Early education grant application

The Program provides support to families to access Early Childhood Education services for children aged zero to five years, who live in the city of Port Phillip, and are experiencing challenges.

Eligibility criteria

Families must:

live in the City of Port Phillip
be experiencing a financial barrier to accessing Childcare or early education
not be eligible for the Additional Child Care Subsidy or have tried and been unsuccessful
have been offered or have a position at a children’s centre for their child
have exhausted all other funding options
acknowledge and understand that the Early Education Grant will be funded for a maximum of one year and will be reviewed every 3 months (from the child’s start date).

At Council’s discretion, funding may also be provided to families living in the City of Port Phillip who are experiencing vulnerable circumstances other than the above, that create financial barriers to accessing quality early years education and care. Please provide more details in the reason for application section on the second page.

All applications will be assessed by Council’s Early Years Assertive Outreach team and the Assessment panel on a case by case basis. The EYAO is available to coach families and/or support professionals through applying for the aforementioned funding streams. Funding is subject to council budget approval processes.

Further information

The Early Years Assertive Outreach Worker will be in contact within fourteen business days to confirm the eligibility of the family and the financial process. If you have any questions please contact:

Early Years Outreach Worker

Email: fycearlyeducationgrant@portphillip.vic.gov.au

City of Port Phillip ASSIST

Phone: 9209 6777

Declaration and confirmation

Please confirm who is completing this form: *

I am a referrer completing this on behalf of another personI am a parent/carer seeking parenting support

Declaration

I declare the information provided is true and correct. *

The family understand that the EEG will be funded for a maximum of one year and will be reviewed every three months (from the child’s start date). *

I declare that consent has been obtained by the family to make this referral. *

I declare that consent has been obtained from the family to share referral information with the Early Years Assertive Outreach Worker. *

Data privacy and collection

The personal information requested on this form is being collected by the City of Port Phillip (CoPP) and will be handled in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. This information will be used solely by the council for that primary purpose or directly related purposes. It will be treated in compliance with the CoPP Information Privacy Policy and the Information Privacy Act.

Yes, I give permission for the City of Port Phillip to store and process my data. *

Stream details

Please select which funding stream is required

Stream 1: Short term financial support of 3 or 6 monthsStream 2: Long term financial support for 1 year

In both streams, families contribute to the GAP fee.

Referrer details

Referrer name *

Agency or centre name (if applicable)

Best phone number to contact you on *

Email *

Parent or Caregiver 1 details

First name *

Last name *

Email *

Street address *

Suburb *

Postcode *

Best phone number to contact you on *

Is it safe to leave a voice message? *

YesNo

Are you on a Visa? *

YesNo

Visa type *

Visa subclass number *

Is an interpreter required? *

YesNo

Please state dialect *

Parent of Caregiver 2 details

First name

Last name

Best phone number to contact you on

Is it safe to leave a voice message?

YesNo

Is an interpreter required?

YesNo

Please state dialect *

Children's details

Name of child *

Date of birth *