PCF Sparkletots to double staff development spending to $20 million, offer all three mother tongues from 2027

Singapore's largest pre-school operator PCF Sparkletots announced on Oct 11, 2026 that it will double its staff development investment to $20 million over three years, training approximately 8,000 educators and 500 leaders across professional skills, leadership and digital literacy. From 2027, PCF will offer Chinese, Malay and Tamil in all its nearly 350 pre-school centres where there is demand, and will implement a centralised administrative support model to reduce teachers' workload. The initiative was announced at PCF's 40th anniversary celebration at Mandai Wildlife Reserve, attended by Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, who noted the organisation has served more than a million children since its founding.