Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

Steph Cooke MP outside Young Preschool Kindergarten. Community preschools across the Cootamundra electorate are facing potentially devastating funding cuts under the Minns Labor Government’s new Universal Preschool Funding arrangements for 2027. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has called on the NSW Government to urgently reconsider the funding changes, warning they could undermine the viability of longstanding, not-for-profit preschools. Local preschools, including Ari

​​Tuesday, 13 August 2019​ Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke joined Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell today to help Young Pre School Kindergarten celebrates its 51st birthday. The preschool had a surprise visit from a very special guest who helped cut the birthday cake: former teaching assistant Dot Walton, who is 90 years old. “It was a wonderful occasion and it was lovely to see Dot arrive to cut the birthday cake,” Ms Cooke said. “The chil