Before a settling change, clarify your baby’s individual feeding needs, the safe sleep space, each caregiver’s response and who can help when an adult is tired.

Keep infant-feeding information clear across home and care: separate milk from solids, describe cues carefully and share the latest individual instructions.

Agree who to contact, how to confirm the receiving caregiver, and what to ask about booked hours, collection and charges when a childcare morning runs late.

Know ECDA’s fixed assessment points, how to request subsidy reassessment through your preschool, and what to confirm before changing your care budget.

Confirm what the provider supplies and what to bring: milk, nappies, spare clothing, permitted comfort items and current care instructions.

Build a flexible nanny day plan with agreed care hours, feeding and rest instructions, play options, supervision and clear parent handovers.

Prepare a nanny emergency plan with Singapore’s emergency numbers, your child’s information, first-aid training checks and building fire instructions.

Separate MDW levy, CPF and tax deductions. Check current levy rates, discontinued levy relief and the June 2026 domestic-employee CPF rules.

Check nanny insurance by care arrangement. Distinguish MDW medical and personal accident cover, then review who is insured, limits, exclusions and claims.

Plan the MDW hiring route before travel. Check worker and employer eligibility, approval, arrival arrangements, appointments and the permit-issuance steps.