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40 new preschools for Western Sydney families

Freya Lucas

Apr 21, 2025

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The New South Wales Government has awarded contracts for the design and construction of more than 40 new public preschools, co-located with existing public schools, which collectively will offer places for up to 3,600 children a week across Western Sydney.

With a scheduled opening date of early 2027, the new preschools will offer fee-free, quality play-based educational programs, and will contribute to the Government’s commitment to double the previous number of public preschools available.

Of the 100 new public preschools, 51 are metropolitan Sydney and 49 are in regional NSW, located in communities identified as most in need following a rigorous independent selection process.

A contract has been awarded to Richard Crookes Constructions to design and construct the 40 public preschools, the locations of which can be found in the list below.

A further seven preschools will be delivered for families in Oatlands, Melonba, Gables, Greenway Park, Leppington, Melrose Park and Nirimba Fields, with contracts to be awarded later this year.

See below a list of the 40 locations where public preschools are being delivered:

Birrong Public School
Blacktown North Public School
Blairmount Public School
Blaxcell Street Public School
Bradbury Public School
Carramar Public School
Cartwright Public School
Cecil Hills Public School
Chullora Public School
Crawford Public School
Curran Public School
Edensor Park Public School
Emerton Public School
Eschol Park Public School
Fairfield West Public School
Governor Philip King Public School
Granville East Public School
Granville South Public School
Guildford Public School
Guildford West Public School
Harcourt Public School
Hebersham Public School
Heckenberg Public School
Kearns Public School
Kingsgrove Public School
Lansvale East Public School
Leumeah Public School
Lynwood Park Public School
Mount Pritchard Public School
Prairievale Public School
Robert Townson Public School
Ruse Public School
Sackville Street Public School
Shalvey Public School
Sherwood Grange Public School
Thomas Acres Public School
Villawood North Public School
William Stimson Public School
Woodland Road Public School
Yagoona Public School

For more information about preschools in New South Wales please see here.

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40 new preschools for Western Sydney families

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