From trying to three, planned together.
Firstspan puts every government payment, deadline and cost for your family's first years on one calm, dated timeline, with the official source for each. Free, independent and made in Singapore. No ads.
Firstspan: the first span of your child's life, from trying to three.
New for babies born from 1 April 2027: the SG Child Support Package
Money and deadlines, one question at a time
- Deadlines after your baby is bornRegistering the birth, the birth certificate, passports and leave, in date order.
- The Child Development Account (CDA), explainedThe First Step Grant, matching and the caps before and after the change.
- What giving birth costs, by ward typeMOH's typical bills for subsidised, private-ward and private-hospital deliveries.
- Infant care costs after subsidiesFee caps at government-supported centres, and the Basic and Additional Subsidies.
- Infant care, childcare and kindergarten: how and when to registerNo central waitlist, what each operator says about lead times, the subsidy form and MOE Kindergarten dates.
- Maternity, paternity and shared leave: how to plan itHow much leave each parent gets, notice, pay caps and a worked example.
- Hiring a helper when you have a babyMOM's rules, the S$60 levy concession from the birth date, permit steps and the costs MOM lists.
- Hiring a confinement nanny: MOM's rulesWho qualifies, the 16-week permit window, the fee and levy, and the penalty for hiring without a permit.
- IVF and IUI co-funding, by citizenship mixMOH's shares and caps per cycle, the age rule, MediSave and egg freezing.
- Getting developmental support for a childThe route from check-ups to early intervention, with fees and published waits.
Who it's for
- Couples trying for a baby, pregnant, or with a child under 3, living in Singapore.
- Busy dual-income parents who want one dated plan instead of ten agency websites.
- Mixed-nationality couples: Singapore Citizen, PR or foreigner, we show which schemes apply to a family like yours.
- Parents of a second or third child, where the rules differ by birth order.
We collect what government agencies and hospitals publish, put it in date order for your family, and link every line to its source. We give no advice of our own.
See what's due now, and what's next
Your plan is sorted by date from your due date or your baby's birthday. Past stages drop away. Hard deadlines are marked with a word and a symbol, not just a colour.
Right: a mock-up built from our real data for one example family.
Before the birth
First 6 weeks
Know the money before it moves
Government payments, subsidies and typical bills, stage by stage, with the date each one lands. Tax reliefs are shown separately, because they lower your tax and are not cash.
For the example family, the sources list S$24,000 or more in government payments to age 3, not counting paid leave or CDA matching.
Money in vs costs, by stage
What the sources say, with the source
Every line says who said it: "MSF says…", "ICA says…". Each links to the official page and shows when we last checked it. If we couldn't confirm something, it's labelled "Not yet checked".
Health questions go straight to HealthHub and KKH. We don't write our own health advice.
What the sources say
LifeSG says Singapore citizen children turning 1 to 16 from 2026 onwards get S$2,000 in Child Credits each year. The first payout is from April 2027; after that it is paid on the child's birthday.
Source: LifeSG · checked 29 Sept 2026
Made for Families says a first or second child gets a S$5,000 First Step Grant in the Child Development Account. LifeSG says children born before 1 April 2027 keep this existing amount.
Source: MSF · checked 29 Sept 2026
Free: your money and deadlines, in two minutes
Enter your due date or baby's birth date and a few facts. See every payment, hard deadline and typical cost to age 3, dated, with sources. Your answers stay in your browser.
How we check facts
- Every item links to the official page it comes from: MSF, MOH, CPF, ECDA, ICA, MOM, IRAS, LifeSG or a public hospital.
- Every item shows the date we last checked it against that page. We re-check monthly, and after each Budget and National Day Rally.
- Anything we couldn't confirm is labelled, not guessed.
- We use AI tools to help research and draft. Nothing has been reviewed by a clinician, which is why we publish no health content.
How we make money
- Families pay for the full plan, once we open. The free tool stays free.
- No ads. No affiliate links. No money from formula companies. We never sell your data.
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