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Impact of no more Start Strong Program Funding in 2027 onwards
If you have more than one centre, please complete the survey for each individual centre by refreshing this webpage.
NOTE:
Survey will close at
12 noon, Wednesday, 28 October 2026
.
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1.
What is your long daycare service's
postcode
:
(Required.)
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2.
Which
best describes
your long daycare service:
(Required.)
A privately-owned tax-paying long daycare service
(aka
for-profit
)
A corporate-owned tax-paying long daycare service
(aka publicly listed/private-equity/etc
for-profit
)
An independent non-tax-paying long daycare service
(aka
not-for-profit
)
A government/council-owned long daycare service
(aka public
not-for-profit
)
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3.
How many
places
is your long daycare service approved for:
(Required.)
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4.
What is your current
occupancy (in %)
for the week:
(Required.)
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5.
At your long daycare service, how many children do you have
enrolled
:
(Required.)
Overall (ie birth to 6 years old):
Total 3 year-olds:
First Nations children (3 year old):
Total 4-6 year olds:
First Nations children (4-6 years old):
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6.
Without the Start Strong Program funding in 2027, and assuming the NSW Government does not provide any other funding to replace it, please select any/all of the following of
what would consequently happen at your long daycare service
:
(Required.)
Nothing will change.
Fees will need to be increased to replace funding used for salary/wages for impacted ECTs and educators.
Our service will need to withdraw from the Worker Retention Payment grants so as to increase fees.
Families will face substantive fee increase due to the removal of my long daycare service from receiving Worker Retention Payment grants.
Reduction in purchases of functional or educational resources or equipment.
Suspension or reduction of capability uplift of ECTs and educators through professional development and further study
Not providing replacement staff to allow non-mandatory professional development or further study to be completed during the long daycare service's operational hours.
Suspension of recruiting ECTs and educators.
Stopping monetary bonuses for retention and recognition.
Reducing/stopping well-being supports for ECTs and educators.
Avoiding additional staffing arrangements in general.
Avoiding employing non-Federal Government funded additional staff to meet the needs of children with additional needs.
Not offering higher ECT/educator salaries and wages.
Decreasing non-contact time to Award levels.
Reducing/stopping incursions or excursions.
Reducing developmental extra-curricular activities.
For any other additional comment:
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7.
Finally, do you believe the cessation of the Start Strong (Program) funding will:
(Required.)
Put at risk the
development
of a quality early childhood educational program based on the Early Years Learning Framework?
Put at risk the
delivery
of a quality early childhood educational program based on the Early Years Learning Framework?
Increase
non-fee based barriers
(
eg less access to the ECT(s), fewer resources, etc
) that children/families will face when accessing quality early childhood education programs provided by long daycare services?
For any other additional comment:
