The 2024 Start Strong for Long Day Care program provides funding to deliver affordable quality preschool education to children aged 3 and above who are enrolled in eligible long day care services in NSW.
Key information
- Status: Not open for application
- Grant amount: Variable from a total pool of up to approximately $350 million
Program objective
Start Strong for Long Day Care program objectives are to:
- improve affordability of preschool education
- support quality uplift in preschool education
- drive improved outcomes for children
- incentivise increased enrolment and attendance in quality early childhood education programs in the years before school.
For more information, refer to 2024 Start Strong for Long Day Care program guidelines.
Start Strong for Long Day Care program delivers on the Preschool Reform Agreement and preschool fee-relief initiatives.
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 Affinity Education Group Limited
$43,449 was approved by
Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
November 2024Location of the project
Blacktown City CouncilLocation of the recipient
Out of NSWAbout the grant
Applications approved
2060
Applications received
2060
2024 Start Strong for Long Day Care
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by May 2025What was approved
Approved for Affinity Education Group Limited
$58,693 was approved by
Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
November 2024Location of the project
Central Coast CouncilLocation of the recipient
Out of NSWAbout the grant
Applications approved
2060
Applications received
2060
2024 Start Strong for Long Day Care
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by May 2025What was approved
Approved for BRIGHTLY EARLY LEARNING PTY LTD
$5,705 was approved by
Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
November 2024Location of the project
Camden CouncilLocation of the recipient
City of Canada Bay CouncilAbout the grant
Applications approved
2060
Applications received
2060
2024 Start Strong for Long Day Care
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by May 2025What was approved
Approved for BUNGALOW GROUP PTY LIMITED
$35,731 was approved by
Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
November 2024Location of the project
Shellharbour City CouncilLocation of the recipient
Wollongong City CouncilAbout the grant
Applications approved
2060
Applications received
2060
2024 Start Strong for Long Day Care
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by May 2025What was approved
Approved for C & J Corporation Pty Ltd
$144,062 was approved by
Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood OutcomesDate approved
November 2024Location of the project
Camden CouncilLocation of the recipient
Georges River CouncilAbout the grant
Applications approved
2060
Applications received
2060
2024 Start Strong for Long Day Care
Agency funding this grant
Department of EducationProgram term
From 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2024 with acquittals due by May 2025Support 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.