Licensing
There are legal requirements that must be met to operate an early childhood education service. Licences are issued to early childhood education services under the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. Licences set the standards for curriculum, premises and facilities, health and safety, and governance and management of early childhood services.
Funding
The ECE Funding Subsidy is the primary form of government funding for licensed early childhood education (ECE) services. Licensed ECE services receiving the ECE Funding Subsidy must meet certain eligibility and funding conditions. The ECE Funding Subsidy rates are determined by service type because the costs and requirements faced by different service types vary.
20 Hours Early Childhood Education (ECE) is a higher rate of funding than the ECE Subsidy. It enables ECE services to provide early childhood education to three-year-olds, four-year-olds and five-year-olds for up to a maximum of six hours per day for 20 hours per week per child without charging fees.
Educarents licensed home-based ECE services claim the applicable ECE Funding rate for enrolled children aged
20 Hours Early Childhood Education (ECE) is a higher rate of funding than the ECE Subsidy. It enables ECE services to provide early childhood education to three-year-olds, four-year-olds and five-year-olds for up to a maximum of six hours per day for 20 hours per week per child without charging fees.
Educarents licensed home-based ECE services claim the applicable ECE Funding rate for enrolled children aged
- under two years;
- two years and over; and
- 3,4 and 5 years eligible for 20 hours ECE
