Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

Monday, 23 January 2023 Grenfell Preschool and Long Day Care Inc Centre have been awarded $142,934 thanks to the NSW Government’s...

​​Friday, 9 December 2022​ Parents of school-aged children including those starting Kindergarten in 2023, now have more opportunity to claim a $500 voucher for Before and After School Care (BASC), just in time to help with the cost of vacation care over the summer holidays.    The NSW Government’s $155 million BASC Voucher Program helps families with household budget pressures, and more than 263,000 vouchers worth $500 have already been claimed by parents. Of these, more tha

​​Thursday, 20 October 2022​ Working families are receiving more support with quality Before and After School Care (BASC) thanks to two new grant programs for service providers. The NSW Government has committed $7.8 million to establish the grants which will encourage providers to offer new, inclusive and sustainable services:   New Innovation Grants will offer up to $60,000 to stimulate innovation in the sector and help ensure BASC services support more NSW families, inclu

​​Friday, 2 September 2022​ Fifteen Before and After School Care (BASC) services will benefit from Round 2 of the NSW Government’s Transport Grant Program, with priority given to students in small, regional and remote public schools. The PCYC Cowra Out of School Hours (OOSH) Care has been successful in securing $59,900 to fund transportation to provide a Before School Care service and increase current After School Care. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the funding i

​​Monday, 8 August 2022​ Balancing work and life for families in regional NSW will become easier thanks to a $37.9 million investment in Before and After School Care (BASC). Bribbaree Public School, Caragabal Public School, Jugiong Public School and Ungarie Public School will receive a financial boost to BASC in the community.   Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said she was proud the program is supporting smaller communities to have a BASC provision that will benefit loca

Tuesday, 1 February 2022 Parents and carers of children enrolled in primary schools across the Cootamundra electorate will soon benefit...

Wednesday, 27 October 2021 Students and parents at Gooloogong Public School will soon have an extra hand with a new Before and After...

​​Friday, 5 July 2019​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke is encouraging parents in the Cootamundra electorate to share their thoughts on out of hours school care. Opinions are being sought on Before and After School Care, with the NSW Government launching an ‘expressions of interest’ page via Service NSW. Ms Cooke said the NSW Government is ramping up the implementation of their election commitment to make Before and After School Care available to children at all Government

​​Friday, 10 May 2019​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has delivered her first Private Member’s Statement this term, highlighting the Government’s commitment to ensure students at all NSW public primary schools can access before and after school care. The $120 million election commitment is on track for 2021, with consultation underway now. Ms Cooke spoke about the policy and its impacts in the Cootamundra electorate in Parliament this week. “In Junee, we almost lost