Child Care Centres in CBD
The CBD has 56 childcare centres, serving families and working parents near Orchard Road, Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar, Anson, Cecil, Maxwell, Phillip, Clifford Pier, and Marina Centre.
Within the CBD, 2 centres are run by Anchor Operators My First Skool, while 9 centres are managed by Partner Operators including Kinderland and Little Olive Tree.
In the CBD, full-day childcare fees typically range from $610 to $3,900 per month (before subsidies). Browse the list below to compare fees across centres and shortlist the most suitable option for your child.
Compare Full Day Child Care Fees in CBD
| Preschools | Monthly School Fee |
| Grace House @ Tanglin | 1,266 |
| Haven Infant & Toddler Centre | 1,398 |
| SUPERLAND PRE-SCHOOL @ KACC | 1,500 |
| DA LITTLE PRESCHOOL AT CECIL | 1,670 |
| LITTLE PADDINGTON PRESCHOOL TANGLIN PARK | 1,700 |
| MAPLEBEAR PRESCHOOL | 1,780 |
| SUPERLAND PRE-SCHOOL (100 AM) | 1,800 |
| KIDDY UP | 1,800 |
| MAPLE BEAR EDUCARE | 1,980 |
| SUPERLAND PRE-SCHOOL (TBCC) | 2,000 |
| SUPERLAND PRE-SCHOOL (RV) | 2,000 |
| CAMBRIDGE@RIVER VALLEY | 2,018 |
| Mulberry Learning @ Somerset | 2,100 |
| HOUSE ON THE HILL | 2,160 |
| SUPERLAND PRE-SCHOOL (UE SQUARE) | 2,200 |
| MULBERRY LEARNING CENTRE @ CLARKE QUAY | 2,200 |
| MULBERRY LEARNING CENTRE CENTRAL | 2,200 |
| MULBERRY LEARNING CENTRE CENTRAL | 2,200 |
| MULBERRY LEARNING CENTRE @ TANJONG PAGAR | 2,200 |
| LeClare @ Shenton | 2,250 |
| Josiah Montessori | 2,250 |
| JOSIAH MONTESSORI : CITY CHILDCARE CENTRE | 2,250 |
| JOSIAH MONTESSORI RAFFLES PLACE | 2,250 |
| Blue House Childcare (Kay Siang) | 2,291 |
| KiddiWinkie Schoolhouse | 2,300 |
| Brighton Montessori River Valley | 2,320 |
| KiddiWinkie Schoolhouse @ Newton | 2,370 |
| THE SCHOOLHOUSE RIVER VALLEY | 2,370 |
| BLUE HOUSE (MUTIARA) | 2,377 |
| SUPERLAND INTERNATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL | 2,400 |
| NAFA ARTS PRESCHOOL | 2,400 |
| Changemakers Academy Explorer | 2,450 |
| GATE Junior Preschool | 2,450 |
| THE SCHOOLHOUSE CLAYMORE | 2,500 |
| MindChamps Performing Arts International PreSchool @ Marina Square | 2,565 |
| MINDCHAMPS CHINESE PRESCHOOL @ CECIL ST | 2,570 |
| MINDCHAMPS PRESCHOOL @ RIVER VALLEY | 2,570 |
| MINDCHAMPS PRESCHOOL@ONE RAFFLES PLACE | 2,570 |
| MINDCHAMPS PRESCHOOL @ PARAGON | 2,620 |
| ETONHOUSE PRE-SCHOOL | 2,754 |
| ODYSSEY THE GLOBAL PRESCHOOL DEMPSEY | 3,000 |
| Trehaus | 3,000 |
| ODYSSEY THE GLOBAL PRESCHOOL STILL ROAD | 3,090 |
| ETONHOUSE GARDEN SCHOOL BY THE BAY | 3,225 |
| ODYSSEY THE GLOBAL PRESCHOOL ORCHARD | 3,900 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| STAR LEARNERS @ TANJONG PAGAR | 650 |
| AGAPE LITTLE UNI. @ CECIL | 650 |
| GENIUS HIVE PRE-SCHOOL | 650 |
| CARPE DIEM SPRINGS | 650 |
| KINDERLAND PRESCHOOL | 650 |
| Little Olive Tree | 650 |
| THE LITTLE SKOOL-HOUSE INTERNATIONAL | 650 |
| KINDERLAND PRESCHOOL | 650 |
| THE LITTLE SKOOL-HOUSE INTERNATIONAL | 650 |
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Child Care Centres in CBD | Best Preschools in CBD
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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