CHILDCARE CENTRES
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CHILDCARE CENTRES
Do Proper Check Before you proceed to rent or convert your premises into a childcare centre, it is advisable for you to check whether a planning approval is required for the change of use and if required, to obtain the approval and compliance with all the technical requirements. If you need any clarification, you are welcomed to contact our customer service officers or write in to seek advice before submitting a change of use application. More detailed information on the guidelines for change of use, registering your businesses as well as other registration requirements can be found in our website at http://www.business.gov.sg Making An Application For your convenience, you can submit the application for licences and approvals required for your business via the Online Business Licensing Service (OBLS) which is a onestop integrated form, allowing you to apply for multiple licences. Other Technical Agencies to Consult Land Transport Authority Hotline: 1800-228-5582 http://www.lta.gov.sg Fire Safety & Shelter Department Hotline: 1800-734-4308 http://www.scdf.gov.sg Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports Hotline: 1800-258-5812 http://www.childcarelink.gov.sg Ministry of Education Contact: 6872-2220 http://www.moe.gov.sg Brought to you by : Follow these steps: 1 Log on to http://www.business.gov.sg/licences 2 Click on “New Application” for applying new licences and approvals for childcare centre use. 3 Click on “Services”, and the click on “Childcare 45 Maxwell Road The URA centre Singapore 069118 Hotline : 6223-4811 Email : [email protected] Services” For further information, please visit our website 4 Click on “Licence Application Guide” and follow the step-by-step licence application guide to complete your online application. www.ura.gov.sg Feb 2011 » Quick Guides! to making change of use applications CHILDCARE CENTRES » Includes childcare centres registered with MCYS, kindergarten registered with MOE and student care centres. Introduction Instant Approval Processing Time If you intend to convert a premise into a childcare centre, you might need to obtain approval from URA before you can proceed. This quick guide provides you with easy to understand information on when approvals are required or not required and how to go about making an application. You can obtain instant approval for childcare centres that are located in these following premises under the Plan Lodgment Scheme1. If you submit a lodgment application and it complies with the lodgment criteria, a receipt will be issued immediately and you may proceed with the change of use proposal. No Approval needed » » » » Planning approvals are not required for change of use to childcare centres that are located at these premises (subject to certain conditions1) located at: » » » » » » » » » 1 HDB void decks Place of worship Factory and warehouse developments Hotel developments Private apartments/ condominiums (for proposed childcare centre that is located within premises approved for communal use e.g. clubhouse within the development) 1 Please refer to conditions and lodgment criteria at URA-Online. Commercial buildings (e.g. offices, shopping centres, HDB commercial premises) Mixed Commercial & Residential (for proposed childcare centre that is located within premises approved for commercial use in the development) Hotel (for proposed childcare centre that is located within premises approved for commercial use in the development Civic and Community institutions (e.g. community centres, association buildings) Approval Needed » » Factories, Warehouses and Business Parks (for proposed childcare centre that is located within premises approved for ancillary, secondary or commercial uses within the development) Sports and Recreation premises (e.g. clubhouse) Non-residential government buildings leased out for interim uses (subject to lease conditions) Please refer to URA-Online: http://www.ura.gov.sg/dc/dcu/childcare.html Landed housing estates (please refer to guidelines for the change of use at URAOnline) Premises which do not satisfy the conditions for authorisation or do not qualify under the lodgement scheme Types of Application Fees » » » Lodgment application - $100* Formal application - $300* Renewal of Planning Approval - $150* (*Subject to GST. The processing fees paid are nonrefundable. The fees are subject to review. For latest figures, please visit URA-Online) application, it will be processed within two the date of submission. On successful you will be issued a Temporary The decision will be conveyed to you via Required Information for Application » » A formal planning approval is required for childcare centres that are located within these places: Education institutions (e.g. schools, universities, polytechnics) Medical and Healthcare buildings (e.g. hospitals, polyclinics) For a formal weeks from application, Permission. email. » » A SingPass. Please visit http://www.ecitizen.gov.sg/singpass Consent and particulars of the owner(s) of the subject premises. If the building is owned by the State, approval from SLA and the government agencies managing the building (e.g. HDB for HDB premises, PA for community centre, JTC for factory, warehouse and business park) is required prior to the change of use Postal Code and floor area of the premises. If you do not have the information, please click here to do an online check. Please enter the property address of the subject premises and select the option “Postal Code Finder” to do your search. Click here for guidance. Particulars of the applicant Documents to Submit » » Completed application form Processing Fee Floor plan/ internal layout plan of the subject premises. Please provide correct and complete information, to avoid delay in the processing of your application. *exclude partywall shophouses/shopflats Shophouse/shopflat refers to a building with a covered walkway or five footway at the front and with shop(s) at the first storey and commercial use or residential accommodation at the upper storey. Shophouses/shopflats are typically built with no or minimal carparking provision