GO ID: GO7762

Agency: Department of Education

Close Date & Time: 19-Sep-2025 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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Primary Category: 131002 - Education Support
Publish Date: 4-Jul-2025
Location: ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD, NT, TAS
Selection Process: Demand Driven

Description:

The purpose of the Professional Development grant is to provide support to ECEC educators, early childhood teachers and directors to undertake professional development for one day.
The purpose of the Paid Practicum grant is to provide a wage subsidy to give ECEC Employees paid leave while they are undertaking their paid practicum.

Eligibility:

Only ECEC services currently approved for and receiving the Childcare Subsidy (CCS) under Family Assistance Law, including long day care, family day care, in-home care, centre-based day care and outside school hours care services, are eligible and can apply for their employees.
To be eligible for a grant the employee must:

• an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia or hold a valid work visa (including student visa) allowing employment in the ECEC sector;
• a contact worker - an educator who is part of the adult to child ratio at a Service or who provides direct early childhood education and care, or supervision for children in other care types, such as In Home Care or Family Day Care;
• a non-contact worker – a Director or Educational Leader who provides direct support, early childhood education and care, or supervision for children; and
• a full-time, part-time, or casual employee who has worked more than 40 hours overall in the preceding three months with that Service


The Provider must not be:

• a stand-alone kindergarten service
• a stand-alone pre-school service
• an individual
• a registered training organisation or other entity that is seeking to use the grant funding to provide courses 

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Grant Activity Timeframe:

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The Provider must not be:

• an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme’s website
• an entity which has any outstanding invoices for previous Professional Development or Paid Practicum grant funding
• an entity that is already receiving any funding for wage replacement or backfill for the same professional development activity for the same ECEC Employee from an Australian state or territory government
• an entity that is seeking a Professional Development Grant for an ECEC Employee where grant funding has already been received for a professional development activity for the same ECEC Employee in 2024-25
• an entity that is already receiving the maximum amount of funding (i.e. 8 weeks) for a paid practicum for the same ECEC Employee for the same period from the Commonwealth or a state or territory government

Estimated Grant Value (AUD):

From $272.00 to $1,203.00 

Instructions for Application Submission:

Please prepare and submit your application online at www.secure-portal.com.au/ececgrants

There are step by step instructions to assist approved Providers to navigate the application process.

Enquiries can be emailed through to [email protected] or you can contact the Helpdesk on (03) 9917 7865 from 9am – 5pm AEDT Monday to Friday (while applications are open)

Addenda Available:

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For grant queries, please refer to the official contact details:

Deloitte

Phone:
(03) 9917 7865

Email Address: [email protected]