Funding to support Early Childhood Education and Care in Regional WA

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Three not-for-profit community organisations have been granted a total of $2,958,558 (exc. GST) in funding to deliver new initiatives and models of service that aim to strengthen Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services in regional WA.
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The grants have been awarded to One Tree Community Services Incorporated, Child Australia and Regional Early Education and Development Inc.

One Tree Community Services Incorporated received $1,000,000 in grant funding to deliver the Regional Early Years Learn and Lead program in the Gascoyne, Goldfields-Esperance, Kimberley, Midwest and Pilbara regions. The program will provide tailored support to eligible services.

Child Australia received $958,558 and will deliver the ECEC Support, Empowering Regional Services WA coordination support model program in the Great Southern, parts of Peel (excluding Mandurah), South-West and Wheatbelt regions.

Regional Early Education and Development Inc received $1,000,000 and will expand their existing REED Cluster Model to the Goldfields-Esperance, Great Southern and Southwest regions.

Through supporting these organisations to deliver regional initiatives that address key challenges faced by the sector, the grants will improve access to early childhood education for children and families in regional WA.

For more information, see Early Childhood Education Minister Sabine Winton's media statement.

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