Education | Holy House of Mercy to open new nursery

The Holy House of Mercy is set to launch a new nursery facility next school year, with at least one English-language teaching room, at the former Red Cross facilities located close to the Sai Van Lake. Portuguese language rooms will depend on the number of candidates.
Although Holy House had acquired the space in March, director Isabel Marreiros explained that the renovation project is set to start only now, following a delay as the tenant had “trouble” moving out.
A TDM English report indicated that the Holy House of Mercy nursery in NAPE, currently accommodating over 250 children, is divided into 11 groups; two in English language, one in Portuguese and the remaining in Chinese.
Marreiros also revealed that as the nursery received a vast number of applications, it was unable to admit all applicants for the new school year.
“This year at the Holy House nursery, we had 2,400 applications. We had only 120 openings for the new school year,” said the director.
Meanwhile Isabel Marreiros said the renovation plan includes rooms for English and Chinese languages. “If there are enough candidates in Portuguese language to set up a group, then we will also open a Portuguese-language room,” she clarified.
As the recruitment and training procedures for the new nursery have been ongoing, the report claimed the nursery plan to hire some 25 workers including teachers and administrative staff.

UM nursery expected to open before 2017

A new nursery planned for the University of Macau (UM) campus, has been set to open at the earliest by the end of this year, as announced by the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS). Approximately 200 positions will be provided following its opening, all available to Macau residents and to staff and students of UM. Currently, there are around 1,500 staff and more than 3,400 postgraduate students at UM. Once the nursery initiates its operation it will become one of the largest nurseries in the city, according to IAS.