Chapter 4: 20 Hours Early Childhood Education
Introduction
20 Hours Early Childhood Education (ECE) is a higher rate of funding than the ECE Subsidy. It enables ECE services to provide early childhood education to three-year-olds, four-year-olds and five-year-olds for up to a maximum of six hours per day for 20 hours per week per child without charging fees.
Funding cycle
20 Hours ECE is paid at the same time as the ECE Funding Subsidy – on the first working day of March, July and November.
For more information on when and how funding is paid see Section 2-4.
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