100 preschools set to open in NSW, but how many will be accepting children?
The opening of a new preschool in Sydney's south-west has raised questions over the delivery of the Minns government's plan to expand preschools in NSW.
The New South Wales government has promised to open 100 new preschools by the start of term one in 2027, but has not yet disclosed how many of these facilities will actually be accepting children. The opposition has criticized the government for failing to provide families with certainty about where their children will be enrolled.
The NSW Early Learning Commission must approve the new preschools before they can open. The state's education minister, Prue Car, confirmed that all 100 preschools will be finished by the start of term one in 2027, but declined to give any indication of how many will be open to students on that day. Ms Car has stated that the government is confident all 100 preschools will be open and ready to accept students on day one of the new school year, but she did not provide a specific number of preschools that would be open to students.
Despite the lack of clarity on the number of preschools that will be accepting children, the government has already opened 14 public preschools in time for term four, including locations in Western Sydney.
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