Who We Are
Day One is a home grown, Singapore based organisation uniquely dedicated to innovation in the Learning Enhancement and Alternative Pediatric Therapy sector.
We believe strongly in the importance of preparing the next generation for the future.
Using the three-pillar approach: Cognitive, Social, and Emotional functioning, we prepare our clients to be future-ready and prepared to tackle any difficulties they may face at school, at work, and in life.
A strong believer in natural holistic approaches, and backed by experienced professionals in the areas of natural, external therapy techniques for children, we are also among the few Pediatric Wellness providers in Singapore with our own proprietary treatment methods.
Today, our team consists of experts offering natural, psycho-educational, behavioural and learning related support to children from the ages of 3 to 12.
Our experts use evidence-based approaches to address the social and emotional needs of children. Always keen to contribute to educational research, we are in the midst of establishing a long-term collaboration with the leading educational research facility, the National Institute of Education, Singapore.
Through talks with industry experts, Day One’s research shows that a notable segment of children between the ages of 6 and 12 slip through the cracks due to undiagnosed mild learning disorders. Though the effects of these disorders can be seen between 6 and 12, detection and prevention is recommended in infancy and early childhood.
Therefore, we also work with children with developmental concerns, attention difficulties, learning disorders and behavioural problems. These can be due to conditions such as developmental delay, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders (ADHD), Dyslexia and numerous others related to intellectual development and executive functioning in children.
Day One Academy provides individual and group sessions for children between the ages of 3 to 12 in the areas of literacy, numeracy, social skills, and behavioural management. We also conduct cognitive and behavioural assessments for school admissions, applications for access arrangements, etc
Our Team
Jennifer Loo has 20 extensive years of experience in multidisciplinary marketing playing a key role in strategic development, branding and managing a wide range of marketing efforts involving print, digital and integrated advertising. Through Jennifer’s deeply personal journey towards heightened self-awareness, personal mastery, healing, inner freedom and her natural inclination towards youth issues, she has questioned if the tools she learned as an adult could be applied to young children and adolescents who could benefit from being more mentally and socially cognizant. Jennifer is also particularly interested in developmental delays and health challenges and how they interplay with learning difficulties, behavioural disorders, low self-esteem and self-worth.
As such, Jennifer decided to venture into Early Intervention, Enrichment and Natural Herbal Therapies for children aged between 0 months and 6 years of age. Recognizing the child’s mental, emotional and physical needs as important components of one’s development and drawing inspiration from the famous African proverb that ‘it takes a village to raise a child’; she seeks to make integrated and cutting edge early intervention and enrichment strategies accessible to parents, children, teachers and caregivers alike.
She envisions a world where every child has the opportunity to grow up as compassionate mindful human beings, resilient in coping with life’s stresses, aware of their emotional and mental well-being and motivated to fulfil their own pursuits in a responsible way.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Office of Education Research (OER), Early Childhood & Special Needs Education (ECSE)
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE NTU), Singapore
Dr. Xie Huichao, previously a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the University of Oregon (2014 - 2016) earned her Ph.D. in Special Education, where she worked closely with Dr. Jane Squires and Dr. Diane Bricker. Her research in Singapore primarily focuses on early detection of developmental disabilities and delays, identification of effective strategies to support diverse learners in early childhood classrooms, and evaluating the effectiveness of early childhood intervention practices and programs. Before starting a career in academia, Huichao worked as a licensed early intervention/early childhood special education professional in Oregon, U.S. and as a Special Educator in China for 10 years.
Expertise:
Assessment, Children at risk (Disability), Children at risk (Low Progress Learners), Family-Centred Assessment and Interventions, Infants and Toddlers,
Preschool/Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation and Innovation,
Scale Development and Adaptation.
Margaret Ting is a registered Educational Psychologist (EP) with the Singapore Psychological Society and is an active practitioner in Singapore for at least 17 years.
She obtained her first degree in Psychology and English Linguistics from the University of Queensland (Australia) and her Masters training in Educational Psychology from the Institute of Education (University of London, UK). Prior to her basic degree, she received her teaching qualification from the Institute of Education (Singapore) and taught for several years in the mainstream schools in Singapore (both primary and secondary schools).
She was also involved in the Support for Special Needs initiative, which includes the training of teachers in special needs support and the provision of Allied Educators (or special needs officers) in the mainstream schools. In her years of service at MOE, Margaret served as an EP of several clusters of schools, providing assessments, consultation and training.
Over the last 12 years, Margaret has provided supervision to Allied Educators in their practicum (both at NIE and ARC, Autism Resource Centre), as well as to Masters/Doctorate students (in their Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology placements) at NIE, JCU-S and NUS (National University of Singapore).
A certified thinking consultant, Stephen has more than two decades of experience training and mentoring adults, youths and children in the topic of leadership, cognition, problem-solving, resilience, creativity and decision-making. He is a sought after speaker who is dynamic and impactful.
Proficient in English, Chinese and Cantonese, Stephen’s extensive training, speaking and consulting engagements have brought him around South East Asia, China, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The participants in his events range from armed forces personnel, senior business executives, and government officials as well as youths and children.
Stephen also has extensive experience in managing large-scale international business operations, organizational development, business process re-engineering, change management, coaching and high-performance teaming, investment and deal structuring, sales, and marketing, leadership development, cross-cultural management, and negotiation.
Stephen holds a MBA (High Honours) from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore and a Masters degree in Contemporary China (当代中国) from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
B.A. (Hons.) (Psych) (Canada), M.Ed. (Sp. Ed.) (S'pore)
M.A.A.P. (Ed. Psych) (S'pore)
Registered member of Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)
Full Member of Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)
International Affiliate of American Psychological Association
After graduating from the University of Toronto in psychology, Joyce began working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, where she conducted intensive individual therapy using Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).
She expanded her repertoire by becoming a teacher in a special school and embarking on graduate studies in Special Education. Later on, she continued furthering her education by pursuing and completing a graduate degree in Educational Psychology. With over a decade of experience, she has continued working with individuals with learning difficulties and behavioral challenges, where she formulates and implements strategies to help students with challenging behaviors to better manage their behaviors and emotions and to learn better in class.
She also guides teachers in mainstream schools and caregivers in implementing these strategies. Joyce uses her experience as well as skills she picked up from her career in Special Education and Applied Psychology to help students with disabilities in the area of language and literacy, as well as social skills.
NATURAL WELLNESS THERAPY
Our philosophy
We believe prevention is better than cure and the best way to prevent a child from falling sick is no other than by strengthening the child’s immune system. we advocate building kids health through natural ways as excessive oral medications may weaken the child’s immune system.
How we do it?
We combine Research & Development and TCM knowledge together with our years of clinical experience in Paediatric care to develop our unique methods in treating various childhood ailments and keeping children in the pink of health.
Chief Physician
- More than 20 years of experience in TCM Pediatric Tuina
- More than 15 years of research in Rhinitis Treatment
- Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Registered TCM Physician since 2001
- Executive Council Member – Specialty Committee of Pediatric Tuina of the World Federation of Chinese Medicines Societies(WFCMS)
- WFCMS is the highest authority in TCM in the world and is an NGO platform with a relationship with the International Organization for Standardization(ISO) in TC24, the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural heritage, as well as the World Health Organization(WHO)