The Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children (HKSPC) is a registered charity and service provider in Hong Kong. It is governed by an Executive Committee, partially administered by the government and supported by a Fund Raising Committee which raises fund for services and initiatives.
History HKSPC was founded in 1926 by Mr T.M. Hazlerigg.
In 2022, the Director of the charity resigned following incidents of abuse by staff towards toddlers.
In 2023, a former staff member at the Children’s Residential Home in Mong Kok was convicted of abuse and sentenced to 27 months in jail.
In 2024, they hosted a charity art exhibit in West Kowloon.
Services HKSPC provides a wide range of services, including childcare, pre-primary education, family service, social work, rehabilitation and parenting support.
Nursery schools and day crèches HKSPC operates five-day crèches (for infants to 2-year-olds) and 16 nursery schools (for children aged 2 to 6 years old) to take care of more than 2,500 children throughout the SAR. Many of these children come from less privileged and/or families with acute social problems.
Day creches1Jessie Tam Day Creche 2SIA Shaukiwan Day Creche3William Grimsdale Day Creche4Air Cargo Community Day Creche5Esther Lee Day Creche Ocean Shores Nursery School also provides day creche service
Nursery schools1Thomas Tam Nursery School2SIA Whampoa Nursery School3Park'N Shop Staff Charitable Fund Nursery School4Ma Tau Chung Nursery School5Hong Kong Bank Foundation Nursery School6Cheung Sha Wan Nursery School7Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tam Nursery School8BOC Nursery School9Ocean Shores Nursery School10Portland Street Nursery School11Butterfly Estate Nursery School12The Jockey Club Hok Sam Nursery School13Lam Woo Nursery School14Operation Santa Claus Fanling Nursery School15Sze Wu Shu Min Nursery School16Sham Tseng Nursery School
Children and Family Services Centres The two Children and Family Services Centres, located in Mongkok and Kowloon City, aim at early identifying the needs of families in the districts, developing comprehensive community networks and making referral to suitable services in the community. The centres provide community support services including after-school care, tutorial classes and parent-child quality play corner. The centre in Kowloon City also serves ethnic minority families.
Children's Residential Home Children’s Residential Home is the largest residential crèche for children under 3 years of age in Hong Kong. It provides round-the-clock care for children who cannot be properly taken care of by their families and referred to the organisation by social workers and Social Welfare Department. It is also the only centre in Hong Kong offering 24-hour occasional residential care service to babies under the age of 2 for families with urgent needs.
Centre for Child Enlightenment The centre offers support services for children with diverse developmental needs, their parents, early childhood educators and schools. Its provides professional consultation, assessment, counseling and individual/group training delivered by its service team comprising educational psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, trainers, and registered social workers.
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