ClosedNon-Profit2025
2025 Mobile Preschool Funding program — NSW
Department of Education
The 2025 Mobile Preschool Funding program provides funding to eligible not-for-profit, community-based mobile preschool services in regional and remote New South Wales. It supports operating costs and fee relief to improve affordability, quality and access to preschool education for children aged 3 to 5 years.
Closed
31 Dec 2025
Duration
1 year
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Be a not-for-profit, community-based mobile preschool service
• Be an approved early childhood education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 and National Regulations
• Deliver a quality early childhood education program by a qualified early childhood teacher in accordance with the National Quality Framework, including using the Early Years Learning Framework
• Operate predominantly in Inner Regional, Outer Regional, Remote and Very Remote areas of New South Wales using 2011 ARIA+ remoteness classifications
• Operate from venues that are not purpose-built centre-based preschools, or operate as a pack-away service at one or more venues
• Operate in areas where centre-based preschools and long day cares with preschool programs are not readily available
• Comply with the funding agreement, Early Childhood Outcomes Programs Terms and Conditions, and the 2025 Start Strong for Community Preschools program guidelines
• Exercise best efforts to reach a minimum of 5 funded children enrolled at each venue
• Services operating solely or predominantly in Major Cities of New South Wales are not eligible
To be eligible for funding under the 2025 Mobile Preschool Funding program as a mobile preschool, providers must be a not-for-profit, community-based mobile preschool service; be an approved early childhood education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 and National Regulations; deliver a quality early childhood education program by a qualified early childhood teacher in accordance with the National Quality Framework, including using the Early Years Learning Framework; operate predominantly in Inner Regional, Outer Regional, Remote and Very Remote areas of New South Wales as measured using the 2011 Accessibility and Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+) Remoteness Classifications; operate from venues that are not purpose-built centre-based preschools or operate as a pack-away service at one or more venues; operate in areas where centre-based preschools and long day cares with preschool programs are not readily available; and comply with the funding agreement, including the Early Childhood Outcomes Programs Terms and Conditions and the 2025 Start Strong for Community Preschools program guidelines. Mobile preschools must exercise best efforts to reach a minimum of 5 funded children enrolled at each venue. Mobile preschools operating solely or predominantly in Major Cities of New South Wales are not eligible.
What's Funded
Funding supports the operating expenses of eligible mobile preschool services and fee relief passed through to families to reduce the cost of preschool education, including delivery of at least 600 hours of low or no cost preschool where applicable.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Improved affordability of preschool education, quality uplift in preschool education, improved outcomes for children, and increased enrolment and attendance in quality preschool programs before school.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
non_profitcooperativelocal_government
Stage
established
Funding Purposes
communitytrainingother
Keywords
mobile preschoolearly childhood educationpreschoolfee reliefregional New South Walesremote New South Walescommunity preschoolchildren
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the 2025 Mobile Preschool Funding program?
The 2025 Mobile Preschool Funding program is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Education in Australia. The 2025 Mobile Preschool Funding program provides funding to eligible not-for-profit, community-based mobile preschool services in regional and remote New South Wales. It supports operating costs and fee relief to improve affordability, quality and access to preschool education for children aged 3 to 5 years.
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Who is eligible for the 2025 Mobile Preschool Funding program?
- Be a not-for-profit, community-based mobile preschool service
- Be an approved early childhood education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 and National Regulations
- Deliver a quality early childhood education program by a qualified early childhood teacher in accordance with the National Quality Framework, including using the Early Years Learning Framework
- Operate predominantly in Inner Regional, Outer Regional, Remote and Very Remote areas of New South Wales using 2011 ARIA+ remoteness classifications
- Operate from venues that are not purpose-built centre-based preschools, or operate as a pack-away service at one or more venues
- Operate in areas where centre-based preschools and long day cares with preschool programs are not readily available
- Comply with the funding agreement, Early Childhood Outcomes Programs Terms and Conditions, and the 2025 Start Strong for Community Preschools program guidelines
- Exercise best efforts to reach a minimum of 5 funded children enrolled at each venue
- Services operating solely or predominantly in Major Cities of New South Wales are not eligible
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When does the 2025 Mobile Preschool Funding program close?
Applications closed on 31 Dec 2025.
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What activities are funded?
Funding supports the operating expenses of eligible mobile preschool services and fee relief passed through to families to reduce the cost of preschool education, including delivery of at least 600 hours of low or no cost preschool where applicable.
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