The Minns Labor Government is working to ensure every child in NSW has access to an affordable, quality preschool education, with up to 200,000 families across the state to benefit from the largest ever investment in early education fee relief.
$430 million has been allocated to provide fee relief for families of three, four and five-year-olds across NSW.
This funding has already benefited hundreds of thousands of families across the state, including:
• Up to $4220 a year for children aged 3-5 attending eligible community and mobile preschools;
• Up to $2110 a year for children aged four and above attending eligible preschool programs in long day care services. This can be received on top of Australian Government Child Care Subsidy payment; and
• Up to $500 a year for three year-olds attending eligible preschool programs in long day care services, on top of their Child Care Subsidy payment.
Since the Minns Labor Government introduced up to $500 a year fee relief for three year-olds, more than 62,000 families, or up to 88 per cent of eligible children, have accessed the initiative.
To meet increasing demand for fee relief, the Minns Labor Government has increased the funding to existing programs, and expanded eligibility to three year-olds to ensure every child has the opportunity to access quality early education.
