Junction 10 with Kids: 14 Enrichment Centres, a Children's Urgent Care Clinic and No Playground (2026)

1 October 2026 · 14 min read

Junction 10 was built around a train station that no longer exists. The Ten Mile Junction LRT platform sat on its third floor, the country's only air-conditioned LRT station, until 13 January 2019, the first in Singapore ever shut and removed. It kept the name and two retail floors, filling them with what no other Bukit Panjang mall has: 14 enrichment and tuition centres, nearly one shop in three.

That is the whole case for Junction 10 with kids. It has no playground, no food court, no toy shop and no kiddy rides, which Hillion Mall and Bukit Panjang Plaza next door do better.

What it has is art, ballet, coding, music, taekwondo, reading, writing and student care within one lift ride, a Sheng Siong open from 7am, a halal Korean buffet where a child under 100cm eats free, and the NUH Children's Urgent Care Clinic at #01-22, open 9am to 11pm every day of the year. That is the one tenant every Bukit Panjang parent should know the unit number of.

This guide covers every kids' reason to go, place by place, with the unit, the hours and the price. Where a centre publishes no fee we say so rather than guess. For the parks, pools and free playgrounds around the mall, read our guide to things to do with kids in Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang.

Quick steer

• Best for a rainy hour with a toddler: nothing inside. Bukit Panjang Public Library, Level 4 of Bukit Panjang Plaza, five minutes away.
• Best free thing: Bukit Panjang Park and Pang Sua Pond, ten minutes on foot, open 24 hours.
• Best class to trial first: Ossia Music School, free trial lesson, #02-17.
• Best age for this mall: 4 to 12.

Family favourites: play at Junction 10

There is no play area inside Junction 10, free or paid, and the mall's directory lists no kiddy rides and no toy shop. The nearest playground is at Bukit Panjang Plaza, and we include it here so you know what you are walking to.

1. Bukit Panjang Plaza rooftop playground, five minutes away

Bukit Panjang Plaza's small outdoor playground is on Level 4, beside the Rooftop Plaza and the public library, reached by the escalator from the food court. It is sized for ages 1 to 6: a tower with rope nets and a slide, low monkey bars, a toddler play house and a swing-and-net structure for the under-fours.

Our last dated description of it is from 2017, and the mall's own site and directory do not mention it in 2026, so we could not confirm it is still there. Check at the Level 4 library entrance before you promise it to a child.

Why kids will love it: A net to scramble up and a slide down to a parent, then the library's children's wing next door when the heat wins. Best for ages 2 to 6. Go in the morning; the roof has no shade to speak of after 11am.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Bukit Panjang Plaza
Address: 1 Jelebu Road, Level 4, Bukit Panjang Plaza, Singapore 677743. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mall hours 10am to 10pm. The playground's 2026 status could not be confirmed online.
Price: Free.
Ages: 1 to 6.
Nearest MRT: Bukit Panjang (DT1/BP6), Exit A1.

The small things inside Junction 10 that matter to a parent are not play. The NUH Children's Urgent Care Clinic at #01-22 is a walk-in clinic for children and teenagers up to 18, open 9am to 11pm daily including public holidays, with registration closing at 9pm and X-rays available from 1.30pm on weekdays and 12.30pm at weekends.

The standard fee is $107 for citizens and $120 for everyone else, covering consultation, X-ray and basic tests, with medicines billed separately. It does not do vaccinations or well-baby checks.

Dental Focus at #01-04/05/06 is the mall's dentist, Pet Lovers Centre at #01-01 is the free zoo for a bored four-year-old, and Mr. D.I.Y. at #02-02 sells the stickers and craft glue the art schools send you out for. Sheng Siong at #01-07 opens 7am to 11pm, which makes it the breakfast stop before a 9.30am Saturday class.

Learn and play: classes at Junction 10 you can book on Jungle

Fourteen tenants are in the directory's Education & Enrichment category, plus a childcare centre on Level 4 above. Four are on Jungle and come first. Six more are bookable kids' classes; the last four are tuition centres with no public timetable. Two offer a free trial, two a free assessment.

2. Global Art

Photo: Global Art, Jungle listing

Global Art at #02-20 is the franchise art school's Bukit Panjang centre, run by principal Anthony Gan. The programme is banded by age: Junior (3 to 4), Foundation (4 to 7), Pre-Basic (7 to 9), Basic and Intermediate (7 to 12) and Advanced from 13, with cartoon and comic, acrylic, 3D clay and G-Clay as add-ons.

A trial is bookable for the core programmes only; the specialised courses and holiday workshops do not offer one. The centre is closed on Wednesdays.

Why kids will love it: A worksheet-led drawing system that gets a four-year-old to a finished picture in one session, and a clay lesson to look forward to. Best for ages 4 to 9 who like structure. Weekend mornings fill first.

Book on Jungle: Global Art
Website: Global Art Bukit Panjang
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #02-20, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri 2pm to 9pm. Sat and Sun 9.30am to 5.30pm. Closed Wed.
Price: Trial bookable for core programmes. Global Art does not publish its term fees online. Call 6767 6220.
Ages: 3 to 16.

3. HiArt

Photo: HiArt, Jungle listing

HiArt's Bukit Panjang studio is at #01-15 on the ground floor, not the Level 2 unit that older listings give. The school, founded in 2010, runs five bands: Just Beginning (2.5 to 4), Little Artist (4 to 5), Discovering Art (5 to 7), Explore Art (7 to 9) and Mastering Art (9 to 12), plus sketching, watercolour, acrylic and oil for teenagers and adults.

Each child is allowed one paid trial lesson, and the trial fee is not refundable. It is closed on Mondays and public holidays.

Why kids will love it: Real paint on real paper from age 2.5, with a teacher who lets the toddler class get messy. Best for ages 3 to 7. The Saturday 9am slot is the quiet one.

Book on Jungle: HiArt
Website: HiArt
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #01-15, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: Tue 3pm to 9pm. Wed to Fri 1pm to 9pm. Sat and Sun 9am to 6pm. Closed Mon and public holidays.
Price: One paid trial lesson per child. Term fees could not be confirmed online; HiArt's site blocked automated reading on the day of writing. Call 6539 9640.
Ages: 2.5 to 18.

4. The Ballet School Singapore

Photo: The Ballet School Singapore, Jungle listing

The Ballet School at #02-21 is the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus school in the building, one of eight branches, with a ninth opening at Clarke Quay in December 2026. Tots Ballet takes children from 2.5 to 4, Pre-Primary Junior from 4 to 6, and the RAD Graded programme from 6, with exams from Pre-Primary Senior upwards.

There are vocational and elite streams by audition for the serious ones, a yearly theatre performance and overseas immersion trips. The studio opens at noon on weekdays and 9am at weekends.

Why kids will love it: Pink shoes, a proper barre and a certificate with a crown on it. Best for ages 3 to 8 who respond to a syllabus. Ask about the trial when you call; the fee is refunded if you register for the term.

Book on Jungle: The Ballet School Singapore
Website: The Ballet School
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #02-21, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Wed and Fri 12pm to 9pm. Thu 12pm to 8pm. Sat and Sun 9am to 5pm.
Price: Trial class $35, refunded on term registration (Skoolopedia, November 2025). The Ballet School does not publish its term fees online. Call 6269 3383.
Ages: 2.5 to 18.

5. PlayFACTO School

Photo: PlayFACTO School, Jungle listing

PlayFACTO School at #02-18 is student care, not a class: a licensed after-school centre for primary pupils that collects from 16 primary schools in the west, feeds them an MSG-free lunch from its central kitchen, supervises homework and spelling, and runs its own STEAM enrichment series in the afternoon. It uses a Reggio-inspired room and a positive-education curriculum, and offers half-day and full-day places. In the school holidays, on marking days and on e-learning days it runs 7am to 7pm.

Why kids will love it: Homework done by 5pm, then a robotics or science block with friends from school rather than a tutor's table. Best for Primary 1 to 4. Book a tour on a weekday afternoon to see it full.

Book on Jungle: PlayFACTO School
Website: PlayFACTO School Junction 10
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #02-18, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: School holidays, marking days and e-learning days 7am to 7pm. Term-time hours by enquiry. WhatsApp 8945 2094.
Price: PlayFACTO does not publish its fees online. Tours bookable.
Ages: 6 to 12.

6. Kodecoon Academy

Kodecoon Academy at #02-09 is the coding school's Bukit Panjang campus, one of seven in Singapore with an eighth opening at City Square Mall in October 2026. Weekly classes start at age 4 with block-based Scratch and move through app development to JavaScript and Python.

There is a Robotics Coder course on LEGO Spike Prime, holiday camps in Roblox and Minecraft game design from age 6, and a Direct School Admission preparation class for Primary 5 and 6. Every new student sits a logical reasoning test first and is placed by level.

Why kids will love it: A game they built running on a screen by the end of the first camp. Best for ages 6 to 12 who already play Roblox. It is not yet on Jungle.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Kodecoon Academy
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #02-09, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: By class timetable. WhatsApp 8950 3022.
Price: Kodecoon does not publish its term fees online. Placement starts with a recommendation session.
Ages: 4 to 16.

7. Ossia Music School

Ossia Music School at #02-17 is the only music school in the mall and the only centre in it that advertises a free trial lesson. Lessons are one-to-one: piano from 4, violin and ukulele from 5, guitar and drums from 6, and a music introduction class for 3 and 4 year olds.

Students can sit ABRSM grades or Trinity Rock and Pop, which matters if your child wants drums rather than Chopin. Ossia has four branches; this one shares a floor with the ballet and art schools.

Why kids will love it: A drum kit, a free first go on it, and a Rock and Pop grade instead of scales. Best for ages 5 to 12. Book the trial before the school holidays, when the timetable fills.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Ossia Music School
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #02-17, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: By lesson timetable. Call 6950 6176.
Price: Free trial lesson. Ossia does not publish its lesson fees online.
Ages: 3 to 18.

8. Taegeuk Taekwondo

Taegeuk Taekwondo at #01-11/12 is the only sport in the building, a Korean-run club that competed at the 2025 National Poomsae Championships and posts its training on Instagram rather than a website. We could find no published timetable, fee or trial offer, which is why it sits here without a price. Classes run into the evening; the directory listing has it open until 8.30pm.

Why kids will love it: Kicking a pad as hard as they like and being praised for it, then a belt to show for it. Best for ages 5 to 12 who need to run before they can sit. Call before you come; there is no walk-in counter.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Taegeuk Taekwondo on Instagram
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #01-11/12, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: By class timetable. Call 8354 8735.
Price: Taegeuk Taekwondo does not publish its class fees online.
Ages: Best for 5 to 12.

9. MindChamps PreSchool and Reading

MindChamps at #02-15 is the mall's anchor tenant and its oldest kids' name, a preschool for 18 months to 6 years with an outdoor area of its own, school bus service and a drop-off bay in the sheltered car park.

For families not enrolling full time, the same unit runs MindChamps Reading (Natural Literacy from 2 to 3, Reading and Phonics from 3 to 7, in 12 levels) and MindChamps Writing for K2 to Primary 5. The current offer is 10 per cent off preschool fees for the first 12 months, and a complimentary reading assessment.

Why kids will love it: A phonics app with sing-along ebooks and a teacher who has done 200 hours of training to use it. Best for ages 3 to 6. The reading programme is the way in if the preschool is full.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: MindChamps Junction 10
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #02-15, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 9am to 6.30pm. Sat and Sun 8am to 7.30pm.
Price: Complimentary reading assessment. MindChamps does not publish its programme fees online. 10 per cent off preschool fees for the first 12 months.
Ages: 18 months to 11.

10. The Writer's Place

The Writer's Place at #01-13/14 teaches English composition to Primary 1 to 6, from Foundation Writers at P1 to PSLE Mastery Writers at P6, in small classes, and has done since 2009. It is the centre to try if the school report says "ideas good, expression weak". The first step is a free writing assessment. It closes on Sundays and Mondays.

Why kids will love it: Their story read aloud and taken seriously, and a vocabulary list that is not a spelling test. Best for Primary 2 to 5.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: The Writer's Place Bukit Panjang
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #01-13/14, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: Tue to Fri 12pm to 7.15pm. Sat 9am to 5pm. Closed Sun, Mon and public holidays.
Price: Free assessment. The Writer's Place does not publish its term fees online. Call 9380 0762.
Ages: 7 to 12.

11. Zenith Education Studio

Zenith at #01-10 is a tuition chain's Bukit Panjang branch, with primary English, maths and science at the bottom of a ladder that runs through secondary to junior college economics and general paper, which is why it is open late. It is 150 metres from Bukit Panjang MRT and five minutes from Phoenix LRT, and it is the one tuition centre in the mall that advertises a free trial class.

Why kids will love it: Not the point. Parents will like the free trial and the weekend 10am slot. Best for Primary 4 upwards.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Zenith Education Studio Bukit Panjang
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #01-10, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 4.30pm to 9.30pm. Sat and Sun 10am to 5.30pm.
Price: Free trial class. Zenith does not publish its fees online. Call 8768 7651.
Ages: 7 to 18.

Four more tenants sit in the Education & Enrichment category without a public timetable we could verify: Oodles Learning at #02-12 (its website was down on the day of writing), Hanlin Language School at #02-05, You Cheng Education Centre at #02-19 and All In One Academy at #01-09. New Life Childcare at #04-02, on the fourth floor of The Tennery and reached by Lift Lobby 1, is a SPARK-certified preschool, the first childcare centre in a Singapore mixed-use development.

One correction to the directories. Kumon, which parenting sites and Jungle still list at #02-08, has moved to Block 643 Senja Close. Its page on Kumon's own site now carries the Senja address, and the mall's October 2026 directory has no Kumon in it.

Two of the eleven offer a free trial and two a free assessment. For the island-wide list, read our guide to free trial classes for kids in Singapore. Browse Junction 10 classes on Jungle.

Eat with kids at Junction 10

Junction 10 has no food court. All 13 food outlets in the October 2026 directory are on Level 1, mostly along the Woodlands Road side. Exactly one has a published children's price, Captain Kim, and one more sells a kids' meal. The rest is prata, mookata, mao cai and hotpot.

12. Captain Kim Korean BBQ and Hotpot: under 100cm eat free

Captain Kim at #01-24 is a MUIS halal-certified Korean barbecue and hotpot buffet, one of three outlets with Tampines and Clementi, and the one restaurant in the mall with a children's price. A child under 100cm eats free. From 100cm to 140cm the child rate is $9.90++ at weekday lunch and $15.90++ at every other session.

Adults pay $18.90++ for a 90-minute weekday lunch, $28.90++ at weekend lunch and Monday to Thursday dinner, and $29.90++ for dinner from Friday to Sunday. Four paying diners get a fifth free. Prices are from September 2026 and carry service charge and GST on top.

Why kids will love it: Grilling their own marinated chicken on the table hob, and a hotpot broth for the one who will not touch anything charred. Best for ages 4 and up who can sit near a grill. Weekday lunch is half the price of dinner.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Captain Kim Junction 10
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #01-24, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 11.30am to 4pm and 5.30pm to 9.30pm. Sat, Sun and public holidays 11.30am to 10pm.
Price: Under 100cm free. Child 100cm to 140cm $9.90++ at weekday lunch, $15.90++ otherwise. Adult $18.90++ to $29.90++.
Nearest MRT: Bukit Panjang (DT1/BP6), Exit B.

13. Texas Chicken: the kids' combo

Texas Chicken at #01-31 is the mall's fast food and the only place with a kids' meal: a smaller chicken portion with a side and a drink. Texas Chicken's own site shows no prices; 2026 menu aggregators list the Kids Chicken Combo at $6.50. It has the high chairs and the quickest turnaround on the floor, which is what you need between a 5pm ballet class and a 6pm taekwondo one.

Why kids will love it: Honey butter biscuits. Best for any age. Go at 5pm, before the Level 2 classes let out together at 6pm.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Texas Chicken Singapore
Address: 1 Woodlands Road, #01-31, Junction 10, Singapore 677899. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mall hours, 10am to 10pm.
Price: Kids Chicken Combo $6.50 on 2026 menu aggregators; not confirmed on the chain's own site.
Nearest MRT: Bukit Panjang (DT1/BP6), Exit B.

The rest of the kid-friendly list

• Encik Tan, #01-31A: halal laksa, chicken rice and nasi lemak, the easiest plate for a child in the building.
• Springleaf Prata Place, #01-25: plain and egg prata for the toddler, and open for breakfast.
• Fun Toast, #01-28: kaya toast and soft-boiled eggs, the 9am stop before a Saturday class.
• Ji De Chi and Otter Pizza, #01-03: dessert soups and pizza under one roof, which settles the argument.
• Rotikek, #01-20: the bakery for the class snack.
• LiHO Tea, #01-26: the bribe.
• Shi Li Fang, #01-32: individual hotpot sets, so a child gets a mild broth of their own.
• Siam Square Mookata #01-33, Jiang Hu Mao Cai #01-29, A Hot Hideout #01-34/35, A Kitchen #01-30: grown-up dinners, no kids' menu.
• Sheng Siong, #01-07: 7am to 11pm, for the forgotten water bottle.

For a real children's menu or a food court, Hillion Mall and Bukit Panjang Plaza are both a five-minute walk, and the Bukit Panjang guide linked above covers the hawker centres.

Family facilities at Junction 10

• Nursing rooms: Levels 1 and 2 per the nursing-room directories, each with a sink, a hot and cold water dispenser and a lockable nursing area separate from the changing table, but no bottle warmer.
• Nursing rooms, check first: the mall's own site does not list them, so ask at the information counter.
• Children's urgent care: NUH Children's Urgent Care Clinic, #01-22, 9am to 11pm daily including public holidays, last registration 9pm, up to age 18. $107 for citizens, $120 for everyone else. Call 6219 1538.
• Stroller loan and family lots: neither is mentioned on the mall's site. The car park is sheltered and has a drop-off bay that MindChamps parents use.
• Car park, weekdays: Monday to Friday $1.31 for the first hour, then $0.38 per 15 minutes.
• Car park, weekends: Saturday, Sunday and public holidays $2.83 for the first two hours, then $0.38 per 15 minutes. Motorcycles $1.09 per entry. Ten minutes' grace.
• Parking rebate: Far East's shopFarEast app pays parking credits on receipts.
• Mall hours: 10am to 10pm daily. Sheng Siong 7am to 11pm.

Getting there

Junction 10 is on the corner of Woodlands Road and Upper Bukit Timah Road, across the junction from the Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.

• By MRT: Bukit Panjang MRT (DT1) is a five-minute walk. Take Exit B onto the northbound side of Upper Bukit Timah Road, which has a pick-up and drop-off point by the mall.
• By LRT: The Bukit Panjang LRT (BP6) shares the hub, and Phoenix LRT (BP5) is five minutes the other way.
• By bus: Buses 75, 160, 170, 170A, 178, 184, 960, 961, 961M and 979 stop outside.
• By car and taxi: The taxi stand is at the main entrance on Woodlands Road, which is also the car park entrance.
• Do not: follow an old map to Ten Mile Junction, the LRT station inside the building. It closed on 13 January 2019.

Make a day of it

The two malls across the transport hub have what Junction 10 lacks, and the free play is ten minutes on foot.

• Bukit Panjang Plaza, 1 Jelebu Road across the hub: the public library on Level 4, open 11am to 9pm daily with a children's wing, nursing rooms on every floor, a food court, and two more classes on Jungle, Aureus Academy at #03-13 to 15 and Tree Art at #03-11/12. Its car park is dearer: $1.40 for the first hour on weekdays, then $0.45 per 15 minutes, and $2.75 per entry after 6pm.
• Hillion Mall, 17 Petir Road above the LRT: a nursing room on Level 2, the Cow Play Cow Moo arcade at #01-28 to 34, and three Jungle-listed schools on Level 2, ARTARY at #02-06, Cristofori Music School at #02-04/22/23 and Dancepointe Academy at #02-28/29.
• Bukit Panjang Park and Pang Sua Pond, off Petir Road beside Senja-Cashew Community Club: free play and a boardwalk, open 24 hours and lit until 7am.
• Senja-Cashew Swimming Complex, 101 Bukit Panjang Road: a child pays 50 cents on a weekday and 60 cents at weekends, 8am to 9.30pm. It closes on Wednesdays for maintenance.
• Zhenghua Nature Park, off Segar Road: free and flat enough for a scooter.
• Dairy Farm Nature Park, two Downtown Line stops away at Hillview: open 7am to 7pm.
• Closed right now: part of the Blue Quail Trail at Dairy Farm Nature Park, for slope repair.

At a glance

Junction 10 is a mall you come to for a class and leave as soon as it ends, and that is fine; the playground and the library are five minutes away. Book a trial before you go, and browse every enrichment class in Bukit Panjang on Jungle.