ClosedNon-ProfitQuarter 4 Priority Payments
2025 High Learning Support Needs Funding - Quarter 4 Priority Payments — NSW
Up to $16K available
Department of Education
Funding for children with high learning support needs enrolled in New South Wales community preschools to develop and deliver each child’s Individual Learning Plan. Quarter 4 priority payments support urgent cases where significant safety concerns require immediate supervision and support.
Funding
Up to $16K
Closed
20 June 2025
Duration
up to 600 hours of support per child per year
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be a community preschool or mobile preschool.
• Service must currently receive NSW Start Strong for Community Preschools funding or the Mobile Preschools Funding Program.
• Child must be at least 3 years old on or before 31 July in the preschool year and not in compulsory schooling, or turn 3 after 31 July and demonstrate exceptional circumstances.
• Child must have high learning support needs as defined in the program guidelines.
• Priority payment requires urgent need due to significant safety concerns for the child, other children, or staff.
• The significant safety concerns box must be selected in the child’s ECCMS application.
• Priority payment application must be submitted within the first four weeks of the Quarter 2, 3 or 4 application periods.
• Priority payment is not available for children funded in previous years at the service.
Available only to community preschools, including mobile preschools, that currently receive NSW Start Strong for Community Preschools funding or the Mobile Preschools Funding Program. Child eligibility criteria also apply: the child must be at least 3 years old on or before 31 July in that preschool year and not in compulsory schooling, or turn at least 3 years old after 31 July and demonstrate exceptional circumstances. The child must have high learning support needs as defined in the program guidelines. For priority payments, the application must demonstrate urgent need due to significant safety concerns, the significant safety concerns box must be selected in ECCMS, and the application must be submitted within the first four weeks of the Quarter 2, 3 or 4 application periods. Priority payment is not available for children funded in previous years at the service.
What's Funded
Funding supports additional educational assistance for eligible preschool children with high learning support needs, including development and delivery of an Individual Learning Plan, supervision, teaching strategies, adjustments, and environmental modifications that enable participation in the preschool program.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Children with disability and additional needs are supported to participate in preschool on the same basis as their peers, with documented Individual Learning Plans, appropriate adjustments, and improved inclusion and transition outcomes.Grant not accepting applications
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Keywords
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the 2025 High Learning Support Needs Funding - Quarter 4 Priority Payments?
The 2025 High Learning Support Needs Funding - Quarter 4 Priority Payments is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Education in Australia, providing Up to $16K in funding. Funding for children with high learning support needs enrolled in New South Wales community preschools to develop and deliver each child’s Individual Learning Plan. Quarter 4 priority payments support urgent cases where significant safety concerns require immediate supervision and support.
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How much funding does the 2025 High Learning Support Needs Funding - Quarter 4 Priority Payments provide?
The 2025 High Learning Support Needs Funding - Quarter 4 Priority Payments provides Up to $16K in funding. The typical project duration is up to 600 hours of support per child per year.
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Who is eligible for the 2025 High Learning Support Needs Funding - Quarter 4 Priority Payments?
- Applicant must be a community preschool or mobile preschool.
- Service must currently receive NSW Start Strong for Community Preschools funding or the Mobile Preschools Funding Program.
- Child must be at least 3 years old on or before 31 July in the preschool year and not in compulsory schooling, or turn 3 after 31 July and demonstrate exceptional circumstances.
- Child must have high learning support needs as defined in the program guidelines.
- Priority payment requires urgent need due to significant safety concerns for the child, other children, or staff.
- The significant safety concerns box must be selected in the child’s ECCMS application.
- Priority payment application must be submitted within the first four weeks of the Quarter 2, 3 or 4 application periods.
- Priority payment is not available for children funded in previous years at the service.
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When does the 2025 High Learning Support Needs Funding - Quarter 4 Priority Payments close?
Applications closed on 20 June 2025.
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What activities are funded?
Funding supports additional educational assistance for eligible preschool children with high learning support needs, including development and delivery of an Individual Learning Plan, supervision, teaching strategies, adjustments, and environmental modifications that enable participation in the preschool program.
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