The Supporting Children in ECEC WA Grants Program is designed to assist the ECEC sector in securing funding for initiatives that are dedicated to improving outcomes for children. Specifically, this Grants Program provides funding for ECEC settings in line with the objectives of the PRA to facilitate children’s early learning and development and support their transition to school.

This Grants Program provides PRA funding for registered Providers with a Service Approval offering preschool programs in line with the objectives of the Preschool Reform Agreement to facilitate children’s early learning and development, and transition to school by:

• Maintaining universal access to affordable, quality preschool programs for all children.
• Improving participation in preschool programs.
• Maximising the benefit of the preschool year by improving outcomes for children

The Grants Program will fund projects that develop and maintain preschool program quality, prepare children for preschool and promote children’s enrolment and regular attendance. Preschool programs in Approved ECEC services capture the age group of 3 to 4 years.

Funding Information

• Grants are available to $20,000.

Eligible Projects

• A range of items associated with providing a program or initiative directly related to the delivery of the project such as:
  • Professional development for staff.
  • Early Childhood Teacher staff wages and salaries for time limited positions, employed as part of the project including backfill arrangements.
  • Recruitment and/or retention of ECT staff.
  • Transport (specifically for the transport of children to preschool and/or specialised programs under this Grants Program).
  • Equipment/venue hire.
  • Minor administration costs such as postage, phone.
  • Purchase of minor capital equipment
  • Resource materials and consumables.
  • Publicity, communications, and marketing costs.

Ineligible Projects

• Ongoing operational costs, such as insurance, power and water.
• Interstate and overseas travel.
• Ongoing ECT staff wages and salaries.
• Projects that duplicate an existing or similar project or service within the community.
• Projects that are typically funded through other sources, such as school activities, sports and cultural events.
• Projects that could be delivered as part of the agreed services under another agreement the organisation has with another entity.
• Purchase of land or any construction/capital expenditure and works.
• Purchase of prizes or gifts.
• Retrospective costs that are already funded by the organisation.
• Audit costs.

Eligibility Criteria

• All Education and Care services in Western Australia approved under the National Law and the Child Care Services Act.
• To be eligible you must also:
  • have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • have an ECEC Service Approval Number
  • be registered for the purposes of GST
  • the service submitting the application must be in Western Australia.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Any organisation that is not an Education and Care service in Western Australia approved under the Education and Care Services National Law (WA).

For more information, visit Child Australia.