Cheap OPTION FOR Families
According to ECDA, this is part of the administration’s efforts to provide families greater confidence during their toddler’s first stage of life.
” The pilot aims to develop childminding solutions to be an affordable, safe and reliable child caring choice for parents”, said the company.  ,
The government will pay for its service while it is in business.  ,
From Monday through Friday, excluding breaks, these incentives will be available for treatment provided in five- or 10-hour stones between 7am and 7pm.
Parents have the freedom to choose how many times a week they need baby childminding service and how many hours a day, according to ECDA.
Parents who simply need specific days of the week’s worth of treatment will only be responsible for the hours worked, it added.  ,
The five-hour and 10-hour blocks will cost S$ 16.50 ( US$ 12.30 ) and S$ 33 respectively excluding Goods and Services Tax ( GST ).
According to ECDA, full-time use of the companies – , where families subscribe to 10-hour stones for five times per week for four weeks– had cost S$ 719.40 a fortnight, inclusive of GST.  ,
According to the organization, this is less expensive than the current average price of childminder service.  ,
According to a previous MSF report, parents who opt for private childminding services, which are usually provided by home-based nannies, can expect to pay anywhere between S$ 1, 200 and S$ 2, 800 per month.  ,
According to ECDA, the incentives are limited to 10 hours a day during weekends to help childminders harmony their job, personal pledges, and needs.  ,
Parents can create individual agreements with the users based on their regular prices, outside the pilot, if they need more than 10 hours of childminding services or if they need them on weekends between 7am and 7pm, according to the statement.  ,
According to the statement, kids can use the money from their Child Development Account to pay for childminding services as well.