Parents will now be able to apply for a $100 voucher for their school-aged children’s creative and cultural learning activities. 

For students aged between 4.5 to 18 years old, the $100 vouchers will be available once every calendar year for creative and cultural activities such as music lessons, languages, literacy, coding, drama, theatre, visual arts, photography and graphic design. 

“Involvement in creative and cultural learning activities is critical to a child’s growth and development but the enrolment costs all add to the family budget and can be prohibitive,” Minister for Finance, Services and Property Victor Dominello said. 

“The NSW Government recognises that cost of living is a major issue for families and because of our strong budget position, we are proud to be providing this extra assistance for children to participate in these valuable creative and cultural programs,” he added. 

The $100 voucher may be put towards the cost of tutoring, membership costs, lessons and fees with Government registered providers. 

Parents will need to apply at Service NSW to successfully claim their voucher. 

The Creative Kids program follows the success of the Active Kids program.

For businesses to be recognised as a Creative Kids provider, they must be registered through Service NSW. 

Businesses can create a profile and register online, or register with an existing profile if they are already an Active Kids provider.