2026 Start Strong for Community Preschools - June Update
Community funding for not for profits, offered by Department of Education.
- Funding
- Up to $550m
- Variable from a total pool of up to approximately $550 million
- Where
- New South Wales
- Opened
- 7 July 2026
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Who can apply
- Not for profits
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What 2026 Start Strong for Community Preschools - June Update funds
The Start Strong for Community Preschools program provides funding to deliver affordable quality preschool education for 3 to 5 year old children enrolled in eligible community and mobile preschools in NSW. The Start Strong for Community Preschools program aims to: improve the affordability of preschool education support quality uplift in preschool education drive improved outcomes for children incentivise increased enrolment and attendance in quality preschool programs in the years before school.
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When does 2026 Start Strong for Community Preschools - June Update close?
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How much funding is available through 2026 Start Strong for Community Preschools - June Update?
Department of Education publishes a funding amount of Up to $550m, noted as: Variable from a total pool of up to approximately $550 million. Confirm it in the guidelines on the official page before you build a budget around it.
Who can apply for 2026 Start Strong for Community Preschools - June Update?
Department of Education lists this program as open to not for profits. That is a starting filter rather than the full eligibility test: the criteria in the funder's guidelines are what decide an application.
Is 2026 Start Strong for Community Preschools - June Update still open?
It was open now when we last read Department of Education's own page, on 24 Oct 2026. Every source is re-read nightly and this page carries the date of the last read.
Who runs 2026 Start Strong for Community Preschools - June Update, and does GrantWindow take a cut?
2026 Start Strong for Community Preschools - June Update is offered by Department of Education in New South Wales. Applications are made through the funder, never through GrantWindow: we take no applications, charge no fee and act as no intermediary. Any site offering to apply on your behalf for a government grant is worth a very careful look.
Where this record came from
© State of New South Wales. For current information go to www.nsw.gov.au. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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- Last checked24 Oct 2026The day we last read this program on the funder's own page.
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