Child Care Centres in Sembawang
Sembawang has 56 childcare centres, serving families near Canberra, Sembawang Central, Sembawang East, Sembawang North, and Sembawang Springs.
Among these, 26 centres are run by Anchor Operators such as My World Preschool and Skool4Kidz, while 11 centres are managed by Partner Operators including Star Learners and 7oaks Preschool.
In Sembawang, full-day childcare fees typically range from $610 to $2,570 per month (before subsidies). Browse the list below to compare fees across centres and shortlist the best option for your family.
Compare Full Day Child Care Fees in Sembawang
| Preschools | Monthly School Fee |
| MLC (SEMBAWANG) | 1,120 |
| MLC (CANBERRA) | 1,120 |
| SMILING STAR EDUHUB | 1,200 |
| Cavenur Early Learning Centre | 1,300 |
| SPRING BUDS LEARNING CAMPUS | 1,350 |
| Rainbow Cove @ Sembawang | 1,490 |
| MAPLEBEAR LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE | 1,680 |
| MAPLEBEAR DEVELOPMENT CENTRE | 1,730 |
| Children's Cove Preschool @ Sembawang | 1,750 |
| SAIL PLAYHOUSE | 1,850 |
| SUPERLAND PRE-SCHOOL (BUKIT CANBERRA) | 1,900 |
| GREENTREE MONTESSORI CHILDREN HUB | 1,950 |
| Greentree Montessori Children Cottage | 1,950 |
| THE SCHOOLHOUSE SEMBAWANG | 2,180 |
| MINDCHAMPS PRESCHOOL @ NORDCOM II | 2,570 |
| MY WORLD PRESCHOOL | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ CANBERRA BLK 468C (EY) | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ SEMBAWANG BLK 503C (EY) | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Sembawang Central Blk 105 (CC) | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| SKOOL4KIDZ CENTRE | 610 |
| E-Bridge Pre-School | 610 |
| My First Skool | 610 |
| MY WORLD PRESCHOOL | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Sembawang Central Blk 115B (CC) | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Sembawang Central Blk 309 (EY) | 610 |
| SKOOL4KIDZ CENTRE (DS) | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Canberra Blk 487 (CC) | 610 |
| Skool4Kidz Preschool | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ CANBERRA BLK 413 (CC) | 610 |
| MY WORLD PRESCHOOL | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ CANBERRA BLK 337 (CC) | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Sembawang Central Blk 504A (CC) | 610 |
| E-BRIDGE PRE-SCHOOL | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ CANBERRA BLK 413 (CC) | 610 |
| MY WORLD PRESCHOOL | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ CANBERRA Blk 330 (DS) | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| Little Greenhouse @ Sembawang | 650 |
| STAR LEARNERS @ SEMBAWANG | 650 |
| LITTLE FOOTPRINTS PRESCHOOL | 650 |
| Small Wonder Preschool Gambas | 650 |
| CARPE DIEM KIDZ PLAYHOUSE | 650 |
| STAR LEARNERS @ SEMBAWANG WAY | 650 |
| 7oaks Preschool - Sembawang | 650 |
| Sunflower Preschool @ Sembawang | 650 |
| AGAPE LITTLE UNI. @ GAMBAS | 650 |
| STAR LEARNERS @ GAMBAS | 650 |
| CARPE DIEM @ NORDCOM | 650 |
| GLORY JOY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE | 770 |
| WHARTON PRESCHOOL @ SEMBAWANG | 850 |
| TOTS TOWN PRESCHOOL @ SEMBAWANG | 920 |
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Child Care Centres in Sembawang | Best Preschools in Sembawang
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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