For instance, parents Kenneth Lee and Sharon Phang have engaged part-time child-minding services for their two-year-old son, Axel.
The couple decided to have a part-time child-minder who helps with playtime activities, feeding and cleaning toys, unlike many families in Singapore who have a full-time helper stay with them.
They have enough time to take care of their baby daughter, which is something they can do with this.
So during the weekend, when we are too preoccupied with the kids and housework, we really need someone to take care of our son, so we can actually do some cleaning of the house and take care of our daughter, said Madam Phang, adding that part-time help suits their lifestyle.
Some people are choosing part-time helpers because of the challenges of communicating with a foreign domestic worker.
A couple, for instance, may choose not to have a full-time stay-in helper if they value their privacy, said Dr Cynthia Lim, deputy head of the early childhood education programme at the Singapore University of Social Sciences' SUSS S R Nathan School of Human Development.
She said that a stay-in helper is more costly, occupies a room, and comes with a risk of employer-helper issues like cultural differences, language differences and the range of problems we often hear about.
Demand has risen over the past few years, according to the Ministry of Clean, a cleaning company that also provides care services.
In order to meet the growing interest, the firm hopes to hire another 10 more staff in the next few months.
It's not easy to find the right person for the job.
I think the challenge is to be able to scout for this talent. People who have background experience in looking after children, looking after elders, the right people who have that kind of interest, said Jason Chia, chief executive officer and chairman of the Ministry of Clean.
We'll go through quite an intensive interview to make sure we have the right fit in terms of the employment of these workers.