Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)

ECDA 10th Anniversary: Recognising the Contribution and Achievements of the Early Childhood Sector

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More Support for Early Childhood Educators' Well-being and Professional Development

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Safeguarding the Safety and Well-Being of Children in our Preschools

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Mandatory Installation of CCTV Cameras in Preschools and Government-Funded Early Intervention Centres

You may refer to the enhanced Preschool Search Portal to search for preschool information and indicate your interest to place your child in up to 10 infant care/child care centres.

CMS provides preschools with an online platform to support their transactions with ECDA, such as application and renewal of license, child enrolment and subsidy application and management of interest by parents. The Preschool Search Portal (PSP) also allows parents to indicate their interest in preschools of their choice.

ONE@ECDA is an online platform to support the registration and professional development of early childhood educators.

KidSTART is a national programme that empowers low-income families to build strong foundations for their children. Click to find out more details on KidSTART.

Grow@Beanstalk Portal is a resource for parents and educators to support and guide their children’s holistic development.

Keen to make a lifelong impact on the lives of our little ones? Be inspired and visit "Shape Our Tomorrow" to find out more about becoming an early childhood educator.

The Singapore Pre-school Accreditation Framework (SPARK) is a quality assurance framework to assist preschools in Singapore in raising quality standards.

You may refer to the enhanced Preschool Search Portal to search for preschool information and indicate your interest to place your child in up to 10 infant care/child care centres.

ONE@ECDA is an online platform to support the registration and professional development of early childhood educators.

KidSTART is a national programme that empowers low-income families to build strong foundations for their children. Click to find out more details on KidSTART.

Grow@Beanstalk Portal is a resource for parents and educators to support and guide their children’s holistic development.

Keen to make a lifelong impact on the lives of our little ones? Be inspired and visit "Shape Our Tomorrow" to find out more about becoming an early childhood educator.

The Singapore Pre-school Accreditation Framework (SPARK) is a quality assurance framework to assist preschools in Singapore in raising quality standards.

Parents

As a parent, you play an important role in your children’s development. To support your parenting journey, we provide resources on the science and practice of early childhood development as well as comprehensive information on childcare centres and kindergartens that you can consider for your child.

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Operators

As an operator, you play a vital role in providing quality early childhood facilities and programmes for our children. We provide important information on regulatory requirements for setting up a centre to resources for curriculum guidelines.

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Early Childhood Educators

As an Early Childhood Educator, you have a profound influence on our children’s early development that lasts throughout the course of their lives. We support you in developing and moulding our future generations through comprehensive information and resources.

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ECDA’S 10th Anniversary: Recognising the Contribution and Achievements of the Early Childhood Sector

The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) held the biennial Early Childhood Celebrations &...

27 Oct 2023 |
Press Releases

Progress of the Early Childhood Sector in the Past Decade

The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) regulates and develops the early childhood sector in...

27 Oct 2023 |
Press Releases

MORE SUPPORT FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS’ WELL-BEING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Teachers’ Day and Children’s Day will be designated as preschool holidays from 2024.

27 Oct 2023 |
Press Releases

Investigations into Recent Incidents At Kinderland @ Woodlands Mart and Kinderland @ Sunshine Place

The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) would like to provide an update on its investigations...

04 Sep 2023 |
Press Releases

Mandatory Installation of CCTV Cameras in Preschools and Government-Funded Early Intervention Centres

Since last year, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) has been engaging the preschool...

31 Aug 2023 |
Press Releases

SAFEGUARDING THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN OUR PRESCHOOLS

The safety and well-being of children in our preschools is of utmost importance.

30 Aug 2023 |
Press Releases

Preschools To Move To Five-Day Work Week In Next Phase Of Early Childhood Sector Transformation

Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli launched the Early Childhood (EC)...

12 Jul 2023 |
Press Releases

77,000 Preschoolers and their Families Partnering the Community to ‘Start Small Dream Big’

The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) launched the ninth edition of its President’s...

27 Apr 2023 |
Press Releases

Strengthening families to help them achieve stability, self-reliance and social mobility

At the Committee of Supply debate 2023, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF)...

02 Mar 2023 |
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Early Childhood Care & Education Conference

Speech By Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State at Early Childhood Care & Education Conference, 18...

18 Nov 2023 | Ms Sun Xueling
Speeches

Early Childhood Celebrations and Conference 2023 (Day 2)

Speech By Ms Sun Xueling, Minister For State At Early Childhood Celebrations and Conference 2023,...

27 Oct 2023 | Ms Sun Xueling
Speeches

Early Childhood Celebrations and Conference 2023 (Day 1)

Speech By Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister For Social And Family Development At Early Childhood...

26 Oct 2023 | Mr Masagos Zulkifli
Speeches

Welcome Remarks for ECDA Professional Development Programme (PDP) Appointment Ceremony

Speech By Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister For Social And Family Development At The Professional...

12 Jul 2023 | Mr Masagos Zulkifli
Speeches

Welcome Remarks for ECDA Scholarships and Awards Presentation Ceremony

SPEECH BY MR DESMOND LEE, MINISTER FOR SOCIAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, AT ECDA SCHOLARSHIPS AND...

19 Nov 2018 | Mr Desmond Lee
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Grants For Non-MOE Kindergartens And Special Needs Support

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what are the plans in providing grants...

09 Aug 2021 |
Parliament Questions & Replies

Average Waiting Time For Children Who Are Differently Abled To Be Enrolled In The Early Intervention Programme

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what is the current average waiting time...

03 Nov 2020 | Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Parliament Questions & Replies

Percentage Of Children Who Have Not Had Access To The Development Support And Learning Support Programme

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development in each of the last five years, how many and...

02 Nov 2020 | Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Parliament Questions & Replies

Development Support And Learning Support Programmes For Anchor Operator Pre-Schools

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what percentage of anchor operator...

14 Oct 2020 | Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang
Parliament Questions & Replies

Extending Development Support And Learning Support Programme To Children Who Are Differently Abled At The Nursery Level

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development whether the Ministry will consider extending...

05 Oct 2020 |
Parliament Questions & Replies

Enrolment for Enhanced Pilot for Private Intervention Providers

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) how many children have been enrolled...

04 Oct 2020 | Mr Don Wee
Parliament Questions & Replies

Shift Of Early Intervention Services From MSF Disability Office To Early Childhood Development Agency

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development since the shift of early intervention...

03 Mar 2020 | Ms Anthea Ong
Parliament Questions & Replies

Enhanced Pilot For Private Intervention Providers (PPIP) Scheme And Centres

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) how many special needs children are...

05 Aug 2018 | Mr Leon Perera
Parliament Questions & Replies

Clarifications On EIPIC

To ask the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) in the last five years, what is the...

01 Oct 2017 | Ms Rahayu Mahzam
Parliament Questions & Replies

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Submission of Local Qualifications in OpenCerts format for Teacher Certification ONE@ECDA

OpenCerts was launched by our Government in the year 2019. It is a platform that allows local...

12 May 2022 |
Announcements

Keeping our Preschools COVID-19 Resilient together

The Multi-Ministry Taskforce (MTF) has announced safe management measures (SMMs) from 27 September...

23 Sep 2021 |
Announcements

Measures to Keep Preschools COVID-19 Resilient

Since the start of our fight against COVID-19, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) has...

12 Sep 2021 |
Announcements

Keeping Our Preschools COVID-19 Safe Together

With the increased incidence of household transmission observed with the new COVID-19 strains, the...

03 Jun 2021 |
Announcements

Covid-Safe Preschools Fund

Thank you for partnering ECDA to implement the enhanced safe management measures under ‘COVID-Safe...

07 Jun 2020 |
Announcements

Advisory to Parents - Fee offset for Extended Circuit Breaker Period (5 May - 1 June) for those at Childcare Centres

Earlier in April, we began a month-long Circuit Breaker. As part of the Circuit Breaker, preschools...

29 Apr 2020 |
Announcements

Letter to all parents: Explaining ECDA's fee offset position

Last week, we began a month-long Circuit Breaker. As part of the Circuit Breaker, preschools had to...

14 Apr 2020 |
Announcements

Advisory to Parents - Keeping Our Children Safe Against COVID-19 - Preschools to suspend general services

In view of the increasing number of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in Singapore in the past...

02 Apr 2020 |
Announcements

Advisory to Parents - 14-day LOA for Preschool Children Staying with Person who Returned to Singapore from Overseas

Recently, we have seen an increase in the number of Singapore residents returning back to Singapore...

23 Mar 2020 |
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