Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

Tuesday, 3 November 2026 Aspiring and current early childhood educators in the Cootamundra area are encouraged to apply for the NSW Government’s 2026 Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Scholarship Program, Round 2. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke with Corie Flanigan, Director of Coolamon Preschool and Katrina, educator at Coolamon Preschool. The scholarship program aims to attract and keep skilled early childhood educators by offering financial support to those

Tuesday, 30 September 2025 Work to deliver Cowra a brand-new community preschool has commenced, with local leaders joining childcare...

Tuesday, 29 July 2025 A Street Library has been unveiled at Cowra’s Early Childhood Services Centre (Carinya), offering adults and...

3 June 2024 Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has praised the team behind the renovated Gundagai Preschool Kindergarten, hailing the...

​Wednesday, 20 January 2021​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has announced a funding boost for early childhood services in Cowra. ...

Thursday, 20 February 2020 More children across the Cootamundra Electorate will have access to a quality early childhood education,...

​​Monday, 12 August 2019​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke visited Carinya Early Childhood Centre today to present funding which will see four flagpoles standing tall to help spread the lesson of understanding. Ms Cooke presented a cheque for $6336 to pay for the flagpoles, which will carry the Australian National flag, Australian Aboriginal flag, Torres Strait Islander flag and the logo of the centre. “These flags form part of the curriculum which the children study here a

Wednesday, June 13 2018 Steph Cooke MP today announced Junee preschool have been selected to deliver the Ninganah No More program, which is designed to increase the level of Aboriginal languages being taught and embed awareness and understanding for children from an early age. “The $400,000 program will support young children including those in the Cootamundra electorate to appreciate and understand Aboriginal languages while participating in early learning environments,” Ms

Tuesday, April 24 2018 More children in the Cootamundra electorate will have the opportunity to learn an Aboriginal language at preschool, with the NSW Government announcing Ninganah No More. The new program will increase the level of Aboriginal languages taught in early childhood services across NSW. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said it will be a fantastic way for Aboriginal culture and identity to be developed and nurtured in the earliest stage of formal educatio

February 8, 2018 Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has welcomed news that the number of children in NSW undertaking 600 hours of preschool each year has increased by 40 per cent in the last year because of the NSW Government’s Start Strong program. Ms Cooke said it was wonderful news that more children in NSW are participating in early childhood education including preschools right across Cootamundra electorate. “These results prove the NSW Government’s Start Strong program