World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Singapore childminder pilot has 95 families waiting for a match
Singapore’s childminder pilot offers care for infants in homes or designated community spaces.
It began in December 2024 and is open to Singaporean babies aged two to 18 months.
More than 110 infants had enrolled by July 2026, while about 250 childminders were registered.
Another 95 families are waiting to be matched, often because available childminders are too far from where families live or travel.
Parents have generally given positive feedback, but some have struggled to find nearby care, and some childminders have had difficulty securing steady enrolments.
The pilot’s main challenge is matching families and childminders by location; each childminder can care for up to three infants and must complete checks and training.
The government is monitoring the pilot and will consider what to do next.
Singapore’s childminder pilot has 95 families waiting to be matched, while operators report difficulty pairing families with nearby caregivers.
More than 110 infants had enrolled since the pilot began in December 2024, the Early Childhood Development Agency said.
About 250 active childminders are registered under the pilot.
Parents and operators say distance can make it difficult to find a suitable match.
The agency said participating families’ feedback has generally been positive, but take-up has been modest.
- Who
- 95 families are waiting to be matched with childminders under the pilot.
- What
- Singapore’s pilot offers home- and community-based care for infants.
- When
- The pilot began in December 2024. As of July 2026, more than 110 infants had enrolled.
- Where
- Singapore.
- Why
- Families and operators say matching is difficult, typically because of geographical distance.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Singapore launched the three-year childminder pilot.
More than 110 infants had enrolled, 95 families were waiting for a match and about 250 active childminders were registered.
- Waiting families
- 95
- Infants enrolled
- More than 110 as of July 2026
- Active childminders
- About 250
- Pilot began
- December 2024
- Operators
- EduNanny by Butler, Kidibliss and NannyPro Care
What people are saying
At the same time, take-up has been modest. The key difficulty has been in matching available childminders with interested families, typically due to geographical distance.
I think the commute was quite tiring.
What I think would help is really having more options. You would want to put your child at a place that is near your house, but there were very limited options.
Sources
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