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NSW Gov funding injection will reduce wait times at remote and regional ECEC sites

Freya Lucas

Aug 09, 2022

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Waiting lists at 18 early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in New South Wales will be reduced thanks to an injection of funding from the NSW Government.

The Government has committed to more than $15.5 million in capital works funding, which Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell said will create more than 600 additional community preschool places for children to attend a preschool program at least two days per week. 

Funds have been allocated through the latest round of Start Strong Capital Works grants and will support a range of improvements, including new builds, extensions and renovations of centre-based community preschools.

More information about the Start Strong Capital Works grants program can be found on the Department of Education website.  Successful applicants are:  

Wycliffe Christian School 
Albury Preschool 
Tooleybuc Preschool Association 
CatholicCare Diocese Broken Bay (Wyoming Preschool)
CatholicCare Diocese Broken Bay (Noraville Preschool)
Bungendore Pre School 
Tomaree Community College 
Tumbarumba Start Strong Preschool 
IDFS – Bush Preschool 
Blinky Bill Early Learning Centre 
Illawarra Aboriginal Corporation 
Wollondilly Shire Council 
Presbyterian Social Services 
Shoalhaven Community Preschool 
Bundgeam Preschool 
Ross Circuit Preschool 
North Ryde Community Preschool 
Denman Children’s Centre.

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