Singapore Child Care Monthly Fee

In Singapore, it is not mandatory for all child care centre to charge the same fee for same service type. This has caused the monthly fee to vary widely from one child care centre to another child care centre.

In this article, we will look at various factors that affect child care monthly fee and we will present the child care monthly fee data by area in the later part of this article.

Child Care Monthly Fee – Highest and Lowest, Average and Median

Highest monthly fee for child care service in Singapore is $2338 a month. This is the price that some parents need to pay two child care centres located at East Coast Road and Bukit Timah area respectively.

Lowest fee is charged by one child care centre at Ang Mo Kio which is only $380 a month before any government subsidy.

On the average, monthly fee for full day child care service in Singapore is $974.

Median monthly fee is $809 .(Median means exactly 50% of childcare centres charge more than this )

Child Care Monthly Fee – Type of Service

Type of service offered at child care centres includes full day child care, half day child care, child care service of 12 to 48 hours a week. 

Do not expect the price to be halved if you just need the half day child care service. For example, at My First Skool, the standard full day child care service for child between 4 years old and 4 year 11 months old is $743.12 while the half day service is $566.24. This is much more than 50% of the fee for full day child care service.

Child Care Monthly Fee - Age of child

Within the same school, the fee may also vary from group to group. In general, monthly fee should drop slightly when your child progresses from Toddler to Playgroup, Nursery and then K1 and K2.

For example, at Big Foot Preschool at Clementi, fee for full day child care service for 1 years 6 months to 2 years 9 months child is $950 while elder children will just need to pay $850 for full day child care service.

In many private preschools, it is common for the child care centre to charge the same fee for children of all ages.

Child Care Monthly Fee – Same name different price

For child care centre under the name of PCF (PAP Community Foundation), monthly fee varies from branch to branch. For example, at one PCF child care centre in Bukit Batok, the monthly fee is $460 to $480 while another centre within the same area charge $560 a month.

Child Care Monthly Fee – Nationality is a factor

In child care centres like PCF child care centres, foreigners and Singapore permanent residents will need to pay more. This is a measure by the ruling party to differentiate the welfare enjoyed by Singapore Citizen, Permanent residents and non-residents.  For example, at one PCF child care centre in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore citizen needs to pay $429.4 monthly for half day child care service, but foreigners will need to pay $644.1 month for the same service.

Similar fee structure is also used by another child care operator My First Skool.

So far, we do not see many private child care operators following the same practice.

Child Care Monthly Fee – Ang Mo Kio

Average child care monthly fee: $915

Median child care monthly fee: $743

Highest:$1904

Lowest:$380

Child Care Monthly Fee – Bedok

Average child care monthly fee: $960

Median child care monthly fee: $850

Highest:$1904

Lowest:$551

Child Care Monthly Fee – Bukit Panjang

Average child care monthly fee: $855

Median child care monthly fee: $800

Highest:$1200

Lowest:$630

Child Care Monthly Fee – Bukit Timah

Average child care monthly fee: $1345

Median child care monthly fee: $1445

Highest:$2338

Lowest:$630

Child Care Monthly Fee – Sembawang

Average child care monthly fee: $937

Median child care monthly fee: $853

Highest:$1862

Lowest:$617

Child Care Monthly Fee – Central CBD

Average child care monthly fee: 1456

Median child care monthly fee: 1500

Highest:2311

Lowest:743

Child Care Monthly Fee – Yishun

Average child care monthly fee: $831

Median child care monthly fee: $743

Highest:$1477

Lowest:$490

Child Care Monthly Fee – Toa Payoh

Average child care monthly fee: $902

Median child care monthly fee: $755

Highest:$1904

Lowest:$500

Child Care Monthly Fee – Punggol

Average child care monthly fee: $798

Median child care monthly fee: $780

Highest:$1020

Lowest:$678

Child Care Monthly Fee – Sengkang

Average child care monthly fee: $936

Median child care monthly fee: $853

Highest:$1926

Lowest:$648

Child Care Monthly Fee – Sengkang

Average child care monthly fee: $936

Median child care monthly fee: $853

Highest:$1926

Lowest:$648

Child Care Monthly Fee – Bukit Merah

Average child care monthly fee: $1054

Median child care monthly fee: $979

Highest:$1926

Lowest:$604

Child Care Monthly Fee – Kallang

Average child care monthly fee: $1031

Median child care monthly fee: $800

Highest:$2140

Lowest:$480

Child Care Monthly Fee – Pasir Ris

Average child care monthly fee: $867

Median child care monthly fee: $753

Highest:$2140

Lowest:$647

Child Care Monthly Fee – Serangoon

Average child care monthly fee: $910

Median child care monthly fee: $770

Highest:$1904

Lowest:$551

Child Care Monthly Fee – Tampines

Average child care monthly fee: $800

Median child care monthly fee: $716

Highest:$1904

Lowest:$482

Child Care Monthly Fee – Jurong West

Average child care monthly fee: 824

Median child care monthly fee: 743

Highest:1904

Lowest:560

Child Care Monthly Fee – Woodlands

Average child care monthly fee: 868

Median child care monthly fee: 800

Highest:1904

Lowest:594