General information about Start Strong
The Start Strong program is part of the NSW Government’s Affordable Preschool initiative which provides families that have children in preschool from 2023 onwards with fee relief in the form of a discount on your gap fee.
Preschool fee relief is being introduced for 4 and 5-year-old children in long daycare for the first time in 2023. This means that if your child turns 4 years old on or before 31 July 2023, you will save up to $2,110 maximum per year on your fees.
If your child attends preschool at Being Early Education and you are eligible for Start Strong fee relief, we will receive Start Strong on your behalf and spread the $2,110 annual fee relief across the number of weeks we are operating. This will be applied as a reduction to your child’s weekly fees.
For example, Being Centres are open 52 weeks a year. This means we will pass on a reduction of up to $40.57 each week to your childcare fees.
Start Strong will be used in conjunction with or in addition to the Australian Government Childcare Subsidy (CCS) payments that you may already be receiving or eligible to receive.
If you would like some more information or an estimate on how this will reduce your fees please get in touch and we would be delighted to assist you! We can be reached via phone on (02) 9310 4502 or by email at support@being.nsw.edu.au.
You can also visit the NSW Department of Education FAQs site here: https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/operating-an-early-childhood-education-service/grants-and-funded-programs/start-strong-funding/start-strong-for-families