Its fees, vacancies and what you’d pay after subsidies, and the preschools and primary schools near it.
| Where | 1079 Serangoon Road, Elim Church, Singapore 328182 |
|---|---|
| Offers | Full-day childcare |
| Scheme | Private (sets its own fees) |
| SPARK | Not certified |
| Hours | Weekdays 07:00 to 19:00, Saturdays 07:00 to 14:00 |
| Food | Others |
| Transport | Offered |
| Phone | 9006 2621 |
| Website | charis.sg |
| Constituency | Jalan Besar GRC |
| ECDA code | PT9741 |
Type your postal code for every preschool near your home, with what you’d pay after subsidies.
| A month, before GST | Citizen | PR | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare, full day | S$1,800 | S$1,800 | S$1,800 |
| Childcare, half day | S$1,500 | – | – |
It’s a private centre, so it sets its own fees: no ECDA fee cap applies.
After subsidies, a Singapore Citizen child of a working mother pays about S$1,033 a month for full-day childcare in a household earning S$3,000 or less (S$3,500 from 2027), and about S$1,500 a month above S$12,000 (S$15,000), with only the Basic Subsidy. How the subsidies work.
| Level | Nov 2026 | Dec 2026 | Jan 2027 | Feb 2027 | Mar 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playgroup18 months to 2 | Places | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Nursery 13 | Places | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Nursery 24 | Places | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Kindergarten 15 | Places | Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Kindergarten 26 | Places | Full | Full | Full | Full |
As the centre told ECDA on 6 September 2026. Centres update them now and then, so call before you visit.
| Preschool | Away | Fees from, a month |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Keat Christian Church KindergartenKindergarten | 190 m | S$990 |
| My World Preschool @ 14 St. George’s RoadFull-day childcare · Anchor operator | 240 m | S$460 |
| My First Skool @ 49 Whampoa SouthInfant care and full-day childcare · Anchor operator | 240 m | S$460 |
| MOE Kindergarten @ BendemeerKindergarten · MOE Kindergarten | 260 m | S$146.79 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Kolam Ayer Blk 26B (EY)Infant care and full-day childcare · Anchor operator | 300 m | S$610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Kolam Ayer Blk 39 (Ey)Infant care and full-day childcare · Anchor operator | 410 m | S$610 |
| PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Whampoa Blk 106 (DS)Full-day childcare · Anchor operator | 480 m | S$610 |
| Little Footprints Preschool @ Boon KengInfant care and full-day childcare · Partner operator | 510 m | S$490 |
| My World Preschool @ 116 Jalan TenteramFull-day childcare · Anchor operator | 540 m | S$460 |
| My World Preschool @ 113 Mcnair RoadFull-day childcare · Anchor operator | 590 m | S$460 |
| Greenland Childcare CentreInfant care and full-day childcare · Partner operator | 610 m | S$490 |
| Rainbow Cove @ Kallang CCFull-day childcare | 710 m | S$1,300 |
| My First Skool @ 66 Kallang Bahru RoadFull-day childcare · Anchor operator | 710 m | S$460 |
| My First Skool @ 111 Mcnair RoadInfant care and full-day childcare · Anchor operator | 730 m | S$460 |
| Little Seeds Preschool @ 11 Francis Thomas DriveFull-day childcare · Partner operator | 750 m | S$490 |
And 14 more within 1 km.
Bendemeer Primary School (260 m), Hong Wen School (770 m) and St Andrew’s School (Junior) (840 m).
MRT stations near it: Boon Keng MRT (NE9, 620 m), Geylang Bahru MRT (DT24, 870 m) and Potong Pasir MRT (NE10, 1.0 km).
Straight lines between address points, from ECDA’s preschool maps and OneMap.
full-day childcare S$1,800 a month for a Singapore Citizen, before GST and before subsidies; PRs pay S$1,800 for childcare. After subsidies, a Singapore Citizen child of a working mother pays about S$1,033 a month for full-day childcare in a household earning S$3,000 or less (S$3,500 from 2027), and about S$1,500 a month above S$12,000 (S$15,000), with only the Basic Subsidy.
For Nov, it told ECDA it has places for Playgroup, Nursery 1, Nursery 2, Kindergarten 1 and Kindergarten 2. That was on 6 September 2026, so call to check, or ask on LifeSG’s preschool search, where you can apply.
Bendemeer Primary School (260 m), Hong Wen School (770 m) and St Andrew’s School (Junior) (840 m), as the crow flies. For P1 registration, distance is from your home, not the preschool: type your postal code.
At 1079 Serangoon Road, Elim Church, Singapore 328182. The nearest MRT station is Boon Keng MRT (NE9, 620 m), as the crow flies.
Charis Montessori @ Elim is in Jalan Besar GRC, by ELD’s GE2025 map: its MPs are Denise Phua Lay Peng, Josephine Teo, Shawn Loh and Wan Rizal (PAP), and its town council is Jalan Besar Town Council.
From ECDA’s Listing of Centres and Listing of Centre Services on data.gov.sg, updated 2 November 2026.
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