Deadline: 31-Mar-23
The Community Trust South is accepting applications for School and Early Childhood Centre Playground Funding to provide grants for school and early childhood centre playgrounds, as play and physical activity is important for the wellbeing of children.
Playgrounds also provide low-cost opportunities for children and families to spend time together.
What they Fund
- Upgrading existing playgrounds and developing new playgrounds.
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They use the following funding formula to determine their level of funding:
- Roll number
- Decile rating (for Early Childcare Centre's they base this on your nearest school)
- Organisation's financial contribution
- Playground's accessibility to the wider community.
Funding Information
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$10,000 & Under
- It takes up to 6 weeks for a decision.
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$75,000 & Under
- It takes up to 8 weeks for a decision.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are accepted from schools and early childhood centres registered with the Ministry of Education and operating in their area – Southland, Queenstown, Glenorchy, Arrowtown, Tapanui and Heriot areas.
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Early childhood centres will need to be licensed, license-exempt and/or chartered, community based (not for profit) services including:
- Playcentres
- Te Kōhanga Reo
- Ngā Puna Kohungahunga
- Pacific Island Centres
- Kindergartens
- Playgroups will be considered on a case-by-case basis and generally they will only fund those operating in community venues.
- Schools and early childhood centres can apply for their playground funding once every five years.
Ineligible
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Early childhood services that are:
- Run by private owners (for profit)
- Home based education and care services
- They also don't fund public playgrounds.
For more information, visit Community Trust South.
