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.
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.