Award 2007
• Cherie Hearts @ HarbourFront became the first local childcare to be awarded a 24-hour license
• A Channel News Asia documentary series entitled "CUTTING EDGE: Solutions for Smart Businesses" - a proud collaboration between Cherie Hearts and Canon Singapore
• Awarded the Professional Enterprise Certification (PEC) Scheme by Asian Management Association
• Featured in the book entitled "Asia's TOP Investments & Franchise to Make Your First Million"
• Acquisition of First Learning and Training Centre (FLTC)
• Acquisition of Our Juniors' Schoolhouse (OJS)
• Awarded the MCYS Long Service Award
• Participated in Young Parents' "Fiesta Roadshow 2008"
• Selected to be in Shell LiveWIRE International's "Hall of Fame"
• Awarded the ASEAN Business Award 2008
• Awarded the Singapore Prestige Brand Award 2008 - Established Brand & CitiBusiness Regional Brand by ASME and Lianhe Zaobao
• Launched the personalized yearbook for each graduating K2 child

2009

• Featured in Human Resources Management (HRM) magazine
• Awarded as a finalist of the HRM Award 2009 for "Best Work-Life Harmony", "Champion of HR", "Fair Employment Practices", "Best Employer Branding"
• Participated in SPH's "The Kidz Academy Roadshow 2009" held at Suntec Singapore
• Opened CH Global Resources Sdn Bhd in Johor Bahru
• Ground-breaking ceremony of the first centre in JinJiang City, China
• The commencement of the second centre in Hanoi, Vietnam
• Started new overseas centres in India and Korea
• Participated in Young Parents' "Fiesta Roadshow 2009"
• Relocation of regional HQ to Cecil Street
• Awarded the Singapore Prestige Brand Award 2009
• Grand Opening of the new office, in conjunction with our 8th anniversary celebration, the Annual Island-Wide Open House and "We Have A Heart" charity drive
• Launch of 5 mascots each representing our emphasis on holistic development of a child in terms of Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social and Language (PIESL)
• Achieved a total of more than 50 centres island-wide

Corporate Social Responsibility

The Cherie Hearts Group Scholarship

In line with Cherie Hearts' efforts in contributing back to society, the Cherie Hearts Group Scholarship was launched on 9th February 2010.

In close collaboration with the Northeast CDC, a group of 10 children were shortlisted and awarded the scholarship, to be utilized at identified Cherie Hearts centres, for the rest of their preschool years. With the initial objective of providing FREE childcare for families who might have been experiencing financial challenges, the Group has shortlisted families who also meet the criteria of excellence in parental involvement as well as the child's potential.

The Group targets to award this scholarship to 60 more children for year 2010. The Cherie Hearts Group Scholarship will cover the remaining cost of the monthly programme fees, over and above the MCYS childcare subsidy as well as the CFAC subsidy that these families are currently entitled to.

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