Child Care Centres in Bishan
Bishan has 37 childcare centres, serving families near Junction 8, Bishan East, Sin Ming, Marymount, and Upper Thomson.
Among these, 11 centres are run by Anchor Operators such as PCF and My First Skool, while 10 centres are managed by Partner Operators including Star Learners and Little Footprints Preschool.
In Bishan, full-day childcare fees typically range from $610 to $2,570 per month (before subsidies). Browse the list below to compare fees across centres.
Compare Full Day Child Care Fees in Bishan
| Preschools | Monthly School Fee |
| ZION BISHAN KINDERCARE | 1,000 |
| CHERIE HEARTS NURTURELOFT | 1,180 |
| SHOOTING STAR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE | 1,350 |
| KinderBuds Preschool | 1,350 |
| RED SCHOOLHOUSE | 1,400 |
| Blossom Genesis Centre | 1,420 |
| MAPLE BEAR ACADEMY | 1,680 |
| MAPLEBEAR DISCOVERY LAND | 1,680 |
| Nest Preschool Bishan | 1,740 |
| Bello Bambini Montessori | 1,752 |
| Greentree Montessori Children House | 1,950 |
| KiddiWinkie Schoolhouse Singapore | 2,000 |
| Mulberry Learning Centre @ Bishan | 2,000 |
| KiddiWinkie Schoolhouse @ Jurong Gateway | 2,080 |
| LITTLE PADDINGTON PRESCHOOL THOMSON WALK | 2,358 |
| MINDCHAMPS PRESCHOOL @ BISHAN | 2,570 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Bishan East Sin Ming Blk 178 | 610 |
| MY WORLD PRESCHOOL | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Marymount Blk 231 (DS) | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ MARYMOUNT BLK 309 | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Bishan East-SIN MING BLK 409 | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Marymount Blk 257 (CC) | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Marymount Blk 219 (CC) | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Bishan East-Sin Ming Blk 181 (CC) | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| New Life Preschool @ Bishan | 650 |
| Little Kinder Montessori @ Marymount | 650 |
| LITTLE FOOTPRINTS PRESCHOOL @ THOMSON | 650 |
| Little Footprints Preschool | 650 |
| NOBLELAND ARTS N LEARNING PLACE @ BISHAN | 650 |
| SMALL WONDER PRESCHOOL BISHAN | 650 |
| AGAPE LITTLE UNI @ THOMSON | 650 |
| STAR LEARNERS @ BISHAN | 650 |
| STAR LEARNERS @ BISHAN CENTRAL | 650 |
| STAR LEARNERS @ THOMSON | 650 |
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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
Please visit Preschool Open House to find out latest open house or exclusive promotion from preschools.
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 |