Funding for eligible community and mobile preschools to support activities that increase inclusion and participation in early childhood education and care for children 3 years old and above from targeted equity cohorts.
Key information
- Status: Not open for application
- Grant amount: Funding is calculated using information submitted by preschools during the 2024 representative fortnight in the preschool census. Service level allocations will differ based on enrolment information
Program objective
Additional Targeted Equity Loading (ATEL) is part of the NSW government’s commitment to increasing investment in early childhood education and care (ECEC) and ensuring all children have access to quality ECEC. This program strengthens the support available to services to meet the diverse needs of children in NSW in the two years before school.
More information is avialable in the program guidelines.
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.
Grant recipients
This overview is based on the period between December 2025 and December 2025.
Recipients received funding from this grant
Total funds approved for recipients of this grant
Support and contact
If you require assistance or advice, please contact us on 1800 619 113 during business hours for a referral to the appropriate team or email ecec.funding@det.nsw.edu.au,.