Preschool · 3 to 6 years
A preschool you’re happy with, at a fee you can plan for
Know when to join waitlists, what you’ll pay after subsidies and how P1 registration works, so no date or fee catches you out.
Start here
Read first · 4 minWhere should we start with preschool and P1 registration?Read the start here guide →9 steps, a few minutes each. Go in order, or jump to the one you need.
- Step 1: Which year does my child start N1, K1, P1 and the PSLE?School years from birth date
- Step 2: When should I join preschool waitlists?Preschool waitlist timeline planner
- Step 3: MOE Kindergarten or childcare from K1?MOE Kindergarten or childcare route chooser
- Step 4: What will preschool cost each month?Preschool fees
- Step 5: How much childcare subsidy will I get?Childcare subsidy calculator
- Step 6: Which of these preschools works for our family?Preschool comparison workbook
- Step 7: How many days of childcare leave can I take?Childcare leave entitlement checker
- Step 8: Which primary schools are within 1km and 2km of my home?School finder by distance
- Step 9: Which P1 registration phase can my child register in?P1 registration phase checker
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Fee caps by operator type, from ECDA (monthly, before GST, checked 10 October 2026). Anchor Operator centres charge at most S$610 for full-day childcare and S$1,235 for full-day infant care. Partner Operator centres charge at most S$650 and S$1,290 for Singapore Citizen children.
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Preschool guides
Help if money is tight: what can we ask for?
ComCare, KidSTART, fee help for preschool and school, student care, CDC Vouchers and Child Credits: who each is for and how to ask, and what GCR really is.
My child is sick: where should we go?
When to call 995, when to go to children’s emergency at KKH or NUH, when a GP or polyclinic is right, fever in young babies, and what to bring with you.
Home safety and first aid for young children
Window grilles, water, choking, medicines, car seats, safe sleep and burns, in HealthHub, KKH, SCDF and Traffic Police words, plus where to learn CPR.
Printables for preschool
Preschool tour checklist
What to look for and ask at each centre visit. Tick boxes for up to three centres, and a page of questions to fill in on the day.
Use it with: Preschool comparison workbook · How to get a preschool place in time for your return to work
Preschool comparison worksheet
Compare two to four centres on fees, extras, commute, hours, languages, settling in and waitlist status. Unknowns stay as questions, not zeros.
Use it with: Preschool comparison workbook · How to compare preschools and know what to ask on your tour
Waitlist follow-up tracker
Each centre's waitlist status, last reply and next follow-up date on one page. A contact log records who said what, plus fees paid and offer deadlines.
Use it with: Preschool waitlist timeline planner · How to get a preschool place in time for your return to work
Most asked
When do I register my child for P1?
In the year before P1. Children born 2 January to 1 January register together. Most register in the year they turn 6, and a 1 January birthday in the year they turn 5. The 2027 exercise is for children born 2 January 2021 to 1 January 2022; MOE usually announces the dates in April. Try the P1 Registration Phase Checker.
Read: Where should we start with preschool and P1 registration? →How much is the childcare subsidy in Singapore in 2026?
Up to S$767 a month for full-day childcare: S$300 Basic Subsidy plus up to S$467 Additional Subsidy for a working mother. Infant care goes up to S$1,310 (S$600 plus S$710). The Additional Subsidy shrinks as income rises and stops above S$12,000. Try the childcare subsidy calculator.
Read: How much childcare subsidy will you get from ECDA? →How much is MOE Kindergarten a month?
S$160 a month for Singapore Citizens and S$320 for PRs in 2026, for a 4-hour weekday session, also payable in the June and December holidays.
Read: MOE Kindergarten or childcare for K1 and K2: What will we pay? →How many days of childcare leave do I get in Singapore?
6 days a year if your youngest is a Singapore citizen under 7 at any time in the year. 2 days if your youngest is 7 to 12 at any time in the year. A non-citizen child below 7 gets 2 days.
Read: How many days of childcare leave can you take? →When will the 2027 registration dates be out?
MOE usually announces them in April. Until then the 2027 exercise has no phase dates. In 2026, the citizen and PR phases ran from 30 Jun to 18 Aug, which gives a sense of the rhythm. Try the P1 phase checker →
Read: Which P1 registration phase can my child register in? →Short courses Paid
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