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Child Development

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The Department of Child Development provides specialist diagnostic and intervention services for children with developmental, learning and behavioural difficulties. We serve children with a range of developmental issues such as: 

  • Poor social and play skills
  • Emotional and behavioural difficulties
  • Motor skill and coordination challenges
  • Speech clarity challenges
  • Language delays 
  • Developmental delays associated with medical conditions
  • Learning delays and disorders
 
These children may have developmental conditions such as:

Children who are flagged with developmental concerns will meet our paediatricians at the first consultation in KKH for a comprehensive evaluation. This may include further medical investigations such as hearing tests, blood tests, etc. Children suspected or diagnosed with the above difficulties may be offered interim therapy services at our satellite clinics

Children requiring longer-term intervention services are referred to appropriate community services to help them develop and integrate into the community.  

 

Click on the patient journey map below to find out more about our services and multidisciplinary team. 

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Announcements KKH and the COGS launch guidelines to address Singapore’s preterm birth rates KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (COGS) today launched the first comprehensive update to Singapore's Guidelines on the Management of Preterm Birth.
17 Apr 2026 Read Story
Announcements KKH and NUH’s National University Centre for Trauma call for urgent moves to curb road traffic injuries KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) and National University Centre for Trauma at the National University Hospital (NUH), in collaboration with the Traffic Police (TP) and Land Transport Authority (LTA), are urgently calling for collective efforts to curb the increase in road traffic accidents. The National Injury Prevention Conference (NIPC) 2026 will explore these safety priorities, as well as the prevention of child and workplace injuries.
02 Apr 2026 Read Story