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Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Workforce Professional Development – National Child Safety Training Grant — Australia, 2025-26
Rolling Applications
Department of Education
This demand-driven grant supports eligible early childhood education and care services to provide staff with five hours of time to complete national child safety training. Funding is intended for wage replacement or backfill so eligible employees can undertake the training.
Deadline
Rolling / Ongoing
Duration
5 hours per eligible employee
Location
Australia
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be an ECEC service currently approved for and receiving the Child Care Subsidy under Family Assistance Law.
• Eligible service types include long day care, family day care, in-home care, centre-based day care and outside school hours care services.
• Applications must be made by the service for eligible employees.
• Eligible employees must be Australian citizens, permanent residents, or hold a valid work visa (including a student visa) allowing employment in the ECEC sector.
• Eligible employees must be either contact workers or non-contact workers such as directors or educational leaders providing direct support, education, care or supervision for children.
• Eligible employees must be full-time, part-time or casual employees who have worked more than 40 hours in the preceding three months with the service.
• Stand-alone kindergarten or pre-school services not approved for and receiving CCS are not eligible.
• Individuals are not eligible.
• Registered training organisations or other entities seeking to use the funding to provide courses are not eligible.
• Organisations, or project partners, included on the National Redress Scheme website are not eligible.
• Entities already receiving state or territory funding for wage replacement or backfill for the same employee to complete the same training are not eligible.
Only ECEC services currently approved for and receiving the Child Care Subsidy under Family Assistance Law are eligible to apply for their employees, including long day care, family day care, in-home care, centre-based day care and outside school hours care services. Eligible employees must be Australian citizens, permanent residents, or hold a valid work visa allowing employment in the ECEC sector; be either a contact worker or a non-contact worker such as a director or educational leader providing direct support, education, care or supervision; and be full-time, part-time or casual employees who have worked more than 40 hours overall in the preceding three months with the service. Ineligible applicants include stand-alone kindergarten or pre-school services not approved for and receiving CCS, individuals, registered training organisations or other entities seeking to use the funding to provide courses, organisations or project partners listed on the National Redress Scheme website, and entities already receiving any state or territory funding for wage replacement or backfill for the same employee to complete the same training.
What's Funded
Funding for eligible approved Child Care Subsidy receiving ECEC services to provide five hours of paid time, wage replacement or backfill for eligible educators, teachers, directors and educational leaders to complete the national child safety training.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Eligible ECEC employees complete the national child safety training, improving child safety capability across approved early childhood education and care services.Key Information
Applicant Types
other
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
trainingcommunity
Keywords
early childhood education and careECECchild safetyprofessional developmenttrainingchild care subsidyeducatorsteachers
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Workforce Professional Development – National Child Safety Training Grant?
The Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Workforce Professional Development – National Child Safety Training Grant is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Education in Australia. This demand-driven grant supports eligible early childhood education and care services to provide staff with five hours of time to complete national child safety training. Funding is intended for wage replacement or backfill so eligible employees can undertake the training.
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Who is eligible for the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Workforce Professional Development – National Child Safety Training Grant?
- Applicant must be an ECEC service currently approved for and receiving the Child Care Subsidy under Family Assistance Law.
- Eligible service types include long day care, family day care, in-home care, centre-based day care and outside school hours care services.
- Applications must be made by the service for eligible employees.
- Eligible employees must be Australian citizens, permanent residents, or hold a valid work visa (including a student visa) allowing employment in the ECEC sector.
- Eligible employees must be either contact workers or non-contact workers such as directors or educational leaders providing direct support, education, care or supervision for children.
- Eligible employees must be full-time, part-time or casual employees who have worked more than 40 hours in the preceding three months with the service.
- Stand-alone kindergarten or pre-school services not approved for and receiving CCS are not eligible.
- Individuals are not eligible.
- Registered training organisations or other entities seeking to use the funding to provide courses are not eligible.
- Organisations, or project partners, included on the National Redress Scheme website are not eligible.
- Entities already receiving state or territory funding for wage replacement or backfill for the same employee to complete the same training are not eligible.
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When does the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Workforce Professional Development – National Child Safety Training Grant close?
Applications close on 3 July 2026. This is a rolling program — new rounds may open.
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What activities are funded?
Funding for eligible approved Child Care Subsidy receiving ECEC services to provide five hours of paid time, wage replacement or backfill for eligible educators, teachers, directors and educational leaders to complete the national child safety training.
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