Singapore - Child care and baby-sitting
There are basically two options for childcare in Singapore, enroll your child in a privately run pre-school or employ a part-time or full-time live-in maid or nanny. It may be possible to bring a maid or nanny who has been in your employ in another country with you to Singapore.
Pre-schools with full-day childcare
Most pre-schools in Singapore do not provide all day childcare but those listed here do.
Pibo’s Garden Playschool
1 Dunearn Close
Singapore
295574
Tel:+ 65 6466 2639
Fax: + 65 6469 5049
website: www.pibos.kidz-etc.com
Provide childcare from a few hours a week to full-time. Children can be left
at this centre from 7am to 6.30pm on weekdays. Breakfast and lunch can be
provided. Education program follows the British Curriculum.
AceKidz Enterprise
7 Hua Guan Crescent
Singapore
589034
Tel: + 65 6465 0019
Fax: + 65 6463 7285
email: [email protected]
Open 7.30 am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday
Victoria Place for Children
35 Trevose Crescent
Singapore
298049
Tel : + 65 6256 6700
Fax: + 65 6259 0200
email: [email protected]
Pre-schools providing half-day programs
Brighton Montessori
16 Fort Road
Singapore
439077
Tel: + 65 6346 8887
Fax: + 65 6346 8815
email: [email protected]
Mother-M-Learning Centre
61 Cairnhill Circle
Singapore
229789
Tel:+ 65 6734 9180
Fax: + 65 6735 9766
email: [email protected]
For ages 11/2 to 41/4
Easy-Peasy Little Artists
79 Faber Green
Singapore
129302
Tel: + 65 6774 4269
Fax: + 65 6774 4310
Home-based international playgroup and pre-school with maximum of 10
children per session. Specialize in creative play for children aged 1 to 4
years. Program based on UK Early Years curriculum.
Lock Road Kindergarten
10 Lock Road
Singapore
108938
Tel: + 65 6474 6181
Fax: + 65 6474 1689
email: [email protected]
For children aged 3 to 6 years. Qualified expatriate teachers
For more information go to education-schools as most of the International schools also have a pre-school department.
The American Women’s Association and the Australian and New Zealand Association can provide a list of pre-schools in Singapore. This list will include home-based childcare provided by expatriate women in their own homes.
American Women’s Association (AWA)
Tel: + 65 6734 4895
Fax: + 65 6733-6190
website: www.awasingapore.org
Australian and New Zealand Association (ANZA)Tel: +
65 6733 1215
Fax: + 65 6735 9695
email: [email protected]
website: www.anza.org.sg
Baby-sitting
It may not be so easy to find casual babysitters in Singapore. During the day childcare is readily available but evenings without the children may be more difficult to organize.
Many expatriate families with children employ a maid and some cleaning/ maid companies also provide babysitters.
National Association and women’s group may provide information on available babysitters.
