The Ministry of Education (MOE) will be setting up new MOE Kindergartens (MKs) across Singapore, according to a news release on Saturday (22 Aug).
Seven new MKs will be opened in 2023, totalling to 50 MKs by 2023 that offers about 7,200 K1 places.
“This is part of our planned expansion to have at least 60 MKs by 2025, to provide parents with more choices for quality and affordable pre-school places,” MOE stated.
Meanwhile, all seven MKs will be located within primary schools and will offer Kindergarten Care (KCare) services.
Locations of 7 New MOE Kindergartens in 2023
The list of names and details of the 7 new MOE Kindergartens as follows:
1. MOE Kindergarten @ Yishun
Yishun Primary School, 500 Yishun Ring Road, Singapore 768679
2. MOE Kindergarten @ Alexandra
Alexandra Primary School, 2A Prince Charles Crescent, Singapore 159016
3. MOE Kindergarten @ Bendemeer
Bendemeer Primary School, 91 Bendemeer Road, Singapore 339948
4. MOE Kindergarten @ Fengshan
Fengshan Primary School, 307 Bedok North Road, Singapore 469680
5. MOE Kindergarten @ Temasek
Temasek Primary School, 501 Bedok South Avenue 3, Singapore 469300
6. MOE Kindergarten @ Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth Primary School, 30 Bukit Batok West Avenue 3, Singapore 659163
7. MOE Kindergarten @ Shuqun
Shuqun Primary School, 8 Jurong West Street 51, Singapore 649332
Image source: File photo
Collaboration with Early Years Centre
The seven new MKs will also collaborate with the Early Years Centres (EYCs), operated by PCF Sparkletots, to offer all eligible children enrolled in these EYCs (refer to list below), a K1 place in a nearby partner MK.
MK places will also be available for all eligible Singapore Citizen and Permanent Resident Nursery 2 (N2) children who do not come from these partner EYCs:
1. MOE Kindergarten @ Yishun
Partner EYC:
PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Nee Soon East Blk 223
Blk 223 Yishun Street 21 #01-473 Singapore 760223
2. MOE Kindergarten @ Alexandra
Partner EYC:
PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Blk 79
Blk 79 Indus Road #01-435 Indus Garden Singapore 161079
3. MOE Kindergarten @ Bendemeer
Partner EYC:
- PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Kolam Ayer Blk 39
- Blk 39 Bendemeer Road #01-01 Singapore 330039
- PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Kolam Ayer Blk 26B
- Blk 26B St. George’s Lane #01-37 Singapore 322026
4. MOE Kindergarten @ Fengshan
Partner EYC:
PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Kampong Chai Chee Blk 409
Blk 409 Bedok North Ave 2 #01-26 Singapore 460409
5. MOE Kindergarten @ Temasek
Partner EYC:
Details will be provided later on MOE website here, and PCF’s website here.
6. MOE Kindergarten @ Princess Elizabeth
Partner EYC:
PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Hong Kah North Blk 446
Blk 446 Bukit Batok West Ave 8 #02-01 Singapore 650446
7. MOE Kindergarten @ Shuqun
Partner EYC:
PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Jurong Spring Blk 515
Blk 515 Jurong West Street 52 #01-17 Singapore 640515
Registration for Admission to K1 for 2o23 Cohort
The registration for admission for the seven new MKs will take place in February 2022 for the 2023 cohort.
The registration exercise will be open to Singapore Citizen and Singapore Permanent Resident children born between 2 January 2018 and 1 January 2019 (both dates inclusive).
Details of the exercise will be released in the first quarter of 2022.
Parents who require full-day care service for their child can look towards KCare services, which are available in all school-based MKs from Mondays to Fridays (7am to 7pm).
For more information, you can visit www.moe.gov.sg/moekindergarten. Parents can also contact the MKs directly, or the following platforms to reach MOE:
Lead image source: Website/Blangah Rise Primary School
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