The Business Times
business-time-50
SGSME logo
SUBSCRIBERS

Little Paddington eyes Spark certification for all 10 branches within the next three years

Private pre-school operator’s revenue up 20% in 2025 thanks to higher enrolment numbers, says its chief operating officer

Summarise
google-preferred-sourceAdd BT as a preferred source

Koh Kim Xuan

Published Wed, Apr 15, 2026 · 03:17 PM
阅读简体中文版 (beta)
    • COO Pooja Patodia says the pre-school wants to “nurture the children’s self-expression, confidence and emotional quotient to get them used to the big world”.
    • COO Pooja Patodia says the pre-school wants to “nurture the children’s self-expression, confidence and emotional quotient to get them used to the big world”. PHOTO: TAY CHU YI, BT

    [SINGAPORE] Little Paddington was established a little more than a decade ago in 2015, and is a relatively new player in Singapore’s early childhood education sector.

    The private pre-school and infant-care chain has 10 schools in Singapore, with three campuses – including the oldest one in Kovan – already having the Singapore Preschool Accreditation Framework (Spark) certification.

    The aim, says chief operating officer Pooja Patodia, is to have the other seven centres obtain the certification – an endorsement of quality pre-school education by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) – within the next three years.

    EducationSMEsSingapore SMEs

    TRENDING NOW

    Longest-serving chief minister Taib Mahmud’s legacy looms large over Sarawak as a family feud over his estate threatens to expose skeleton’s in the eastern state’s political closet.

    On the board but frozen out: The Taib family feud tearing Sarawak construction giant apart

    Thailand’s target is to export seven million tonnes of rice globally in 2026, but the Middle East war has turned the world topsy-turvy with supply disruptions, high oil prices and economic uncertainty.

    Thai and Vietnamese farmers may stop planting rice because of the Iran war. Here’s why

    Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information Tan Kiat How said the government is working with partners who have access to Anthropic's Mythos to understand its capabilities.

    MAS convenes bank CEOs over AI cyberthreats; boards told to own risks, not leave to IT teams

    Electric vehicles and the changed dynamics of mainstream and luxury car segments mean Certificates of Entitlement should not be used to classify cars.

    Is it time to scrap COE categories for cars? 

    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More