The Mobile Preschool Funding Program recognises the costs and unique challenges of delivering mobile preschool education in areas where access to centre-based preschools can be limited.
Key information
- Status: Not open for application
- Grant amount: Variable from a total pool of up to approximately $16.5 million
Program objective
The Mobile Preschool Funding program provides funding for the provision of preschool education delivered for the 2 years before school to children enrolled in mobile preschools in regional and remote NSW, where access to centre-based preschools can be limited.
Mobile Preschool Funding to support sustainable and improved service delivery and recognise the additional costs and unique challenges associated with achieving universal access in regional and remote NSW.
Funding is targeted to 3, 4 and 5-year-old children in the 2 years before school, particularly children aged 3 and above from low income families, children with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, and children with disability and additional needs.
The program includes fee relief funding (Fee Relief Payment) which provides mobile preschools with sustainable long-term funding to deliver at least 600 hours of low, or no cost preschool to eligible children.
This program is funded and administered by Department of Education.
Grant recipients
Recipients for this program were selected to meet the program objectives.
Eligible recipients were invited to participate and were required to meet the objectives.
What was approved
Approved for Monaro Family Support Service Incorporated
$222,059 was approved by
Director, Commissioned Programs, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
July 2024Location of the project
Snowy Monaro Regional CouncilLocation of the recipient
Snowy Monaro Regional CouncilAbout the grant
Applications approved
31
Applications received
31
2024 Mobile Preschool Funding Program
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by Dec 2025.What was approved
Approved for Singleton Council
$199,448 was approved by
Director, Commissioned Programs, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
June 2024Location of the project
Singleton CouncilLocation of the recipient
Singleton CouncilAbout the grant
Applications approved
31
Applications received
31
2024 Mobile Preschool Funding Program
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by Dec 2025.What was approved
Approved for Moree Plains Shire Council
$277,582 was approved by
Director, Commissioned Programs, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
May 2024Location of the project
Moree Plains Shire CouncilLocation of the recipient
Moree Plains Shire CouncilAbout the grant
Applications approved
31
Applications received
31
2024 Mobile Preschool Funding Program
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by Dec 2025.What was approved
Approved for Bega Valley Shire Council
Amount includes funding adjustment approved 03/06/2025 by the Executive Director, Programs & Local Operations
$343,467 was approved by
Executive Director, Commissioned Programs, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
December 2023Location of the project
Bega Valley Shire CouncilLocation of the recipient
Bega Valley Shire CouncilAbout the grant
Applications approved
31
Applications received
31
2024 Mobile Preschool Funding Program
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by Dec 2025.What was approved
Approved for Blacktown Bunyip Inc
$205,475 was approved by
Executive Director, Commissioned Programs, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
December 2023Location of the project
Blacktown City CouncilLocation of the recipient
Blacktown City CouncilAbout the grant
Applications approved
31
Applications received
31
2024 Mobile Preschool Funding Program
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by Dec 2025.Support and contact
For questions, feedback or complaints about Start Strong, please contact the department by:
- calling 1800 619 113
- emailing ecec.funding@det.nsw.edu.au.
An officer within Early Childhood Outcomes will consider and respond to your enquiry.