Asks about the future of the CaLDEYLink program at Maylands Peninsula and Bentley Primary Schools beyond 2024. The program will continue until the end of 2025, with future funding dependent on preschool reform agreement negotiations.

AnsweredQoN 863Legislative Council
Asked
14 August 2024
Portfolio
Early Childhood Education

QuestionView source ↗

EDUCATION —
ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
863. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the Minister for
Early Childhood Education:
I refer to the Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Early Years Link program—CaLDEYLink—and
the answer provided to question without notice 173 asked on 27 May 2021, which
states —
The trial will commence in semester 2
of 2021 and will continue until the end of 2024.
(1) Can the
minister advise whether the program will continue at Maylands Peninsula and
Bentley Primary Schools beyond 2024?
(2) If yes, will the program
continue as a trial or be permanently funded from 2025?
(3) If no to (1), why not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The following response has been
provided by the Minister for Early Childhood Education. The Department of
Education provided the following advice.
(1) Yes. The
program is funded under the commonwealth preschool reform agreement that
expires at the end of 2025.
(2) The program
will continue through to the end of 2025. Ongoing funding will be considered as
part of the future preschool reform agreement negotiations.
(3) Not applicable.

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