NDR 2019: Household income ceiling for additional preschool subsidies to be raised to $12,000

SINGAPORE – As part of the government’s ongoing efforts to improve preschool education, it will make preschool education more affordable for more families, especially those from low to middle-income families.

“Before the changes, Mr and Mrs Low pay about $560 per month for each child's preschool. The enhanced subsidy will knock off around one third of the Lows' preschool expenses, which will go down to around $370 per child,” said Lee. He noted that several women PAP MPs made an important point: that preschool should be like housing and healthcare, where there is a good and affordable government-funded option for all Singaporeans. The MPs, led by Senior Parliamentary Secretary Sun Xueling, had surveyed young parents on preschools and they had concerns about affordability.

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