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 are made by eligible providers for their employees • Eligible employees must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or hold a valid work visa (including student visa) allowing employment in the ECEC sector • Eligible employees must be a contact worker or a non-contact worker such as a director or educational leader providing direct support, education, care or supervision for children • Eligible employees must be full-time, part-time or casual employees • Eligible employees must have worked more than 40 hours overall in the preceding three months with the service • Ineligible applicants include stand-alone kindergarten services not approved for and receiving CCS • Ineligible applicants include stand-alone pre-school services not approved for and receiving CCS • Ineligible applicants include individuals • Ineligible applicants include registered training organisations or other entities seeking to use the grant funding to provide courses • Ineligible applicants include organisations, or project partners, listed on the National Redress Scheme website • Ineligible applicants include entities already receiving any Australian state or territory government funding for wage replacement or backfill for the same ECEC employee's training activity