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Raffles Kidz Jurong West (Yuan Ching) is located at 1 Yuan Ching Road,
Programmes on offer include Pre-Nursery (18-30 months), Nursery 1 (30 months–3 years), Nursery 2 (3–4 years), Kindergarten 1 (4–5 years), and Kindergarten 2 (5–7 years). These programmes span from toddler to early primary-age children.
Raffles Kidz Jurong West operates as a premium preschool and childcare centre. It offers bilingual education across its programmes.
Not explicitly listed on the centre page are dedicated Additional Learning Needs (SEN) provisions. The centre emphasizes a bilingual, inquiry-based curriculum and holistic development.
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Opening hours are 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. Two preschool options are offered: Early Dismissal (7am–5:30pm) and Full Day (7am–7pm).
Public transport access via Lakeside MRT and bus routes 49, 154, and 154A.
Application / Registration Fees
- Application / waitlist fee: SGD 200 (listed by public fee directories for the Jurong West (Yuan Ching) centre).
- Registration / enrolment fee (one‑off, payable on acceptance): SGD 500 (listed by public fee directories for this centre).
Tuition fees (by programme, centre)
- Jurong West (Yuan Ching) monthly tuition (fees stated before GST):
- Early Dismissal programme (7:00–17:30): SGD 1,500 per month.
- Full Day programme (7:00–19:00): SGD 1,600 per month.
- Note on year groups: the centre's public listing presents fees by programme (Early Dismissal vs Full Day) rather than separate published monthly rates for each individual year group (Pre‑Nursery, Nursery 1, Nursery 2, K1, K2). The public fee directory for this centre also shows an annual breakdown by "Year 1 – Year 6" which can be used to represent typical annual tuition by age group: Year 1 (age ~1.5) SGD 8,000; Year 2 SGD 8,000; Year 3 SGD 8,500; Year 4 SGD 8,500; Year 5 SGD 9,000; Year 6 SGD 9,000. These annual figures are published by a public fee directory for this specific Jurong West (Yuan Ching) centre.
- Per‑term (derived) amounts: where an annual fee is published, a per‑term figure can be calculated as Annual fee ÷ 3 terms (this is a derived value, shown here for convenience):
- Year 1: SGD 8,000 per year → approx. SGD 2,667 per term (derived).
- Year 2: SGD 8,000 per year → approx. SGD 2,667 per term (derived).
- Year 3: SGD 8,500 per year → approx. SGD 2,833 per term (derived).
- Year 4: SGD 8,500 per year → approx. SGD 2,833 per term (derived).
- Year 5: SGD 9,000 per year → approx. SGD 3,000 per term (derived).
- Year 6: SGD 9,000 per year → approx. SGD 3,000 per term (derived).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Admission payment requirements at registration: a deposit equivalent to one month's school fees, payment of one month's advanced school fee, and a registration fee are required to complete registration. These items are specified as part of the admissions steps for Raffles Kidz. Subsequent scheduling of term registration or places is managed by the centre based on payments received.
- Tuition figures published for the Jurong West (Yuan Ching) centre are stated as monthly amounts and are shown as "fees are before GST." Monthly billing is the stated presentation for programme fees.
Boarding fees
- Boarding: Not applicable. Raffles Kidz at Jurong West (Yuan Ching) is a day preschool / childcare centre (opening hours and programme times given as daily hours).
Other costs and recurring charges
- Transportation (optional): public fee listings show an optional transport charge of about SGD 500 (amounts listed by fee directories for this centre).
- Uniform: public fee listings show a uniform charge (example listing: SGD 200 or similar; one public directory for this centre lists Uniform SGD 200).
- Deposit / one‑time advanced fee: a one‑month tuition deposit is required at registration (see admissions steps).
- Meals and enrichment: meals (breakfast, lunch, snacks) are included within the programme offering as described for the centre's Full Day/Early Dismissal programmes; some enrichment activities are included in programme fees.
Refund information
- Waitlist fee refund: if the centre is unable to offer a slot within three months from the desired start date, the waitlist fee will be refunded in full; if a slot is offered and you reject it within three months of your desired start date, the waitlist fee will be forfeited.
- Other refund specifics (for registration, deposits, advanced fees, or term withdrawals): the centre's public FAQ and centre page describe the admission payments required but do not publish a full, detailed public schedule of all refundable vs. non‑refundable items or the precise withdrawal/refund formula for every fee. The admissions steps state the required deposit and advanced payment; the published materials available for this centre do not list a complete refund schedule for deposits/registration in the public pages reviewed.
Fee payment options
- Publicly listed material for the Jurong West (Yuan Ching) centre provides contact and parent‑portal entry points but does not publish an itemised list of accepted payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, PayNow, cheque) on the centre's public pages. Parents are directed to the centre's admissions/contact channels for completion of registration and payment arrangements.
Summary (core numbers for quick reference)
- SGD 1,500 per month — Early Dismissal (Jurong West, Yuan Ching).
- SGD 1,600 per month — Full Day (Jurong West, Yuan Ching).
- Admissions payment on registration: one‑month deposit + one‑month advanced fee + registration fee (amounts required; registration fee amount and some one‑time fees are listed by public directories).
- Optional transport and uniform charges are listed by public fee directories for this centre (transport approx. SGD 500; uniform amounts listed).
(Where figures were taken from the centre's official centre listing this is cited; where additional itemised fees and an annual/age‑group breakdown appear in a public school fee directory for this Jurong West (Yuan Ching) centre those directory entries are cited. Per‑term figures presented under "Per‑term (derived) amounts" are calculated by dividing the published annual figure by three and are shown as derived values.)
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