Early Childhood Planning Day Subsidy
This subsidy supports educators delivering an approved kindergarten program. The subsidy is available to approved providers allowing for 2 planning days in 2026. For further information, contact your approved provider or the Kindy Funding Team on (07) 3035 2244 or by email at
kindyfunding@qed.qld.gov.au.
Early Childhood Practicum Placement Grant
The
Early Childhood Practicum Placement Grant offers financial support of up to $5,000 for students studying an early childhood undergraduate degree or postgraduate qualification who complete their final work placement in a service delivering an approved kindergarten program.
Leadership and Management Program
The
Leadership and Management Program is a professional learning initiative designed to strengthen leadership and management capability across Queensland's early childhood education and care sector.
Positive Behaviour Guidance Coaching Program
The
Positive Behaviour Guidance Coaching Program offers resources and specialist positive behaviour coaches to support early childhood educators and approved providers in positively guiding behaviour and positive interactions.
Qualifications Pathways Program
The
Qualifications Pathways Program (QPP) provides scholarships with wrap-around mentoring support to early childhood educators to undertake further studies to upgrade qualifications.
Reforming Early Childhood Safety Program
The
Reforming Early Childhood Safety Program is an education and support program focused on quality improvement and building capacity and capability in key areas of the national child safety reforms in Queensland early childhood education and care services.
Early childhood through RATEP—community-based teacher education
The early childhood
community-based teacher education program aims to increase the professionalism and employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early educators.
Certificate 3 Guarantee
The
Certificate 3 Guarantee supports eligible individuals to complete their first post-school certificate III level qualification and increase their skills to move into employment, re-enter the workforce or advance their career.
Fee-Free TAFE
Thanks to
Fee-Free TAFE, the career of your dreams in early childhood education and care is within reach. With 5 certificate or diploma-level courses, now's the time to get job ready with Fee-Free TAFE.
Early childhood training skill sets
Early childhood training skill sets are available through the Queensland Government's
higher level skills subsidy program to assist educators to gain the higher level skills required to help secure employment in the sector or career advancement. These include:
Rural and remote residential program
The rural and remote residential program supports educators from regional, rural and remote communities by providing study support to assist in the completion of an early childhood qualification.
The week-long program, held quarterly in Cairns, allows participants to build connections between theory and practice and provides opportunities for networking and collaborating with other early childhood educators.
Access more information about
Beverley's experience with the program.
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