Kindergartens

All MOE kindergartens to provide full-day programme by 2030; pilot to start at 2 centres in 2027

Currently, MOE operates 56 kindergartens offering four-hour programmes for Kindergarten 1 and 2 children aged five and six.

51 pupils, 2 employees at 2 MOE kindergartens get gastroenteritis; Deli Hub Catering ops suspended

The affected kindergartens are MOE Kindergarten @ Springdale and MOE Kindergarten @ Gongshang, SFA, CDA, and MOE said in a joint statement on Oct 27.

All K1, K2 children to get SPH Media mother tongue publications monthly from 2027 to boost learning

Education Minister Desmond Lee giving a speech at the Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism 15th anniversary at SPH Auditorium on Oct 27.

Pre-school teachers to get 2 hours of weekly protected time for non-teaching tasks from Nov 2027

Workload was the top factor that pre-school educators said impacted their well-being, according to a survey initially released in August.

Mosques to remain open for daily, Friday prayers, with haze-related precautions in place: MUIS

MUIS said that non-essential outdoor programmes will be halted if the 24-hour PSI enters the “very unhealthy” range of 201 to 300.

2027 school year to begin from Jan 4 for MOE kindergarten, primary, secondary students

The academic year ends on Nov 19, 2027, for most MOE Kindergarten, primary and secondary school students.

Puppy Pawlitics: Dog class elections gain traction at South Korea’s pet kindergartens

Campaign posters for a dog kindergarten class president election.

More pre-schools offer Chinese, Malay and Tamil lessons as interest grows in teaching mother tongue

As part of the Malay Language and Literacy module, Ms Dinah, together with her classmates delivered individual presentations for an assignment that required them to write and design their own Malay children’s storybooks. CREDIT: PHOTO: DINAH SYAQILAH

MOE reviewing how it selects, monitors student care providers after ending Little Professors’ service

MOE Kindergarten children at Jing Shan Primary School on Feb 20. The school is one of the eight that Little Professors had operated student care services in.

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Ready and willing, not teary and clingy: How this kindergarten gets children P1-ready

Mr Neo Sheng Xiong and Madam Chua Ming Boon (holding the “stop” and “go” signs respectively) credit the teachers at MK@Jing Shan and centre head Mak Kit Meng (second from left) for preparing their eldest daughter, Lyra (seated in the middle), for a smooth transition to primary school, leading them to enrol her younger twin siblings in the MK as well.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.