More new MOE Kindergartens are set to open in Singapore, revealed the Ministry of Education (MOE) in a press release.
In 2021, MOE will be opening seven new MOE Kindergartens (MKs) across Singapore. It was earlier announced that by 2023, there would be 50 MOE Kindergartens in Singapore. With the opening of these seven MKs, there will be 36 MKs by 2021.
Meanwhile, all seven MKs will be located within primary schools and will offer Kindergarten Care (KCare) services.
7 New MOE Kindergartens in Singapore
Here are the names and details of the 7 new MOE Kindergartens:
- MOE Kindergarten @ Greendale
Greendale Primary School, 50 Edgedale Plains, Singapore 828848 - MOE Kindergarten @ Cedar
Cedar Primary School, 15 Cedar Avenue, Singapore 349700 - MOE Kindergarten @ Mayflower
Mayflower Primary School, 200 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, Singapore 569878 - MOE Kindergarten @ Meridian
Meridian Primary School, 20 Pasir Ris St 71, Singapore 518798 - MOE Kindergarten @ Tampines Primary
Tampines Primary School, 250 Tampines Street 12, Singapore 529426 - MOE Kindergarten @ West View
West View Primary School, 31 Senja Road, Singapore 677742 - MOE Kindergarten @ Zhenghua
Zhenghua Primary School, 9 Fajar Road, Singapore 679002
The 7 new MKs will collaborate with Early Years Centres (EYCs), operated by PCF Sparkletots.
Registration for admission to K1 in 2021 for the seven new MKs will take place in 2020.
The registration exercise will be open to Singapore Citizen and Singapore Permanent Resident children born between 2 January 2016 and 1 January 2017 (both dates inclusive).
Details of the exercise will be released in the first quarter of 2020.
To cater to parents who require a full-day care service for their child, KCare services are available in most school-based MKs on Mondays to Fridays, from 7 am to 7 pm. Two school-based MKs, MK@Dazhong and MK@Farrer Park, will start offering KCare services from January 2019.
For more information, please visit www.moe.gov.sg/moekindergarten. Parents may also contact the MKs directly, or MOE at contact@moe.gov.sg or 6872 2220 (Mondays to Fridays: 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Saturdays: 8.30 am to 12.30 pm).
Source: MOE
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