Pre-schools

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.

As more pre-school owners in S’pore look to sell, buyers give centres a new life

More pre-school operators are mulling over potentially selling their centres according to business brokers, with some buyers seeing this as an opportunity to expand.

More kindergarten children to learn healthy digital habits in pre-schools under IMDA programme

Kindergarten children at E-Bridge Pre-School brainstorming and creating a poster to encourage and advocate online safety.

How PAS pulled off a historic win in East Malaysia and what this says about its strengths

Sabah PAS commissioner Aliakbar Gulasan greets children at PASTI An-Najah in Karambunai, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on Oct 13.

Start them younger: Feng Tianwei wants to get pre-schoolers playing table tennis

Former national table tennis player Feng Tianwei at the launch of Little Paddles, Big Potential, a two-year partnership between Preschool Market and the Feng Tianwei International Table Tennis Academy.

Home in Focus

Small steps, big hearts: Learning together at an inclusive pre-school

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Liv Heng (right), three, helping classmate Anna Kham, three, who has down syndrome, with her walker as they head for lunch at Kindle Garden inclusive pre-school. At Kindle Garden it is second nature for typically-developing children to help their friends with additional needs without being prompted by teachers. Pictured 24 Aug, 2026.

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.

PCF Sparkletots to double staff development spending to $20m, ease teachers’ admin workload

Singapore’s largest preschool operator will double its investment in staff development to $20 million over three years from 2027.

Move over, Paw Patrol: S’pore pre-schoolers learn to run, hide and tell from a Police Pal guide

Juel Lee, six, imitating the character Hammie from the SGSecure edition of the Police Pal book series for pre-schoolers, titled Run, Hide And Tell: An SGSecure Story (bottom left), at MOE Kindergarten at West Spring on Oct 5.

Parents are more involved than ever. So why is parenting pre-schoolers getting harder?

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