Free pre-school for children in NSW and Victoria by 2030

In a move that's been described as 'ground-breaking', within a decade all children in New South Wales and Victoria will be able to access play-based learning for free in the year before they start school.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet plays with his daughter at a preschool in Sydney. Source: AAP

Highlights

• The extra year - which will not be compulsory - is part of an effort to improve early childhood development and alleviate the financial strains of childcare.
• Victoria plans to introduce the extra school year from 2025. It will be called 'pre-prep.'
• The NSW government committed $5.8 billion for the additional play-based learning, which will be called ‘pre-kindergarten'. NSW will begin a pilot program from 2023.

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