Funding for NSW early childhood and care providers to trial new or adapted flexible operating models

Overview

Under the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Flexible Initiatives Trial program, 3 streams of funding are available for early childhood education and care providers:

• stream 1A – smaller-scale operational changes within a single provider and service type
• stream 1B – establishment of new family day care services in outer regional, remote or very remote areas
• stream 2 – partnership between 2 established approved services of differing service types to implement or extend flexible practices or models.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be an approved early childhood education and care service provider, excluding public preschools operating in NSW
• undertake a proposed initiative that provides education and care to children within the 0-6 age group
• be registered or willing to register with the NSW Department of Education's Early Childhood Contract Management System
• agree to comply with funding agreement terms and conditions
• hold a quality rating and compliance of at least meeting the National Standard for the relevant service.