Western NSW Workforce Activation Program

This program provides funding to eligible Early Childhood Education and Care providers (ECEC) to expand or upgrade their services and enable them to care for more local children.
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What do you get?

Funding between $50,000 and $850,000.

Who is this for?

Early childhood and Education and Care (ECEC) providers in western NSW.

Overview

Funding is available to ECEC providers located in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Carrathool Shire, Hay Shire and Warrumbungle Shire, with the aim of increasing the workforce participation in western NSW.

Eligible activities could include:

  • renovating or expanding current ECEC facilities to accommodate extra children
  • offering more services to increase childcare availability
  • delivering pre-employment and professional development programs to attract and retain people working in the sector.

There are 3 streams of funding:

  • Stream 1: Service improvements and expansions
  • Stream 2: Capital works and upgrades
  • Stream 3: Workforce attraction and retention.

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