7 Best Domestic Helper (Maid) Agencies in Singapore (2026)
Compare 7 domestic helper and maid agencies in Singapore, from transfer maids to eldercare and infant care specialists, with areas and how to enquire.
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- Amir Wahab
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AI image by LocalRankHiring a domestic helper in Singapore usually goes through a licensed employment agency, and the choice affects everything from the profiles you see to the support you get afterwards. This list gathers seven agencies that publish their services and an enquiry route on their own websites, from branch-based names to a specialist infant and eldercare agency. It describes only what each agency says about itself, and it does not rank them or judge outcomes. Use the entries to shortlist two or three, check each licence on the MOM directory, ask for fees in writing, and compare how each handles interviews, paperwork and replacements.
1. JForce Employment Service
JForce Employment Service is a domestic helper agency whose website lists branches in Boon Keng, Ang Mo Kio and Jurong East, so families in several parts of the island can visit in person. Its pages say it places Indonesian, Myanmar, Filipino and Cambodian helpers, with separate sections for housekeeping and cooking, childcare, elderly care, disabled care, transfer maids and direct hire for experienced employers. Mandarin-speaking helpers also get their own listing. The agency says it aims for a close match between a household's requirements and the helper it proposes, and it describes continued guidance once someone is placed. Its footer prints an employment agency licence line, which is the company's own statement, and it publishes a WhatsApp contact plus an enquiry email for first questions.
Boon Keng, Ang Mo Kio and Jurong East
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2. Help Is Here
Help Is Here, trading as HIH, presents itself as a specialised agency centred on infant and elderly care. Its site says it screens helpers with several years of Singapore experience, runs background checks, gathers employer feedback and has an in-house recruiter review candidates before profiles reach families. Listed helper types include newborn and postnatal carers who cook confinement meals, Mandarin-speaking eldercare helpers, and transfer, Indonesian and Myanmar maids. It says eldercare helpers take a formal course and that extra skills such as dementia support are available as add-ons. Enquiries start with a free consultation through its contact page. Its office is at Yishun, and the homepage does not print a licence line, so look it up with MOM.
3. Asia Manpower Resources (AMR Maids)
Asia Manpower Resources, which trades as AMR Maids, says it places domestic helpers from the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar. Its site lists three services: new helper placement, transfer and replacement maids already working in Singapore, and a corporate manpower service for businesses. It describes training centres in source countries covering household management, infant care, elderly care and cooking, plus a five-step process from sharing requirements to arrival and post-placement support. Offices are listed in Tampines, Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands, and it says it also serves neighbouring estates such as Sengkang, Punggol, Bukit Panjang and Jurong. The footer carries the company's own licensed-agency statement, and it shows a WhatsApp number, a main phone line and an email address.
Tampines, Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands
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4. Raymond Maids
Raymond Maids describes itself as a pioneer agency and lists several offices, including Katong, Bukit Timah and Kovan, each with its own phone line. Its site covers new and transfer foreign domestic workers, direct hire, medical check-up arrangements, home leave, air ticket booking and liaison with embassies. It also promotes an advance placement scheme with fast deployment, which it says depends on approval from the Ministry of Manpower. A separate caregiver agency arm is listed for elderly care and for childcare from newborns to toddlers. The footer prints several employment agency licence numbers as the company's own statement. Because the group works across multiple branches and licences, ask which entity handles your case and which office will manage it from start to finish.
Katong, Bukit Timah and Kovan
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5. Helper Express
Helper Express is a domestic helper agency with an office at Balestier Plaza and an enquiry form that promises prompt replies. Its website sorts helpers into Filipino, Indonesian and Myanmar groups and describes pre-employment training courses in infant care, elder care and housekeeping. It also lists insurance among its services and says it is open seven days a week. The agency states that it screens all helpers and that its aim is to match each family with a suitable person. Contact routes shown on the site include a landline, a second phone number, a sales email address and Facebook and Instagram pages. The site does not print a licence number, so confirm the agency's status with MOM before paying anything.
Balestier
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6. First Maid
First Maid is a domestic helper agency that says it was founded in 2020 and focuses only on placing foreign domestic workers. Its site lists helpers from Indonesia, Mizoram, Myanmar and the Philippines, with dedicated pages for transfer maids, direct hire, home leave, maid insurance and paperwork. Specialist pages cover helpers for elderly care, baby care, special needs children and Mandarin-speaking households. It publishes a searchable shortlist of helper bio-data for registered employers and says transfer helpers are available for face-to-face interviews. Two showrooms are listed, at Katong Shopping Centre and Bukit Timah Shopping Centre, with posted opening hours. A single hotline doubles as its WhatsApp number, and the footer prints a licence number as the company's own statement.
Katong and Bukit Timah
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7. Universal Employment Agency
Universal Employment Agency is an Orchard Road agency based in Lucky Plaza that places helpers from the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar. Its homepage lists specialisms by household need, including newborn, infant and child care, confinement nanny arrangements, elderly care, disabled care, pet care and general housework and cooking, along with transfer and experienced maids. It runs a testimonials section and prints an employment agency licence line and company registration as its own statement. A general email address and a landline are shown on the site, though no WhatsApp number appeared on the homepage. Because the agency lists confinement nannies as well as helpers, ask which service you are being quoted for. Check the transfer and direct hire options in writing before committing to either route.
Orchard Road
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How to choose
- Look up the agency in the Ministry of Manpower employment agency directory before sharing documents or paying anything. A licence line on a website is the agency's own statement, so confirm the name, status and licence class with the regulator, and keep a screenshot of the result for your records.
- Decide first whether you want a new helper from overseas, a transfer maid already in Singapore, or a direct hire arrangement. Agencies describe these routes differently, and each affects timing, paperwork and who handles interviews, so ask each shortlisted agency to explain the steps and who is responsible for what.
- Match the agency to your household's main need. Some sites emphasise infant and confinement care, others eldercare, disabled care or pet care, and others focus on general housework. Ask to see profiles that fit your situation and how the agency assessed each helper's skills before you shortlist anyone.
- Ask for every fee, deposit and condition in writing, including what happens if the arrangement does not work out or the helper leaves early. Do not rely on a verbal summary. Compare the written terms across at least two agencies so you can see what is included and what is extra.
- Check how you can reach the agency after placement. Look for a named contact, a published hotline or WhatsApp route, branch locations you can visit, and a stated process for replacements and problems. Test the enquiry channels before committing, and note how quickly and clearly the agency replies to your questions.
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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.
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