ClosedNon-ProfitRound 2
Early Childhood Education and Care Flexible Initiatives Trial Round 2 — NSW
Department of Education
This New South Wales grant program supports early childhood education and care providers to trial new or adapted flexible operating models that increase access to education and care for families. Funding supports initiatives such as extended hours, flexible care arrangements, new family day care services in remote areas, and blended service delivery partnerships.
Closed
2 July 2024
Duration
12 months
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Must be an approved early childhood education and care service provider under the relevant New South Wales legislation.
• Must operate in New South Wales, excluding NSW Department of Education public preschools.
• Eligible service types include community preschool, mobile preschool, long day care, family day care, occasional care, and before and after school care.
• Proposed initiative must provide education and care to children aged 0 to 6 years.
• Must be registered, or willing to register, with the Early Childhood Contract Management System (ECCMS) and any other required department systems.
• Must agree to comply with the funding agreement terms and conditions.
• Proposed initiative must be beyond the service's normal, core, existing or ongoing activities.
• Must hold a quality rating and compliance history of at least Meeting the National Standard for the relevant service.
• In limited circumstances, services rated Working Towards or awaiting assessment and rating may be considered.
• Approved providers establishing a new family day care service must hold a quality rating and compliance history of at least Meeting the National Standard for a service in New South Wales.
Applicants must be approved early childhood education and care service providers under the Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW) and Children (Education and Care Services) Supplementary Provisions Regulation 2012, operating in New South Wales, excluding NSW Department of Education public preschools. Eligible service types are community preschool (centre-based), mobile preschool, long day care, family day care, occasional care, and before and after school care. The proposed initiative must provide education and care to children aged 0 to 6 years, be beyond the service's normal, core, existing or ongoing activities, and the applicant must be registered or willing to register with the Department of Education's Early Childhood Contract Management System (ECCMS) and comply with the funding agreement terms and conditions. Applicants must hold a quality rating and compliance history of at least Meeting the National Standard for the relevant service, although in limited circumstances services rated Working Towards or awaiting assessment and rating may be considered. Approved providers seeking to establish a new family day care service must hold a quality rating and compliance history of at least Meeting the National Standard for a service in New South Wales.
What's Funded
Funded activities include smaller-scale changes to existing service delivery such as extending operating hours, flexible pick-up and drop-off, irregular care arrangements, increasing available or licensed places, establishing new family day care services in outer regional, remote and very remote areas, and partnerships between different service types to provide blended or wraparound care. Eligible costs may include staffing and recruitment, operating expenses, regulatory or council fees, transportation, and minor capital works.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Expected outcomes include increased accessibility and flexibility of early childhood education and care in New South Wales, more available places for children aged 0 to 6, improved participation in work and study especially for women, stronger provider capability to meet local needs, better support for educators, and evidence on successful flexible service models for future program development.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Stage
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Funding Purposes
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Keywords
early childhood educationchildcareflexible carefamily day carepreschoolNew South Waleswomen's workforce participationcommunity services
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Early Childhood Education and Care Flexible Initiatives Trial Round 2?
The Early Childhood Education and Care Flexible Initiatives Trial Round 2 is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Education in Australia. This New South Wales grant program supports early childhood education and care providers to trial new or adapted flexible operating models that increase access to education and care for families. Funding supports initiatives such as extended hours, flexible care arrangements, new family day care services in remote areas, and blended service delivery partnerships.
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Who is eligible for the Early Childhood Education and Care Flexible Initiatives Trial Round 2?
- Must be an approved early childhood education and care service provider under the relevant New South Wales legislation.
- Must operate in New South Wales, excluding NSW Department of Education public preschools.
- Eligible service types include community preschool, mobile preschool, long day care, family day care, occasional care, and before and after school care.
- Proposed initiative must provide education and care to children aged 0 to 6 years.
- Must be registered, or willing to register, with the Early Childhood Contract Management System (ECCMS) and any other required department systems.
- Must agree to comply with the funding agreement terms and conditions.
- Proposed initiative must be beyond the service's normal, core, existing or ongoing activities.
- Must hold a quality rating and compliance history of at least Meeting the National Standard for the relevant service.
- In limited circumstances, services rated Working Towards or awaiting assessment and rating may be considered.
- Approved providers establishing a new family day care service must hold a quality rating and compliance history of at least Meeting the National Standard for a service in New South Wales.
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When does the Early Childhood Education and Care Flexible Initiatives Trial Round 2 close?
Applications closed on 2 July 2024.
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What activities are funded?
Funded activities include smaller-scale changes to existing service delivery such as extending operating hours, flexible pick-up and drop-off, irregular care arrangements, increasing available or licensed places, establishing new family day care services in outer regional, remote and very remote areas, and partnerships between different service types to provide blended or wraparound care. Eligible costs may include staffing and recruitment, operating expenses, regulatory or council fees, transportation, and minor capital works.
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