SINGAPORE - Madam Shannon Loh has been keeping her two young children at home since March. "Their pre-school strongly encouraged parents to keep children at home if they can, so we withdrew them. We saw no point in paying school fees since the kids were mostly at home," said Madam Loh, 42, a part-time nanny. The private childcare centre had also stopped all outdoor activities last year. "Since we can keep them home, there's no point exposing them to the school environment, which may not be safe," Madam Loh added. As Singapore battles waves of Covid-19 infections in recent months, some parents of young children have chosen not to send them to school, fearing that they may bring home the virus. Madam Loh cut down on her assignments as a nanny to take care of her children, a six-year-old girl and four-year-old boy, during this period. Her husband works from home as a manager in the security industry. "We try to keep to the childcare schedule - wake up at 7am, have nap time and play time, and a bit of learning here and there," she said. "We do some gardening and outdoor activities too." The couple do not plan to let their children return to school this year. "Our daughter will have to ...