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Preschools and kindergartens in Singapore: seven operators, in order

Seven preschool operators in Singapore, each running centres licensed by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA). Each entry gives what ECDA's register shows for the operator's centres, the fees its own pages publish, the languages its centres teach, and how to reach it.

In brief

The list at a glance

  1. M.Y World 59 centres, S$610 a month for citizens
  2. My First Skool 168 centres, from S$610 for citizens
  3. PCF Sparkletots 337 centres, the most of any operator
  4. Star Learners 44 centres, S$650 for citizens
  5. Little Footprints 47 centres, 45 SPARK-certified
  6. EtonHouse Reggio Emilia, IB at larger campuses
  7. MindChamps 40 centres, S$2,470 full day
Criteria

What counts on this list

Where the sources show it, each entry’s facts speak to these points.

  • Runs centres licensed by ECDA, with the number the register lists
  • An Anchor or Partner Operator, whose fees the government caps
  • Offers infant care, from two months
  • Publishes its fees on its own pages
  • SPARK-certified at most of its centres, on ECDA's register
  • Teaches Malay or Tamil as well as Chinese at some centres, on ECDA's register
  • Registered with ACRA, and for how long

How we choose

In detail

Every entry in full

7 entries, each with its UEN. Facts from public registers and from the providers themselves, each with the date it was checked.

M.Y World

Families who want a capped fee and a centre that may teach Malay or Tamil

M.Y World runs 59 centres, all Anchor Operator centres with a child care licence, 39 of them with infant care too and 49 SPARK-certified, on ECDA's register. Full-day child care is S$610 a month for a Singapore citizen, S$835 for a permanent resident and S$1,080 for a foreigner, before GST and subsidies.

Chinese is taught at every centre, and the register shows Malay or Tamil beside it at some. It takes children from 2 months to 6 years.

  • ACRA shows MY World Preschool Ltd., the company its pages name, registered in January 2014.
  • ECDA's register lists 59 M.Y World centres, all with a child care licence and 39 with an infant care licence; all 59 are Anchor Operator centres, and 49 are SPARK-certified.
  • The register gives Chinese as the second language at 38 of its centres, Chinese and Malay at 15, Chinese, Malay and Tamil at 5, and Chinese and Tamil at 1.
  • Its fees page gives full-day child care at S$610 a month for a Singapore citizen, S$835 for a permanent resident and S$1,080 for a foreigner, and infant care at S$1,235, S$1,710 and S$1,912.50, before GST and subsidies; it takes children from 2 months to 6 years.
  • ECDA licence
  • AOP or POP
  • Infant care
  • Fees published
  • SPARK
  • Malay or Tamil
  • ACRA registration
Phone
+65 6839 7688
Email
enquiry@myworld.org.sg
Website
myworld.org.sg
Languages
English (website)
UEN
201401559H (MY World Preschool Ltd.)

My First Skool

Families who want a capped fee and a choice of 168 centres

My First Skool runs 168 Anchor Operator centres on ECDA's register, all with a child care licence, 141 with infant care and 153 SPARK-certified. Its fees page gives child care from S$610 a month for a Singapore citizen, S$835 for a permanent resident and S$1,188 for a foreigner, exclusive of GST and subsidies.

Chinese is taught at every centre, and the register shows Malay or Tamil beside it at some.

  • ACRA shows NTUC First Campus Limited, the company its privacy notice names, registered in March 2023.
  • ECDA's register lists 168 My First Skool centres, all with a child care licence and 141 with an infant care licence; all 168 are Anchor Operator centres, and 153 are SPARK-certified.
  • The register gives Chinese as the second language at 98 of its centres, Chinese and Malay at 55, Chinese, Malay and Tamil at 13, and Chinese and Tamil at 2.
  • Its fees page gives child care from S$610 a month for a Singapore citizen, S$835 for a permanent resident and S$1,188 for a foreigner, exclusive of GST and subsidies.
  • ECDA licence
  • AOP or POP
  • Infant care
  • Fees published
  • SPARK
  • Malay or Tamil
  • ACRA registration
Address
16 Raffles Quay, #23-01 Hong Leong Building, Singapore 048581
Phone
+65 6634 9989
Email
info@myfirstskool.com
Website
myfirstskool.com
Languages
English (website)
UEN
202308481C (NTUC First Campus Limited)

PCF Sparkletots

Families who want a centre near home and Malay or Tamil taught beside Chinese

PCF Sparkletots runs 337 centres on ECDA's register, the most of any operator: 307 with child care, 248 with infant care and 30 kindergartens, all Anchor Operator centres, 281 of them SPARK-certified. Chinese, Malay and Tamil are all taught at 178 of them.

Full-day child care is S$664.90 a month for a Singapore citizen, S$910.15 for a permanent resident and S$1,277.48 for a foreigner, before subsidies and with GST, and it takes children from 2 months.

  • ACRA shows PCF Sparkletots Preschool Limited, the operator its fees page names, registered in July 2024.
  • ECDA's register lists 337 PCF Sparkletots centres, the most of any operator: 307 with a child care licence, 248 with an infant care licence and 30 kindergartens; all 337 are Anchor Operator centres, and 281 are SPARK-certified.
  • The register gives Chinese, Malay and Tamil as second languages at 178 of its centres, Chinese and Malay at 118, Chinese alone at 27, and Chinese and Tamil at 14.
  • Its fees page gives full-day child care at S$664.90 a month for a Singapore citizen, S$910.15 for a permanent resident and S$1,277.48 for a foreigner, and infant care at S$1,346.15 for a citizen, before subsidies and with GST, from 1 January 2026; it takes children from 2 months.
  • ECDA licence
  • AOP or POP
  • Infant care
  • Fees published
  • SPARK
  • Malay or Tamil
  • ACRA registration
Address
Block 57B New Upper Changi Road, #01-1402 PCF Building, Singapore 463057
Phone
+65 6244 4600
Email
pcfhq@pcf.org.sg
Website
pcf.org.sg/sparkletots
Languages
English (website)
UEN
202428500D (PCF Sparkletots Preschool Limited)

Star Learners

Families who want a capped fee and a curriculum built on books

Star Learners runs 44 centres on ECDA's register, all with child care and 5 with infant care, 43 of them Partner Operator centres and 43 SPARK-certified. Its fees page gives full-day child care at S$650 a month for a Singapore citizen, and S$1,100 to S$1,630 for permanent residents and foreigners, for 2026 and subject to GST.

It takes children from 2 months to 6 years, with a literature-based curriculum, and Chinese is the second language at all its centres.

  • ACRA shows Star Learners Group Pte. Ltd., the company its privacy notice names, registered in February 2009.
  • ECDA's register lists 44 Star Learners centres, all with a child care licence and 5 with an infant care licence; 43 are Partner Operator centres and 43 are SPARK-certified.
  • The register gives Chinese as the second language at all 44 of its centres.
  • Its fees page gives full-day child care at S$650 a month and infant care at S$1,290 for a Singapore citizen, and for permanent residents and foreigners full-day child care from S$1,100 to S$1,630, all for 2026 and subject to GST; it takes children from 2 months to 6 years, with a literature-based curriculum.
  • ECDA licence
  • AOP or POP
  • Infant care
  • Fees published
  • SPARK
  • Malay or Tamil
  • ACRA registration
Email
info@starlearners.com.sg
Website
starlearners.com.sg
Languages
English (website)
UEN
200902669E (Star Learners Group Pte. Ltd.)

Little Footprints

Families who want a capped fee at a SPARK-certified centre

Little Footprints runs 47 Partner Operator centres on ECDA's register, 45 of them SPARK-certified and 13 with infant care. For a Singapore citizen, full-day child care is S$650 a month and infant care S$1,290 before GST; permanent residents and foreigners pay S$980 to S$1,365 for full-day child care.

Chinese is the second language at all its centres, and infant care, at selected centres, takes children from 2 to 17 months.

  • ACRA shows Babilou Family Singapore Pte. Ltd., the company its privacy notice names, registered in August 2013.
  • ECDA's register lists 47 Little Footprints centres, all with a child care licence and 13 with an infant care licence; all 47 are Partner Operator centres, and 45 are SPARK-certified.
  • The register gives Chinese as the second language at all 47 of its centres.
  • Its fees page gives, for a Singapore citizen, full-day child care at S$650 a month and infant care at S$1,290 before GST, and for permanent residents and foreigners full-day child care from S$980 to S$1,365; infant care is at selected centres, for children from 2 to 17 months.
  • ECDA licence
  • AOP or POP
  • Infant care
  • Fees published
  • SPARK
  • Malay or Tamil
  • ACRA registration
Email
info@littlefootprints.edu.sg
Website
littlefootprints.edu.sg
Languages
English (website)
UEN
201321485C (Babilou Family Singapore Pte. Ltd.)

EtonHouse

Families who want an IB or Reggio Emilia programme, or full Mandarin immersion

EtonHouse teaches through an inquiry-based approach inspired by Reggio Emilia, and its pages say its larger campuses, such as Newton and Nature Pre-School, are IB authorised; it also offers a full Mandarin immersion programme. ECDA's register lists 9 centres under its name, 2 with infant care and 4 SPARK-certified, none in the government's fee schemes.

One of its centres teaches Malay, Tamil, Hindi and Japanese as well as Chinese, on the register. Its pages publish no fees.

  • ACRA shows EtonHouse Pre-School Pte Ltd, the company most of its centres are listed under on ECDA's register, registered in October 1994, at its head office's postcode.
  • ECDA's register lists 9 EtonHouse centres by name, all with a child care licence and 2 with an infant care licence; none is in the Anchor or Partner Operator scheme, and 4 are SPARK-certified.
  • The register gives Chinese as the second language at all 9, with Malay, Tamil, Hindi and Japanese at one centre and Japanese at another; its pages offer a full Mandarin immersion programme.
  • Its pages describe an inquiry-based approach inspired by Reggio Emilia, and say its larger campuses, such as Newton and Nature Pre-School, are IB authorised schools; they publish no fees.
  • ECDA licence
  • AOP or POP
  • Infant care
  • Fees published
  • SPARK
  • Malay or Tamil
  • ACRA registration
Address
8 Stevens Road, Singapore 257819
Email
enquiry@etonhouse.com.sg
Website
etonhouse.com.sg
Languages
English (website)
UEN
199407645E (EtonHouse Pre-School Pte Ltd)

MindChamps

Families who want a private programme outside the government's fee schemes

MindChamps is a private operator outside the government's fee schemes: its fees page gives S$2,470 a month for its full-day Nursery to Kindergarten programme in 2026 and S$2,995 for full-day infant care, excluding GST. ECDA's register lists 40 centres, 1 of them with infant care and none SPARK-certified.

Chinese is the second language at every centre, and it also runs a Chinese preschool line.

  • ACRA shows MindChamps Holdings Pte. Limited, the company its privacy notice names, registered in May 2007.
  • ECDA's register lists 40 MindChamps centres, all with a child care licence and 1 with an infant care licence; none is in the Anchor or Partner Operator scheme, and none is SPARK-certified.
  • The register gives Chinese as the second language at all 40 of its centres; it also runs a Chinese preschool line.
  • Its fees page gives S$2,270 a month for half-day and S$2,470 for full-day Nursery to Kindergarten in 2026, and S$2,995 for full-day infant care, excluding GST.
  • ECDA licence
  • AOP or POP
  • Infant care
  • Fees published
  • SPARK
  • Malay or Tamil
  • ACRA registration
Phone
+65 8233 4400
Website
mindchamps.org
Languages
English (website)
UEN
200709010D (MindChamps Holdings Pte. Limited)
Before you call

Questions to settle first

What does a preschool cost in Singapore? It depends on the operator and on the child's residency. For a Singapore citizen, full-day child care costs S$610 a month before GST and subsidies at M.Y World and My First Skool, both Anchor Operators, and S$650 at Star Learners and Little Footprints, both Partner Operators. MindChamps, outside both schemes, charges S$2,470 for its full-day Nursery to Kindergarten programme before GST. Subsidies apply to citizens; permanent residents and foreigners pay more, for example S$835 and S$1,188 a month at My First Skool.

Do foreign children pay more at a preschool? Yes, at the five operators on this page whose fees pages give separate rates by residency; MindChamps' fees page gives no separate rate for permanent residents or foreigners. Full-day child care at PCF Sparkletots is S$664.90 a month for a citizen, S$910.15 for a permanent resident and S$1,277.48 for a foreigner, with GST; at M.Y World it is S$610, S$835 and S$1,080 before GST. Star Learners charges permanent residents and foreigners from S$1,100 to S$1,630 for full-day child care.

From what age do preschools take children? From two months, at centres licensed for infant care. M.Y World and Star Learners describe programmes from two months to six years, and PCF Sparkletots takes children from two months. ECDA's register shows which centres hold an infant care licence: 248 of PCF Sparkletots' 337 centres, for example, and 5 of Star Learners' 44.

Which preschools teach Malay or Tamil? ECDA's register lists the second languages each centre teaches. Every centre of the seven operators on this page teaches Chinese; Malay or Tamil is taught as well at some centres of PCF Sparkletots, My First Skool, M.Y World and EtonHouse. PCF Sparkletots offers all three at 178 of its centres.