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A '''pre-school''', also known as '''kindergarten''' or child care centres in Singapore<ref>[http://bit.ly/1OVEbLQ Early Childhood Development Agency "About the Early Childhood Landscape"]</ref>, is an [[school|educational establishment]] or [[learning space]] offering [[early childhood education]] to [[child]]ren before they begin [[compulsory education]] at [[primary school]]. It may be publicly or privately operated, and may be subsidized from public funds such as The Baby Bonus Fund.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2VKV0Rw Ministry of Social and Family Development "The Baby Bonus Online"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2DjzzQj Ministry of Social and Family Development "STARTING PRE-SCHOOL"]</ref>
==Regulated by ECDA==
All Pre-Schools in Singapore are required to obtain license under the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2VMLBZz Singapore Statutes Online PLUS "Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017"]</ref>
The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), an autonomous agency jointly overseen by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), and hosted under the Ministry of Social and Family Development, serves as the regulatory and developmental authority for the early childhood sector in Singapore, overseeing key aspects of children’s development below the age of 7, across both kindergartens and child care centres.<ref>[http://bit.ly/1OVEbLQ Early Childhood Development Agency "About Us"]</ref>
==Full-Fledged Pre-School Professional==
Pre-School teachers in Singapore need to equip themselves with relevant certification from the National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC) or WSQ certification in order to qualify as a full-fledged pre-school professional.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2DdCM3J Skills Future SG "Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2VOx6EJ Early Childhood Development Agency "Teacher Certification"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2DgNjew Ministry of Education, Singapore "MOE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME"]</ref>
==Kindergartens==
Kindergartens provide pre-school developmental programmes for children aged about 2 years to children below 7 years of age. The programmes comprise at least Kindergarten 1 and Kindergarten 2. In addition, kindergartens may also provide programmes for Playgroup, Pre-Nursery (or Nursery 1), and Nursery (or Nursery 2) five days a week. Most kindergarten sessions range between 2 to 3 hours for Playgroup and Pre-Nursery, and between 3 to 4 hours for Nursery and Kindergartens 1 & 2.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2DdCM3J Skills Future SG "Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2VKV3Nc Ministry of Social and Family Development "Kindergarten"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2DkapB2 Data.Gov.SG "List of Kindergarten"]</ref>
===MOE Kindergarten===
There are 23 MOE kindergartens. Six more will open in 2020, which means a total of 29 MOE kindergartens will be participating in 2019 registration exercise. The ministry plans to run a total of 50 such centres by 2023. Top priority for admissions go to Singaporean children from lower-income households living within 1km of the MOE kindergarten.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2VKV5EO The Straits Times "Register online for MOE kindergartens; change in admissions criteria"]</ref>
==Child Care Centres==
Child care centres provide child care services and pre-school developmental programmes for children aged from 18 months to children below 7 years old. Several centres also provide infant care programmes for infants aged from 2 to 18 months old.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2DdCM3J Skills Future SG "Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)"]</ref> <ref>[http://bit.ly/2DdCA4v Ministry of Social and Family Development "Child Care"]</ref> Childcare centres provide full-day and half-day care programmes to children below the age of seven, in addition to education programmes.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2VKV5Vk Asia One "Fewer enrolling for kindergarten, more opting for childcare"]</ref>
==See also==
* [[Education in Singapore]]
* [[List of international schools in Singapore]]
==Notes and references==
A '''pre-school''', also known as '''kindergarten''' or child care centres in Singapore<ref>[http://bit.ly/1OVEbLQ Early Childhood Development Agency "About the Early Childhood Landscape"]</ref>, is an [[school|educational establishment]] or [[learning space]] offering [[early childhood education]] to [[child]]ren before they begin [[compulsory education]] at [[primary school]]. It may be publicly or privately operated, and may be subsidized from public funds such as The Baby Bonus Fund.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2VKV0Rw Ministry of Social and Family Development "The Baby Bonus Online"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2DjzzQj Ministry of Social and Family Development "STARTING PRE-SCHOOL"]</ref>
==Regulated by ECDA==
All Pre-Schools in Singapore are required to obtain license under the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2VMLBZz Singapore Statutes Online PLUS "Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017"]</ref>
The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), an autonomous agency jointly overseen by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), and hosted under the Ministry of Social and Family Development, serves as the regulatory and developmental authority for the early childhood sector in Singapore, overseeing key aspects of children’s development below the age of 7, across both kindergartens and child care centres.<ref>[http://bit.ly/1OVEbLQ Early Childhood Development Agency "About Us"]</ref>
==Full-Fledged Pre-School Professional==
Pre-School teachers in Singapore need to equip themselves with relevant certification from the National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC) or WSQ certification in order to qualify as a full-fledged pre-school professional.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2DdCM3J Skills Future SG "Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2VOx6EJ Early Childhood Development Agency "Teacher Certification"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2DgNjew Ministry of Education, Singapore "MOE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME"]</ref>
==Kindergartens==
Kindergartens provide pre-school developmental programmes for children aged about 2 years to children below 7 years of age. The programmes comprise at least Kindergarten 1 and Kindergarten 2. In addition, kindergartens may also provide programmes for Playgroup, Pre-Nursery (or Nursery 1), and Nursery (or Nursery 2) five days a week. Most kindergarten sessions range between 2 to 3 hours for Playgroup and Pre-Nursery, and between 3 to 4 hours for Nursery and Kindergartens 1 & 2.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2DdCM3J Skills Future SG "Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2VKV3Nc Ministry of Social and Family Development "Kindergarten"]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2DkapB2 Data.Gov.SG "List of Kindergarten"]</ref>
===MOE Kindergarten===
There are 23 MOE kindergartens. Six more will open in 2020, which means a total of 29 MOE kindergartens will be participating in 2019 registration exercise. The ministry plans to run a total of 50 such centres by 2023. Top priority for admissions go to Singaporean children from lower-income households living within 1km of the MOE kindergarten.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2VKV5EO The Straits Times "Register online for MOE kindergartens; change in admissions criteria"]</ref>
==Child Care Centres==
Child care centres provide child care services and pre-school developmental programmes for children aged from 18 months to children below 7 years old. Several centres also provide infant care programmes for infants aged from 2 to 18 months old.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2DdCM3J Skills Future SG "Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)"]</ref> <ref>[http://bit.ly/2DdCA4v Ministry of Social and Family Development "Child Care"]</ref> Childcare centres provide full-day and half-day care programmes to children below the age of seven, in addition to education programmes.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2VKV5Vk Asia One "Fewer enrolling for kindergarten, more opting for childcare"]</ref>
==See also==
* [[Education in Singapore]]
* [[List of international schools in Singapore]]
==Notes and references==
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