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There are lots of good childcare in the Central area (I assume you are referring to Newton/Novena area?) Anyway, all across SG there are many good pre-schools. Costs depends on location and brand. If you are looking for schools with similarly expat/foreign children in their mix, the costs tends to b...

Also, the Singapore Straits and surrounding waters is no joke at night. I strongly suggest you get familiar with the night time navigation here with someone experienced. A small boat will just get run over by the merchant ships when you are transiting out to the South China Sea. You fish in Indon wa...

You can get from any of the marinas. They will maintain a register of boats for lease. Not sure how bare you want your charter to be. Usually it comes with diesel and you just pay for the fuel when you return. At the end, it depends on how comfortable the master is to lease to you. If I don't know y...

I have a French colleague. His 4 kids used to attend LFS but after staying here a few years and deciding to call SG home, he transferred all 4 to local schools. Eldest started at Sec1 and youngest started at P2. He said its the best decision in his life (fees are like a a fraction of what he used to...

If budget is not a concern, most pre-schools will accept you. I don't think abuse in childcare is prevalent in Singapore. You can probably be a bit more specific about where you are residing and the age group of your child. The most common example will be Malaysian not residing nor working in SG. Th...

very high chance. My colleague got hers in 11months and she draws lower salary. Finance as well. Husband is in audit and he got his together with the wife.

I have a six years old and another 11months. We had the same dilemma a year plus ago. In the end, its about your personal preference. We do notice a huge change to my elder girl after the sister came along. The elder used to be demanding attention all the time and is not really extroverted. We did a...