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🧸Opening a Daycare / kindergarten in Singapore: a location research guide

Singapore — A city-state where retail is dominated by master-planned malls and HDB estate ground floors. If you're thinking about opening a daycare / kindergarten here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a daycare / kindergarten, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Singapore on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Young family households with under-6 children.

  • 🅿️Parking nearby

    Parent drop-off / pickup needs lane or curbside.

Where to look in Singapore

Singapore has several commercial districts where daycare / kindergarten businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • Orchard
  • Tanjong Pagar
  • Tiong Bahru
  • Bugis
  • Holland Village

30 daycare / kindergartens mapped in Singapore

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  • Methodist KindergartenUnclaimed
    1.3193, 103.8345
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  • PlaygroupUnclaimed
    1.3100, 103.7688
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  • Bethesda KindergartenUnclaimed
    601 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4
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  • Korean Church KindergartenUnclaimed
    1.3767, 103.7659
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  • YWCA Child Development Centre (Bukit Gombak)Unclaimed
    1.3563, 103.7503·site
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  • my first skoolUnclaimed
    1.2876, 103.8410
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  • Little FootprintsUnclaimed
    Yio Chu Kang Road
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  • Little Treasures ChildcareUnclaimed
    MacPherson Road
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  • KinderlandUnclaimed
    Havelock Road
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  • The Kidz ClubUnclaimed
    Lorong Kilat Singapore
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  • Creative Thinkers PreschoolUnclaimed
    1.3412, 103.7720
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  • Play Facto SchoolUnclaimed
    86 Jalan Jurong Kechil Singapore·site
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  • Pariposa PreschoolUnclaimed
    Toh Tuck Road Singapore
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  • Cambridge Pre-SchoolUnclaimed
    River Valley Road
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  • CareworksUnclaimed
    1.3092, 103.8517
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a daycare / kindergarten:

Heavily regulated capex. Often ¥50-300万+.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time daycare / kindergarten owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Underestimating licensing timeline (3-12 months)

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Ready to scan Singapore block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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