Bright Horizons Fund

Every Child Deserves A Head Start In Life

The Bright Horizons Fund was set up by NTUC First Campus Co-operative Limited in November 2006 with the main goal of helping lower income children benefit from quality pre-school programmes in My First Skool centres despite their family circumstances. Prior to the availability of the Fund, families that could not afford childcare fees had no choice but to withdraw their children from childcare centres. These children were either kept at home or sent to short-hour pre-school programmes, which compromised both the child’s education and development, and also required the mother to sacrifice employment opportunities.

Stepping Up To The Same Starting Line

The Bright Horizons Fund believes that no child should be deprived of a quality pre-school education. It offers financial and learning assistance to children whose families require help. The Fund is focused on the following areas:

Fee Subsidies

Co-payment of $50 is applicable
Assistance is for a period of 6 months, subject to review
Up to 75% of nett fees, capped at:

Learning Support Programmes

In My First Skool centres, specially developed programmes are implemented, in addition to the regular curriculum, to help these children build stronger learning foundations in preparation for primary school.

One such programme is Read-to-REACH. It aims to help children who have been identified as being weaker with recognition of letters, pronunciation and reading. The programme builds children’s self-confidence and gives them a sense of personal achievement through literacy games, songs and rhymes, storytelling sessions and drawing with letterforms. The Read-To-REACH programme is carried out for selected Kindergarten One (K1) children twice weekly, in small group sessions. Read-To-REACH programme’s teachers are required to attend training sessions to equip them with the relevant skills to execute the programme effectively.

Who Can Qualify?

1. Houshold with a monthly income of $2400 and below or $650 per capita. Applications that exceed the income criteria will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
2. All other eligible financial schemes have been applied for.

The Bright Horizons Fund helps children from the NTUC First Campus infant care, childcare and student care centres.

To Apply

Terms and conditions for the Bright Horizons Fund's financial assistance schemes are detailed in the application form. Please submit the completed application form to the Centre Principal.