A total of $750,000 in grant funding is available as part of the Attraction and Retention Grants for Early Childhood Workers in the ECEC and OSHC Sectors in WA. The program provides grants to ECEC and OSHC services to fund initiatives that support the early childhood education and care workforce.
All services are eligible to apply, including for-profit providers, not-for-profit providers and local governments involved in ECEC service delivery.
Services must meet the following prerequisite rating against the National Quality Standards to be eligible:
- For metropolitan-based services, the service must be rated either provisional, or meeting or exceeding National Quality Standards.
- For regional-based services, services must be rated either provisional, or working towards, meeting or exceeding National Quality Standards.
In addition to meeting the grant assessment criteria, the Department of Communities may prioritise applications with consideration to the following:
- Funding a range of projects across WA, including regional and remote areas.
- Funding a range of service-types, including newly established OSHC services delivered on school sites.
- Funding a range of different services across WA.
For more information regarding eligibility and the assessment criteria, please refer to the Grant Guidelines available on SmartyGrants.
Details
Status: Closed
Amount: Grants up to $25,000
Open date: 20 October 2025
Close date: 24 November 2025 at 3pm
Contact email: grants@communities.wa.gov.au
Funding Available
Grants of up to $25,000 per service for initiatives that attract, retain and support early childhood workers in ECEC and OSHC services across WA.
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