ClosedNon-Profit2025 Intention to Backpay Families (New Services)
2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care - Intention to Backpay Families (New Services)
Department of Education · Australia
This form is for approved providers of new long day care and related eligible services in New South Wales that opened and provided education to enrolled and attending children, and intend to backpay families fee relief in 2025 under the Start Strong for Long Day Care program. Funding supports fee relief and program payments for eligible 3-year-old and 4-year-old children.
Funding
$515 – $2K
Closed
10 Apr 2026
Duration
2025 calendar year
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
Approved provider with an eligible New South Wales long day care, occasional, mobile, or MACS service
Must be approved for Child Care Subsidy and report as Centre Based Day Care through CCSS
Must deliver a quality early childhood education program for children aged 3 and above in line with National Quality Framework requirements
Mobile services funded through the Mobile Preschool Funding Program or Start Strong for Community Preschools are not eligible
Applicants are approved providers with services that opened and provided education to enrolled and attending children and may be eligible for funding under the 2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care program. To be eligible, a provider must have service approval to operate under the relevant education and care legislation as a centre-based service with long day care nature of care, or be an eligible Multifunctional Aboriginal Children’s Service, Occasional education and care service, or Mobile education and care service. Providers must be approved to operate a service and administer the Child Care Subsidy under Family Assistance Law and be operating and reporting as a Centre Based Day Care approval through the Child Care Subsidy System. Services must deliver a quality early childhood education program to children aged 3 and above, delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher in accordance with the National Quality Framework and using the Early Years Framework, with a note that for 3-year-old children the program need only be developed by a qualified ECT. Providers must accept and comply with the Early Childhood Outcomes Programs and Local Operations Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions for 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025, and services must take reasonable steps to deliver 600 hours of quality preschool to children in the two years before school. Mobile education and care services already funded through the Mobile Preschool Funding Program or Start Strong for Community Preschools program are not eligible. Applicants must provide required Child Care Subsidy System and childcare management software reports and, if requested, evidence of backpayment to families.
What's Funded
Eligible payments include 4YO+ Fee Relief, 4YO+ Program, 3YO Fee Relief Trial and 3YO Program trial payments for approved long day care and related education and care services that provide quality early childhood education to children aged 3 and above and backpay fee relief to families in 2025.Before you apply
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the 2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care - Intention to Backpay Families (New Services)?
The 2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care - Intention to Backpay Families (New Services) is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Education in Australia, providing $515 – $2K in funding. This form is for approved providers of new long day care and related eligible services in New South Wales that opened and provided education to enrolled and attending children, and intend to backpay families fee relief in 2025 under the Start Strong for Long Day Care program. Funding supports fee relief and program payments for eligible 3-year-old and 4-year-old children.
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How much funding does the 2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care - Intention to Backpay Families (New Services) provide?
The 2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care - Intention to Backpay Families (New Services) provides $515 – $2K in funding. The typical project duration is 2025 calendar year.
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Who is eligible for the 2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care - Intention to Backpay Families (New Services)?
Approved provider with an eligible New South Wales long day care, occasional, mobile, or MACS service
Must be approved for Child Care Subsidy and report as Centre Based Day Care through CCSS
Must deliver a quality early childhood education program for children aged 3 and above in line with National Quality Framework requirements
Mobile services funded through the Mobile Preschool Funding Program or Start Strong for Community Preschools are not eligible
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When does the 2025 Start Strong for Long Day Care - Intention to Backpay Families (New Services) close?
Applications closed on 10 Apr 2026.
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What activities are funded?
Eligible payments include 4YO+ Fee Relief, 4YO+ Program, 3YO Fee Relief Trial and 3YO Program trial payments for approved long day care and related education and care services that provide quality early childhood education to children aged 3 and above and backpay fee relief to families in 2025.
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