Victorian Early Childhood Services and Providers:
Did you know that you can access up to 25% of your school readiness funding as flexible funding to access specialty programs and customised educational programs not found on the menu?
Flexible Funding
“Services that receive over $5,000 in School Readiness Funding may spend up to 25% of their funding flexibly on programs and supports not listed on the menu. Items purchased using flexible funding must:
• align with the three priority areas or a local priority
• address educational disadvantage
• address the needs of the group of children in the service.”
– Victorian Department of Education
This allows you to ensure that your children, families and educators are getting the contextual support and targeted programs they need to thrive.
We can support services throughout this process, to identify and design the right program or support.
Coaching
Alternatively, services can use their normal school readiness funding to access the coaching menu item. At Making Education, we have approved coaches who can support services and educators to thrive. As part of our coaching packages, we can include and incorporate other programs, resources, supports and materials that assist services and their families to achieve their identified priority areas.
“Coaching is a structured process based on an ongoing relationship between two or more people for the purpose of professional learning and improvement of professional practice. Educators and service leaders can work with a coach to improve their curriculum planning, pedagogical strategies and assessment techniques, and other aspects of practice particularly focused on school readiness funding priority areas identified as important for their context.”
– The Victorian Department of Education
With the next round of School Readiness Funding about to commence, it’s never been a better time to work with Making Education to receive the programs or support that you and your services needs.
Speak with one of our friendly team members to start the process today, and unlock your school readiness funding potential.
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