Funding to deliver quality affordable preschool education in NSW

Overview

Funding is provided through 4 streams:

• program funding for children aged 4 and above, scaled for enrolments above and below 600 hours, with loadings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and services located in areas of relative socio-economic disadvantage
• fee relief for families of children aged 4 and above
• program funding for children aged 3 with loadings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and services located in areas of relative socio-economic disadvantage
• fee relief for families of children aged 3.

Check if you can apply

To be considered eligible for funding, a provider must:

• have service approval for its service/s to operate under relevant legislation
• be approved to operate a service and administer the Child Care Subsidy under the Family Assistance Law and be operating and reporting as a Centre Based Day Care (CBDC) approval through the Child Care Subsidy System (CCSS)
• deliver a quality early childhood education program to children aged 3 and above, meeting relevant criteria.