Regardless of Kindergarten or Child Care, each school will have their own unique curriculum.
main differences:
- child care centres are entitled to around 6 days of closure days in a year. kindergartens have MOE school holiday breaks.
- child care centres have different programmes for children (flexi care, half day, full day and some, student care); kindergarten programmes, depending the school, can be 3 or 4hr long per day.
- child care centres operate on Saturdays up to 2pm; kindergartens do not.
- child care centres include routine care such as breakfast, lunch and tea, shower and nap whereas kindergartens will probably provide light snacks in their short programme.
- child care centres can accept children from 18mths to 6 years whereas kindergartens provide programmes for children from 3 or 4 to 6years.
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- what to bring: school should inform you
- food provided: school should provide you with the menu (esp child care)
- fees: depends on the school and your government subsidy (can find out via ECDA website to calculate estimate subsidy).