The first of 100 public preschools to be built by the Minns Labor Government has opened today, as work continues to ensure every child in New South Wales has the best possible start to their education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Attached to Gulyangarri Public School in Liverpool, the new public preschool will welcome up to 80 preschoolers each week, providing expanded access to quality, free, early education in South West Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Importantly, this preschool is co-located with the primary school, easing students transition into kindergarten and full-time schooling, while easing pick up and drop off for parents with older students at the same school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is part of the Minns Labor Government\u2019s historic $769 million investment to deliver 100 new public preschools by 2027, doubling the existing number of public preschools across the state. Once complete more than 9,000 families and children will benefit from access to fee-free, high quality early education in their local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tenders to build 85 of these public preschools are being released by the end of the year, with the first tranche of tenders out to market, including for preschools in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NSW Government\u2019s work towards delivering universal preschool across the state is in sharp contrast to the former Government, who over twelve years failed to build a single public preschool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Research shows that children who participate in a quality preschool education program for at least five days a fortnight in the year before school are more likely to arrive at school equipped with the social, cognitive and emotional skills they need for learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the first preschool now open to students, the Minns Labor Government is on track to deliver its commitment of 100 public preschools in full by 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Children can enrol in public preschools if they turn 4 on or before 31 July in the year before starting school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSW Premier Chris Minns said: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis was one of the largest, and most important commitments we made prior to the election, and it\u2019s fantastic to reach this milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe know that early childhood education has lifelong benefits for our states young people and is key to getting parents back into the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a government there is no better investment than young people and their education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo matter where you decide to raise your family in New South Wales, you should have access to quality, fee-free early education for your children \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019re working to deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne down, 99 to go!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is wonderful to open the first of our Government\u2019s 100 new public preschools and see Liverpool\u2019s youngest learners begin their educational journey here at the new Gulyangarri Public Preschool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is the first step in a major expansion in access to preschool for families across NSW. The Minns Labor Government is investing in our future by giving many more children access to quality preschool before they start school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe made this historic commitment to deliver the biggest expansion in public preschools in NSW\u2019s history because we strongly believe all children should have access to high-quality early education, no matter their postcode.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member for Liverpool Charishma Kaliyanda said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAccess to a free, public preschool is a gamechanger for so many families in Liverpool and beyond, and I am delighted that Liverpool will be the first of many communities to access this fantastic initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe know how important early childhood education is in improving opportunities for children and families for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe cost of early childcare has previously limited access for many parents. This affordable option, co-located with local public schools, is a lifeline for those families to get their children into a quality preschool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gulyangarri Public School principal Ian Tapuska said: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe new public preschool will help form strong connections between children, families and school staff, foster a sense of belonging, and help teachers understand and meet the individual needs of children when they start school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe preschoolers will become part of our public education family, and we look forward to supporting a positive transition to school for our youngest learners.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The first of 100 public preschools to be built by the Minns Labor Government has opened today, as work continues to ensure every child in New South Wales has the best possible start to their education. Attached to Gulyangarri Public School in Liverpool, the new public preschool will welcome up to 80 preschoolers each week, … Continue reading “Building the future \u2013 first of 100 public preschools open in South West Sydney”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29584,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29583\/revisions\/29584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}