SINGAPORE - Parents of young children can now locate pre-schools more easily with a new search feature on government mobile app LifeSG, which will allow them to shortlist centres within 2km of their homes.
Apart from being able to set a default search radius of 2km from their home, workplace or caregiver’s home, parents can also adjust filter results according to pre-school level, vacancies, fees, mother tongue language availability, food and provision of transport. Speaking to media at the event, Ms Sun said the search for pre-schools should be easily accessible and convenient for parents.
Madam Lucinda Neo, 35, recounted the difficulty she had placing her firstborn in infant care, although she had started looking for vacancies while pregnant in July 2022. She took part in an ECDA review on pre-school search and shared her struggles. She suggested improvements she wanted to see as part of the newly launched search feature, such as updated information on waiting lists and vacancies.
On the LifeSG app, parents can use Singpass’ Myinfo data to pre-fill subsidy applications for pre-schools where possible. The app will automatically notify parents on the status of their applications.