# Resources

> Plain-words updates and guides for NSW community preschools and their committees: 2027 funding, pay, handovers and complaints. Each names its sources.

Web page: https://ecec.org.au/resources

Plain-words updates on what has changed for NSW community preschools, and guides you can take to your committee. Each page names its sources, so you can check them yourself.

## Updates

- [The 2027 preschool funding guidelines, in plain words](https://ecec.org.au/resources/2027-funding-guidelines.md): Wednesday 28 October 2026. What the 2027 Universal Preschool Funding guidelines change for NSW community preschools, and questions for your committee.

## Guides

### Funding

- [Questions for your committee’s 2027 budget meeting](https://ecec.org.au/resources/2027-budget-meeting-questions.md): Monday 26 October 2026. Questions to ask about enrolments, pay, fees and the transition year, with no figure for any service.

### HR

- [Christmas closure pay and leave, in plain words](https://ecec.org.au/resources/christmas-closure-pay.md): Monday 26 October 2026. What the two awards say about pay and leave while a preschool closes over Christmas.

### Governance

- [The committee handover checklist](https://ecec.org.au/resources/committee-handover-checklist.md): Monday 26 October 2026. What to hand over, who signs, who must be told, and what a new committee checks first.
- [Steps for a parent complaint](https://ecec.org.au/resources/parent-complaint-steps.md): Monday 26 October 2026. Fair first steps, the records to keep, and when the regulator must hear about a complaint.

## Contact

A form on the website. The Forum team reads every message and replies by email within two business days. Ask us on the [contact page](https://ecec.org.au/contact).