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The First 5 Years

Watch your little one grow — and see, year by year, the Singapore government support and preschool costs that grow with them.

Tap through each year to explore the cash gifts, grants and subsidies you can tap on, plus your preschool choices from infant care to the playgroup years right before Primary 1. Keep clicking to watch your child grow all the way to their first school day. 💛

NewbornYour child at Birth – 12 months

Year 0 · Welcome, baby!

Tiny, sleepy and growing fast — your newborn feeds, naps and doubles their birth weight. Most families spend this first year at home on paid leave, with help from grandparents.

💰 Government support this year

🎁$11,000 – $13,000

Baby Bonus Cash Gift

$11,000 for your 1st & 2nd child, $13,000 for the 3rd+. Paid in instalments from birth until age 6½.

🏦$5,000 – $10,000 + matching

Child Development Account (CDA)

First Step grant of $5,000 ($10,000 for 3rd+), plus the government matches your savings dollar-for-dollar (up to $6,000 for a 1st child).

🩺$5,000

Newborn MediSave Grant

Credited to your baby's CPF MediSave to help with healthcare and MediShield Life.

🏫 Care & preschool options

Most common

Home & family care

$0

Government-Paid Maternity (16 weeks), Paternity (4 weeks) and Shared Parental Leave mean most babies are cared for at home in year one.

Optional

Infant care (from 2 months)

$1,235 – $1,290 /month

Full-day cap at Anchor ($1,235) / Partner ($1,290) Operators. Working mums get a $600 basic subsidy + up to $710 more, so you pay far less.

💡 Our gentle tip: You don't need to rush any decisions this year. Open the CDA early — every dollar you save is matched, so it's the single best-value grant to act on.
The First 5 Years — MySGBaby