Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 The NSW State Government is making it easier for parents in the region, who are set to receive cost relief on...

​​Tuesday, 25 October 2022​ Early childhood services across the state are preparing to be part of the NSW Government's landmark $1.3 billion Affordable Preschool Program providing cost of living relief from the beginning of 2023.     Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said the NSW Government’s Start Strong funding guidelines outline how early childhood services will support families in giving their child the best start to life through affordable preschool.   “With cost-of-liv

​​Thursday, 16 June 2022​ The NSW Government is making preschool more affordable for more families, with preschool fee relief locked in for the next four years through a more than $1.4 billion investment in a new Affordable Preschool Program. The Affordable Preschool Program will ease the cost of living pressure for families and ensure more children receive high-quality education in the crucial year before school. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said this investment woul

​​Tuesday, 22 June 2021​ Free preschool is now a staple for NSW families with funding confirmed in the 2021/22 NSW Budget for community and mobile preschools. The new Start Strong Free Preschool program will replace the current COVID-19 Free Preschool Funding program that has been supporting families since the beginning of the pandemic. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke MP said the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government has continued to support families and children over the

Wednesday, 27 November 2019 Coolamon Preschool is in line for a major upgrade, after $639,000 funding was announced for a new build. ...

Tuesday, July 3 2018 Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke MP hosted NSW Minister for Early Education Sarah Mitchell in the Cootamundra electorate today, to spread the word about the Budget’s big wins for early childhood education. Three year olds will be the first in Australia to benefit from Government subsidised preschool education as part of the NSW Government’s $197 million investment in the NSW 2018-19 Budget. The new funding, part of the NSW Government’s Start Strong pr

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