Child Care Centres in Bukit Timah
Bukit Timah has 43 childcare centres, serving families around Anak Bukit, Coronation Road, Farrer Court, Hillcrest, Holland Road, Leedon Park, Swiss Club, and Ulu Pandan.
Within Bukit Timah, 2 centres are run by Anchor Operators such as PCF Sparkletots Preschool, while 5 centres are managed by Partner Operators including Small Wonder Preschool and Carpe Diem.
In Bukit Timah, full-day childcare fees typically range from $610 to $3,250 per month (before subsidies). Browse the list below to compare fees across centres and shortlist the best option for your child.
Compare Full Day Child Care Fees in Bukit Timah
| Preschools | Monthly School Fee |
| GREEN PASTURES CHILD CENTRE | 1,040 |
| PARIPOSA | 1,500 |
| CREATIVE THINKERS PRESCHOOL | 1,550 |
| Adventure Tree Preschool Bukit Timah | 1,560 |
| RAFFLES HOUSE PRESCHOOL (ROBIN CLOSE) | 1,580 |
| RAFFLES HOUSE PRESCHOOL | 1,580 |
| RAFFLES HOUSE @ ADAM | 1,600 |
| KINGDOM EDUCATION | 1,600 |
| Apricus Kids Academy | 1,750 |
| CHILDREN'S COVE | 1,750 |
| PRE-SCHOOL BY-THE-PARK | 1,820 |
| MAPLEBEAR LEARNING LADDER | 1,830 |
| PRE-SCHOOL BY-THE-PARK (DUNEARN) | 1,893 |
| Little Paddington Preschool Balmoral | 1,899 |
| SUNFLOWER BABY HOUSE | 1,900 |
| FunLab Preschool Bukit Timah | 1,900 |
| Adventure Tree Preschool Holland | 1,900 |
| KIDDIWINKIE SCHOOLHOUSE @ UPPER BUKIT TIMAH | 2,000 |
| Barker Road Methodist Church Little Lights Preschool | 2,000 |
| CHERRYBROOK PRESCHOOL FARRER | 2,000 |
| Pre-school By-The-Park (Evans) | 2,016 |
| Little Paddington Preschool Tanglin | 2,050 |
| Mulberry Learning Centre @ Sixth Avenue | 2,200 |
| SUPERLAND PRE-SCHOOL (BT2) | 2,200 |
| RH Positive Education Preschool | 2,225 |
| House on the Hill Montessori Pre-School | 2,310 |
| HOUSE ON THE HILL | 2,360 |
| MapleBear Adam | 2,380 |
| PEGASUS INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL | 2,400 |
| ETONHOUSE PRE-SCHOOL | 2,412 |
| Nurtured Nest Bukit Timah | 2,500 |
| Mindchamps Preschool @ Temasek Club | 2,570 |
| ETONHOUSE PRE-SCHOOL | 2,658 |
| MMI Holland Grove | 2,700 |
| ETONHOUSE BILINGUAL PRE-SCHOOL | 2,754 |
| ODYSSEY THE GLOBAL PRESCHOOL FOURTH AVENUE | 3,250 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ MOULMEIN-CAIRNHILL Blk 50 (CC) | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ BUKIT TIMAH BLK 12 (CC) | 610 |
| THE LITTLE SKOOL-HOUSE INTERNATIONAL | 650 |
| SMALL WONDER PRESCHOOL BUKIT TIMAH | 650 |
| CARPE DIEM SCHOOLHOUSE | 650 |
| LEARNING VISION HWA CHONG INSTITUTION | 650 |
| THE LITTLE SKOOL-HOUSE INTERNATIONAL | 650 |
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Child Care Centres in Bukit Timah | Best Preschools in Bukit Timah
1(a). What is the Anchor Operator (AOP) scheme?
Answer: It is a scheme by government to provide funding to selected preschool operators to increase access to good quality and affordable early childhood care and education. The selected child care operators will receive funding from government to keep a monthly fee cap of $610 & $1,235 for full-day child care & full-day infant care respectively.
Currently, there as 5 anchor operators which are PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL, MY FIRST SKOOL, MY WORLD PRESCHOOL, SKOOL4KIDZ and E-BRIDGE PRE-SCHOOL.
1(b). What is the Partner Operator (POP) scheme?
Answer: This scheme supports selected preschool operators to improve the accessibility, affordability and quality of child care and infant care. Under this scheme, selected preschools are to keep a monthly school fee cap of $650 and $1,290 for full day child care and infant care respectively.
Currently, there are 380 preschools under this scheme.
2. Basic Subsidy For Child Care
| Service Type |
Monthly subsidy for working mother or single fathers |
Subsidy for Non-working mother/single father |
| Full-day child care |
$300 |
$150 |
Table: Child Care Subsidy
3. Additional Subsidy for Child Care and Infant Care
This is available to applicants for Singapore Citizen children who are working and whose monthly household income is less than $12,000. Please check Child care and infant care subsidy for more details.
4. Start-Up Grant
This is for low-income families with difficult family circumstances. Applicants can use Start-Up Grant to pay for the initial costs of
enrolling their child into an infant or child care centre.
5. Review of Child Care Centre
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6. Child Care Centre Open House
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7. What is the regulatory requirements governing staff-child ratios?
Answer: With effect from 1 Jan 2012, the following staff-child ratio will apply:
| Age of Children (Class Level) | Staff to Children Ratio (without para-educators/educarers) | Staff to Children Ratio
(with para-educators/educarers) |
| 18 – 30 mths (Playgroup) | 1 : 8 | 1 + 1 : 12 |
| 30 – 36 mths (Nursery 1) | 1 : 12 | 1 + 1 : 18 |
| 36 – 48 mths (Nursery 2) | 1 : 15 | 1 + 1 : 20 |
| 48 – 60 mths (Kindergarten 1) | 1 : 20 | 1 + 1 : 30 |
| 60 – 72 mths (Kindergarten 1) | 1 : 25 | 1 + 1 : 30 |
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