S'pore woman, 22, a childcare teacher, charged for shaking & hitting 7 toddlers, aged 2, with musical instruments

A 22-year-old childcare teacher was charged for allegedly abusing seven two-year-olds under her care in September 2025.

She was handed 12 child abuse charges involving three girls and four boys on Oct. 5, The Straits Times reported.

Details about the teacher, the location of the alleged abuse and the children cannot be disclosed due to a gag order.

Forced-fed and hit the children

The woman allegedly abused the first victim on Sep. 23, using excessive force while trying to force-feed her, ST reported.

The woman is also accused of repeating her actions on Sep. 24.

On Sep. 25, she allegedly used a tambourine to hit a second girl’s head.

She is also accused of hitting a boy’s hands with a speaker on the same day, as well as pulling his hair and flicking his ears with her hands.

A fourth victim reportedly had his head pushed towards another child’s leg.

The teacher held on to his ears tightly and banged his head against another boy, the fifth victim.

On the same day, a sixth victim was said to have been hit on the left side of her body using a maraca, a musical instrument.

The woman also allegedly shook the girl.

The woman is accused of hitting a seventh victim on the head with a tambourine, and banged his head against the sixth victim’s “for no reason” as reported by ST.

She is expected to return to court on Nov. 2.