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2026 Start Strong for Long Day Care
The Start Strong for Long Day Care program provides funding to deliver affordable, quality preschool education to children aged 3 and above who are enrolled in eligible long day care services in NSW.
Grant (non-repayable) Open now
- Funder
- NSW Government: Department of Education
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- The program value is approximately $350 million to $380 million. (as stated on nsw.gov.au).
- Where
- New South Wales
- Eligibility
- Who can apply (nsw.gov.au): 6.1 Service eligibility criteria and decision-maker To be considered eligible for funding under any of the Start Strong for Long Day Care funding streams, a provider must ensure its service/s meet all of the following criteria: have service approval for its...
- Sectors
- Education and training, Nonprofits and charities, Youth
- Deadline
- Closes 31 December 2026
- Source
- NSW Government grants and funding (nsw.gov.au)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
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From official open data: official page returned HTTP 200 on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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