KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 -- Additional standard operating procedures (SOPs) have been put in place to prevent child abuse and death cases at daycare centres.

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said that among the new SOPs is an alert system created for daycare centres in government buildings.

"Firstly, ensure that the daycare is registered with us (Welfare Department).

"When we hear about a rise in these cases, we added more SOPs. That's why we ensure that the CCTVs (closed-circuit television) are installed in these daycare centres for us to monitor what happens there.

"For daycare centres at government buildings, there is a 'reminder' system to monitor if the child has arrived at the daycare centre...