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Infrastructure Support Grant (Workplace)

With effect from March 2020, ECDA’s Infrastructure Support Grant (Workplace) superseded the Enhanced Workplace Development Grant, to support non-AOP operators intending to set up new childcare centres at workplaces (i.e. non-residential buildings) in areas of demand. Please see details in table below.

Infrastructure Support Grant

(Workplace)

Meant for	Non-AOP operators who set up new childcare centres at workplaces.
Scheme-specific Eligibility Conditions	Centres must be located in areas with unmet childcare demand. Centres must keep fees for Singapore Citizen children within the following monthly fee caps (before GST): Full-day childcare: $850 Full-day infant care: $1,450 Centres must commit to attain SPARK certification within 2 years upon licencing, and remain certified until 3 years from licencing date.
Types of Operator	Commercial	SSA
One-off Development Grant	Centre's Gross Floor Area x 30% x norm cost of $705 per square metre; capped at 90% of invoice amount, whichever is lower.	Centre's Gross Floor Area x 60% x norm cost of $705 per square metre, capped at 90% of invoice amount, whichever is lower.
One-off F&E Grant	$610 per capacity provided; capped at 90% of invoiced amount, whichever is lower.
Bonus Gross Floor Area	Developers/owners of qualifying commercial properties may apply to URA for bonus gross floor area for the equivalent amount of space set aside for child care centre and other approved community/sports facilities.

The following example illustrates the amount of funding that eligible preschool operators may qualify for:

	Commercial Operators	SSA Operators
Development Grant Support (Assume that physical area of new childcare centre is 500sqm)	30% of $705 x 500sqm = $105,750, capped at 90% of the actual invoiced amount (Whichever is lower).	60% of $705 x 500sqm = $211,500, capped at 90% of the actual invoiced amount (whichever is lower).
Furniture & Equipment Grant Support (Assume that new childcare centre has licenced capacity of 100 children)	$610 per child x 100 capacity = $61,000, capped at 90% of the actual invoiced amount (whichever is lower).
Total	$105,750 + $61,000 = 166,750	$211,500 + $61,000 = $272,500

Commercial Operators

SSA Operators

Development Grant Support

(Assume that physical area of new childcare centre is 500sqm)

30% of $705 x 500sqm

= $105,750, capped at 90% of the actual invoiced amount (Whichever is lower).

60% of $705 x 500sqm

= $211,500, capped at 90% of the actual invoiced amount (whichever is lower).

Furniture & Equipment Grant Support

(Assume that new childcare centre has licenced capacity of 100 children)

$610 per child x 100 capacity

= $61,000, capped at 90% of the actual invoiced amount (whichever is lower).

Total

$105,750 + $61,000

= 166,750

$211,500 + $61,000

= $272,500

Application Process

Infrastructure Support Grant Application Form

You may submit the completed application form to sector_funding@ecda.gov.sg. Please note that you only need to submit one application form even if you are applying for more than one support scheme.