How much childcare subsidy will I get?

Childcare subsidy calculator

Enter your household income, family size and working status. See how much ECDA takes off your full-day infant care or childcare fee each month, now and from 1 January 2027.

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Page updated 12 October 2026 · ECDA tables for 2026 and 2027

Step 1 Your numbers

Your household

Is your child a Singapore Citizen or PR?

ECDA gives these subsidies to Singapore Citizen children.

Which full-day programme at a licensed centre?

Infant care is for 2 to 18 months, childcare for 18 months to 6 years.

Does the mother (or single father) work at least 56 hours a month?

Part-time and freelance work count.

How much does your household earn a month, before CPF (S$)?

Gross means before CPF. Under 5 people, add both parents’ pay only. With 5 or more, add the pay of everyone at your registered address, grandparents included. If pay goes up and down, use your average over 12 months, with bonuses, commissions and overtime.

How many people are in your household?

Count family members at your registered address. A baby on the way is counted once the birth is registered; then ask the centre to reassess. With 5 or more, ECDA can also test income per person. ECDA does not say which test it uses when both could apply, so we use the one that gives more.

What is your centre's monthly fee, if you know it (S$)?

Optional. Type the fee with GST, as on your centre's fee list. ECDA's fee caps are quoted before GST. Leave blank to see the subsidy only.

Nothing you enter leaves this device.

Step 2 Your result

Every month, ECDA's subsidy takes off your fee about

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Basic Subsidy

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Additional Subsidy

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Minimum co-payment

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You pay each month

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From 1 January 2027

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What this result assumes

ECDA full-day subsidies for Singapore citizen children at licensed centres. The headline uses the table in force today; the 2027 tile uses ECDA's new table from 1 January 2027, when the income ceiling rises to S$15,000. Half-day, flexi-care and fee caps are not covered. ECDA's subsidies are for Singapore Citizen children, so a PR or foreign child shows S$0 and the full fee. ECDA's assessment of income and working status prevails. Verify with ECDA or log in to LifeSG’s preschool search for ECDA’s estimate of your fees after subsidy. Figures checked 10 October 2026 against the ECDA subsidy tables.

Source: ECDA subsidy tables ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: from 1 January 2026Last checked: 10 October 2026

Source: ECDA: how household income is assessed ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: page last updated 9 October 2026Last checked: 12 October 2026

Source: ECDA: subsidies for Singapore Citizen children ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: page last updated 9 October 2026Last checked: 12 October 2026

Source: ECDA Special Approval ↗ (opens in new tab)Data period: page last updated 9 October 2026Last checked: 12 October 2026

Step 3 What next

Next in PreschoolWhich of these preschools works for our family?Preschool comparison workbook →Read the guideHow much childcare subsidy will you get from ECDA? →

Common questions

What changes on 1 January 2027?

ECDA raises the household income ceiling for Additional Subsidy from S$12,000 to S$15,000 (per person S$3,000 to S$3,400) and widens the income bands. The subsidy amounts per band stay the same, so many families move to a higher band.

Do I get the subsidy if I am not working?

Every Singapore citizen child gets a Basic Subsidy of S$150 when the main applicant is not working. Since 9 December 2024, childcare families with household income of S$6,000 and below (or S$1,500 per person) get full subsidies whatever their working status; from 1 January 2027 the limits are S$7,500 and S$1,700.

What is the minimum co-payment?

It is the least you pay each month after subsidies. It rises with income, from S$3 for childcare in the lowest band, so the subsidy can never cover your whole fee.