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2026 Inclusive Environments Funding Program - Quarter 4 Payments

NSW Government

Funding amountUp to $20,000
DeadlineCloses Fri, 14 Aug 2026
RegionNSW

Overview

Funding is available to Community Preschools for minor construction and specialised equipment or furniture to enable children with disability and additional needs to participate in the educational program on the same basis as their peers.

Eligibility

Service eligibility criteria All IE funding is available only for community preschools who are receiving funding under the NSW Start Strong for Community Preschools or the Mobile Preschool Funding Program Child Eligibility Criteria For child-based IE funding, the child/children must: be at least 3 years old on or before 31 July in that preschool; or turn 3 years old after 31 July in that preschool year and demonstrate exceptional circumstances. Exceptional circumstances are like or related to the following circumstances: any child or family that experiences out-of-home or alternative care arrangements, isolation, violence, trauma, mental health issues, environmental disasters or other crises, and either have: constant and ongoing support needs and require significant adjustments to enable them to engage with the educational program on the same basis as their peers, or a temporary illness or injury that requires short term adjustment to enable participation in the educational program on the same basis as their peers. Applications are specific to individual or multiple children. An application can include inclusive environment requirements for multiple children, where the environment adjustment/equipment/furniture relates to more than one child. It is no longer a requirement for the child/children to have an application approved for HLSN funding. This change recognises that some community preschools can include children with constant and ongoing support needs with environmental adjustments and may not need an additional educator funded under the HLSN program. The department does not take citizenship and residency status of the child/children into consideration to determine eligibility for funding under the IE funding program. Child-based funding Child-based funding for a community preschool to support individual children with constant and ongoing support needs currently attending their service. Up to $5,000 (ex GST) per child per year (or per application, if the application is for more than one child) is available for specialised equipment/furniture. Up to $20,000 (ex GST) per child per year (or per application, if the application is for more than one child) is available for minor construction. Funding will not be provided more than once for the same equipment/furniture or minor construction project. Funding requests for multiple equipment/furniture of the same type can be considered for other children in other applications. Funding above $5,000 (ex GST) for highly specialised, individualised and essential equipment for an enrolled child with significant and complex needs may be considered under exceptional circumstances.  The department may consider requests related to funding amount for eligible IE applications to a maximum amount of $20,000 (ex GST) per child per year (or per application if the application is for more than one child). Requests should be made in writing and emailed to ecec.funding@det.nsw.edu.au . All exceptional circumstances re

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