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Breakdown of Student Care Centres (SCCs) Operating in Singapore by Operator Type and Registered as Student Care Fee Assistance Administrators

Type: Parliamentary Questions

Topic(s): Financial Assistance & Social Support

Published on 07 July 2026

Ms Eileen Chong Pei Shan asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) how many Student Care Centres (SCCs) currently operate in Singapore, broken down by school-based and community-based SCCs; (b) what proportion of SCCs are registered as Student Care Fee Assistance administrators; and (c) within each category, what is the breakdown of SCCs by type of operator.

Ms Eileen Chong Pei Shan asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what are the median and range of monthly fees at Student Care Fee Assistance (SCFA) administering centres in each of the past five years; and (b) what proportion of children enrolled in these centres receive SCFA subsidies.

Ms Eileen Chong Pei Shan asked the Minister for Social and Family Development given that periodic audits of Student Care Fee Assistance Administrators assess areas such as physical environment, health, safety, supervision and structured programming (a) whether these audits also assess actual quality of care and children's developmental outcomes; and (b) if not, whether the Ministry will consider doing so.

Ms Eileen Chong Pei Shan asked the Minister for Social and Family Development for student care centres that administer Student Care Fee Assistance (a) whether the Ministry (i) tracks staff salaries and turnover rates and (ii) monitors whether they are adequate to attract and retain suitably qualified staff; (b) if so, what is the median monthly salary of (i) supervisors (ii) teachers and (iii) assistant teachers, respectively; and (c) what is the average annual staff turnover rate from 2021 to 2025.

Answer

1. As of June 2026, there were 330 SCCs registered with the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) as administrators of the Student Care Fee Assistance (SCFA) scheme. 55% were school-based and the remaining 45% were community-based. All school-based SCCs are registered with MSF. Community-based centres are only required to register with MSF if they wish to administer the SCFA. MSF does not track the total number of community-based SCCs that are not registered as SCFA administrators.

2. In the past five years, the median monthly fee of SCCs that administer the SCFA remained stable at $290. The majority charged between $220 and $450. Around 15% of students enrolled in MSF-registered SCCs received SCFA. We will increase the monthly household income threshold for SCFA from $4,500 to $6,500 on 1 Jan 2027, which will benefit more students.

3. MSF sets minimum requirements for SCFA administrators to ensure the safety and well-being of children. The audits for SCFA administrators ensure compliance with stipulated standards to ensure the safety and well-being of children as well as the proper administration of SCFA. It is not meant to be an accreditation of the SCC’s service quality.

4. The Ministry of Education (MOE) regularly engages school-based SCCs on their programmes. School-based SCCs are required to provide weekly outdoor programmes and enrichment activities to develop values, social-emotional competencies and 21st century competencies in students. Beyond the requirement of a structured daily programme, community-based SCFA administrators have the flexibility to offer programmes and additional enrichment activities that meet the needs of their students.

5. MSF does not track staff salaries and turnover of SCCs in general, nor those that administer SCFA. As part of the ongoing review of the student care sector announced at Budget 2026, the Government will study if further measures are needed to better meet the caregiving needs of families with primary school-aged children.