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As a community foundation committed to serving our community, PCF ensures that every child has equal opportunities for quality preschool education that would form a strong foundation for future learning and growth, regardless of the starting point of any Singaporean child. We found a partner who believes in the same mission and vision.

PCF and Temasek Foundation launched this programme to enhance access to quality preschool education and encourage sustained enrolment amongst lower-income families. Around 8,500 PCF Sparkletots children are expected to benefit from this CDA top-up programme.

We spoke to three of our Sparkletots families to find out how they have benefited from this programme.

Rifqi (K2), Raisha (N2), and Rihan (PG) and Family

How has the additional top-up to your CDA account helped your family?
The additional CDA top-up helped to lighten our monthly expenses.  We used the fund to pay for our children’s school fees and their daily necessities as shampoo, lotion, and more.

Has the CDA top-up encouraged you to send your child to school more regularly? What are some of the activities they enjoy in school?
We are definitely more encouraged to send our children to school and no longer have to worry about monthly school fees. My children look forward to going to school as they enjoy their playtime with friends and classroom activities such as painting and drawing. They also enjoy the cultural celebrations their teachers planned for them during festive periods such as Chinese New Year, Hari Raya and Deepavali.

Chai Juan Bao Ken (N2) and Family

How has the additional top-up to your CDA account helped your family?
This additional fund top-up from Temasek Foundation reduced our financial stress as we’re given more support. With this fund, we are able to utilise it for our son’s education purposes.

Has the CDA top-up encouraged you to send your child to school more regularly? What are some of the activities they enjoy in school?
Yes! We are also able to sign up our child for field trips that offer him new experiences and opportunities to learn outside of the classroom. He enjoys these field trips very much too! My children are enjoying preschool as they are able to meet and play with their friends, learn new things and pick up hard and soft skills which helps shape them for the future.

Atiyah (N2), Aufa (PG), Akif (IF) and Family

How has the additional top-up to your CDA account helped your family?
With the additional top-up via CDA, I can purchase my children’s prescribed shower necessities as they have sensitive skin. The top-up also helps me with the children’s check-up bills and lightens my financial load and puts us more at ease.

Can you share how the CDA top-up has encouraged you to send your child to school more regularly? What are some of the activities they enjoy in school?
My children enjoy enjoys water play, outdoor play, field trips, playing pretend with their friends and Art & Craft lessons. They love going to school especially when these activities are planned for them. The CDA top-up helps me to reduce the stress of paying my children’s school fees and provides them with the opportunities to go on field trips too as I can pay for the field trips with our CDA.