2026 MOE Kindergarten Open House and Registration Exercise

The Ministry of Education (MOE) would like to invite parents to register their child for Kindergarten 1 (K1) admission in 2027 during the upcoming MOE Kindergarten (MK) Registration Exercise that will be held from Monday, 23 March to Tuesday, 31 March 2026. 57 MKs will be participating in this year's exercise, including one new MK, MK@Rivervale, which will be opening in 2027¹. Parents are invited to attend the open houses of individual MKs held between Saturday, 7 March and Saturday, 28 March 2026 to learn more about their programmes and facilities, prior to registration.

MKs Provide Quality and Affordable Preschool Education

2 The Government is committed to providing every child a good start. MKs provide quality and affordable preschool education for children aged five to six. The MK curriculum is designed by MOE curriculum specialists to nurture children holistically in an enriching learning environment, so that they are confident, possess strong social skills, have a good foundation in literacy and numeracy, and are well prepared for Primary 1 (P1). All MKs offer the three Mother Tongue Languages (MTLs) – Chinese, Malay and Tamil – to encourage bilingualism in the early years and help lay a strong foundation for language learning. For parents who require a full-day care service for their child, Kindergarten Care (KCare) service is currently available in all MKs².

3 Singapore Citizen (SC) and Permanent Resident (PR) children from MK will also enjoy priority admission to the primary school where the MK is located, subject to available vacancies³. MKs will work closely with their primary schools to smoothen and ease the children's transition from Kindergarten to P1.

Details of Registration Exercise

4 The 2026 MK Registration Exercise is open to SC and PR children born between 2 January 2022 and 1 January 2023, both dates inclusive. Parents can register their child for admission to an MK via the MK website (www.moe.gov.sg/mk), from 9am on Monday, 23 March 2026 to 4.30pm on Tuesday, 31 March 2026⁴. Parents will be informed of the registration outcome by Monday, 1 June 2026. Parents seeking admission to K1 or K2 for their child outside the registration period should contact the MK directly to check if there are vacancies⁵.

Details of Open Houses

5 The 57 MKs participating in the 2026 MK Registration Exercise will hold their open houses between Saturday, 7 March and Saturday, 28 March 2026. Parents are encouraged to visit and learn more about each MK's programmes, learning environment and facilities, as well as speak to the MK Educators. The open houses will allow parents to better understand the MKs before registering their child in their preferred MKs. The dates for each MK's Open House can be found in the Annex.

6 For more information on the 2026 MK Open House and Registration Exercise, please visit www.moe.gov.sg/preschool/moe-kindergarten.

Footnotes

1. More information on MK@Rivervale can be found here: www.moe.gov.sg/news/press-releases/20220628-three-moe-kindergartens-opening-in-2026-and-2027. MK@Townsville will not proceed to open, more information can be found here: www.moe.gov.sg/news/press-releases/20250514-2025-primary-one-registration-exercise-to-start-from-1-july-2025.
2. More information on KCare can be found here: www.moe.gov.sg/preschool/moe-kindergarten/kindergarten-care
3. SC and PR children from MKs are eligible for priority admission to the primary school where the MK is located in Phase 2A of the P1 Registration Exercise. Placement into this primary school is not guaranteed and depends on the number of applicants and vacancies in the school during the P1 Registration Exercise.
4. Parents can contact their preferred MK directly should they require assistance during the registration period.
5. Contact details for the MKs can be found at MOE SchoolFinder: www.moe.gov.sg/schoolfinder-mk.