SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM
Minister for Education and Training
Senator for South Australia
 

THE HON BARNABY JOYCE

Deputy Prime Minister

Member for New England

 

MEDIA RELEASE

 

 

 

 

Eligible child care providers can now apply for funding to help break down barriers that may be preventing disadvantaged and vulnerable families accessing early learning services.

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, said applications for the Government’s new $124 million Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) can now be made and urged all eligible local child care providers to apply.

 

“The CCCF open competitive grant is designed to improve child care participation and increase the availability of places particularly in disadvantaged regional or remote communities,” Mr Joyce said.

 

“The CCCF will also assist these local child care services that may be experiencing financial viability issues.”

 

Mr Joyce said the CCCF is a key part of the Turnbull/Joyce Government’s $2.5 billion investment in child care.

 

Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham, released the program guidelines for the CCCF earlier this month, giving child care providers additional time to prepare for the opening of the grant round.
 

As part of the CCCF grant process, there will also be a restricted non-competitive grant round, in particular for Budget Based Funded services (including mobile services) transitioning to the new child care system, with details of this process to be provided next month.

 

For more information visit: www.grants.gov.au