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 (CCS) 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. • Each funded employee must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or hold a valid work visa (including student visa) allowing employment in the ECEC sector. • Each funded employee must be either a contact worker or a non-contact worker such as a director or educational leader providing direct support, education and care, or supervision for children. • Each funded employee must be a full-time, part-time, or casual employee who has worked more than 40 hours in total 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 employee to complete the same training activity.