Child Care Centres in Bukit Merah
Bukit Merah has 37 childcare centres, serving families around Henderson, Redhill, Tiong Bahru, Telok Blangah, Depot Road, and the wider Bukit Merah estate.
Within Bukit Merah, 12 centres are run by Anchor Operators such as E-Bridge Pre-school and My World Preschool, while 10 centres are managed by Partner Operators including Star Learners and Little Footprints Preschool.
In Bukit Merah, full-day childcare fees typically range from $610 to $2,380 per month (before subsidies). Browse the list below to compare fees across centres and shortlist the best option for your child.
Compare Full Day Child Care Fees in Bukit Merah
| Preschools | Monthly School Fee |
| THE ORANGE ACADEMY | 1,050 |
| Little Olive Tree (Bethesda Depot Walk) | 1,200 |
| The Chinese Kindergarten Preschool | 1,300 |
| First Steps Preschool @ Depot Road | 1,450 |
| ARTS JUNIOR MONTESSORI | 1,680 |
| MAPLEBEAR REDHILL | 1,780 |
| SUPERLAND PRE-SCHOOL (RMCC) | 1,800 |
| AWWA | 1,880 |
| MULBERRY LEARNING CENTRE ALEXANDRA | 2,000 |
| Cambridge@Artra Alexandra | 2,018 |
| KiddiWinkie Schoolhouse @ Harbourfront | 2,100 |
| THE SCHOOLHOUSE ALEXANDRA | 2,370 |
| Changemakers Academy Explorer | 2,380 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru Blk 130 (CC) | 610 |
| E-BRIDGE PRE-SCHOOL | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ TANJONG PAGAR - TIONG BAHRU BLK 125 (CC) | 610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Radin Mas | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ TELOK BLANGAH BLK 78A (DS) | 610 |
| MY WORLD PRESCHOOL | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| MY FIRST SKOOL | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ TANJONG PAGAR TIONG BAHRU BLK 126 | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ RADIN MAS BLK 18 (DS) | 610 |
| PCF SPARKLETOTS PRESCHOOL @ TELOK BLANGAH BLK 44 (CC) | 610 |
| MY WORLD PRESCHOOL | 610 |
| SUPER TALENT CHILDCARE (MEMBINA) | 650 |
| STAR LEARNERS @ BUKIT MERAH | 650 |
| NURTURESTARS | 650 |
| Little Footprints Preschool | 650 |
| Star Learners @ Telok Blangah | 650 |
| LEARNING VISION NATIONAL UNIVERISTY HEALTH | 650 |
| Little Seeds Preschool | 650 |
| Little Footprints Preschool | 650 |
| THE LITTLE SKOOL-HOUSE INTERNATIONAL | 650 |
| SUNFLOWER PRESCHOOL @ MINDEF | 650 |
| HAVEN SCHOOLHOUSE @ BUKIT PURMEI | 800 |
| APPLELAND PLAYHOUSE | 830 |
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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 |