Childcare fees increased again last year, in the steepest rise over at least eight years.
The median monthly fee for a full-day childcare programme was $830 last year, $80 higher than in 2012, statistics from the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), which oversees the pre-school sector, showed.
Before last year, the median fee had not gone up by more than $45 year on year since 2005.
While inflation and rents have been climbing, pre-school players said the spike in fees last year could be due mainly to higher staff costs.
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Median montly fee:
2005 - 530
2013 - 830
Up 36% in 8y