Singapore legislation

Regulation 63

of Early Childhood Development Centres Regulations 2018

Regulation 63

Centre fees and charges

Subregulation 1

A licensee must not charge a parent or guardian of a child who is enrolled in the licensee’s centre for fees and charges that are not provided by the licensee to the Chief Licensing Officer under regulation 3(4)(c).

Subregulation 2

A licensee must not collect in advance any fees or charges in respect of any child who is enrolled in the licensee’s centre unless it is in accordance with such requirements as may be specified by the Chief Licensing Officer.

Subregulation 3

A licensee must issue a written receipt for every receipt of any fee or charge mentioned in regulation 3(6)(a), (b) and (c).

Subregulation 4

A licensee must, no later than 31 January of each year, notify the parents and guardians of all the children who are enrolled in the licensee’s centre in writing of —

(a)

an estimate of the fees and charges mentioned in regulation 3(6)(c) that are payable in the year; or

(b)

the fees and charges mentioned in regulation 3(6)(c) that were payable in the immediate preceding year.

Subregulation 5

A licensee must give the parent or guardian of a child who is enrolled in the licensee’s centre the option of not incurring any of the fees and charges mentioned in regulation 3(6)(c)(i) to (xii) —

(a)

for fees and charges mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (i), (x)(B), (xi) and (xii) of regulation 3(6)(c) — by allowing the parent or guardian to provide for any item mentioned in any of those sub‑paragraphs;

(b)

for fees and charges mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (ii), (iii), (viii), (ix) and (x)(A) of regulation 3(6)(c) — by allowing the parent or guardian not to purchase any item or service mentioned in any of those sub‑paragraphs;

(c)

for fees and charges mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (iv) and (v) of regulation 3(6)(c) — by allowing the parent or guardian to choose not to let the child participate in any event mentioned in any of those sub‑paragraphs;

(d)

for fees and charges mentioned in sub‑paragraph (vi) of regulation 3(6)(c) — by allowing the parent or guardian to choose not to purchase any item mentioned in that sub‑paragraph; and

(e)

for fees and charges mentioned in sub‑paragraph (vii) of regulation 3(6)(c) — by allowing the parent or guardian to choose not to use the tools and systems mentioned in that sub‑paragraph.

Subregulation 6

A licensee who proposes to increase any of the fees and charges mentioned in regulation 3(6)(a) and (b) for a year must, on or before 1 September of the immediate preceding year —

(a)

notify the Chief Licensing Officer in writing of such increase;

(b)

inform the parents and guardians in writing of all the children who are registered with the licensee’s centre and who will be affected by such increase; and

(c)

publish in printed or electronic form information about such increase.

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