While some pre-schools are opting to provide catered meals to children, several - including NTUC First Campus and EtonHouse - are sticking with in-house cooks so that they can monitor hygiene standards and food variety.

There have been three food poisoning outbreaks in two months in pre-schools that serve catered meals to children, raising concerns about the risks of relying on external caterers, such as food being contaminated during delivery.