PRESCHOOL & INFANT CARE: ECDA FEES & SUBSIDIES

ECDA Partner Operator Scheme (POP)
The Partner Operator (POP) scheme supports appointed centres to improve the accessibility, affordability and quality of childcare and infant care services. The scheme commenced in 2016. For the new term of the POP scheme (2021-2025), operators will receive funding to:

Keep to a monthly fee cap of $680 and $1,290 (excluding GST) for full-day child care and infant care programme respectively for Singapore Citizen (SC) children, and ensure any fee increases are kept affordable for parents.
Invest in improving quality through the Singapore Pre-school Accreditation Framework(SPARK), and in strengthening organisational capabilities.
Support continuing professional development opportunities for centre leaders and preschool educators.

Selected Kinderland Preschools are within the C-POP scheme.

Other Centres
For the rest of the centres, indicate your interest in our online contact form and our customer service officer would reach out to you to provide more information on fees details.

Subsidies for Preschool and Infant Care Programmes
Parents with Singapore Citizen children enrolled in licensed childcare centres can receive a Basic Subsidy of up to $600 per month for full-day infant care, and up to $300 per month for full-day childcare.

If you are a working mother with a gross monthly household income of $12,000 and below, you are eligible for the Additional Subsidy, on top of the Basic Subsidy. Lower-income families will receive higher subsidies.

Singapore Permanent Residents and Foreigners
To find out the infant care and preschool fees for Singapore Permanent Residents and foreigners, indicate your interest in our online contact form and our customer service officer would reach out to you to provide more information on fees details.

ECDA Subsidy Calculator
Calculate the ECDA infant and child care subsidy amount you are eligible for.

For further enquiries, please contact [email protected] or call our hotline at 68818818.