Victorian government funded kindergarten providers can find which funding rates are applicable to their services in the table below.
The same rates apply to funded three-year-old and four-year-old enrolments in programs of 15 hours per week. For services delivering a funded Three-Year-Old Kindergarten program less than 15 hours, child level funding will be provided on a prorated basis.
More information about each funding stream, including eligibility and how payments are made is available in the kindergarten funding guide.
Table 1 – Core per child funding rates
2024 rate | |
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Per capita – Services not operating under the Early Childhood Enterprise Agreements (EA) | |
Standard per capita | $3,831 |
Rural per capita* | $4,737 |
Independent schools Standard** | $3,831 |
Independent schools Type 1** | $656 |
Independent schools Type 2** | $2,128 |
Per capita – Services operating under the Early Childhood Enterprise Agreements (EA) (or approved equivalent agreement)*** | |
EA Standard per capita | $4,233 |
EA Rural per capita* | $5,235 |
Early Start Kindergarten (ESK) and Access to Early Learning**** | |
ESK Standard | $6,796 |
ESK Rural | $7,798 |
Table 2 – Free Kinder and other funding to support a free program
| 2024 rate Services that offer Free Kinder | 2024 rate Services that do not offer Free Kinder |
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Free Kinder | ||
Sessional services | $2,563 | N/A |
Long Day Care services | $2,050 | N/A |
Per capita top-up for Type 1 independent school sessional programs (paid in addition to $2,563 Free Kinder rate) | $3,175 | N/A |
Per capita top-up for Type 2 independent school sessional programs (paid in addition to $2,563 Free Kinder rate) | $1,703 | N/A |
Kindergarten Fee Subsidy | ||
KFS | NA | $2,083 |
Early Start Kindergarten Extension | ||
ESK Extension | N/A | $2,083 |
These rates apply to children receiving per capita funding, please refer to Table 1 for funding rates for children eligible for ESK/AEL.
Please see the kindergarten funding guide for further information including eligibility requirements.
Table 3 – Supplementary funding
2024 rate | |
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Ratio Supplement^ | |
Ratio supplement – Standard | $557 |
Ratio supplement – Early Start Kindergarten | $557 |
Early Childhood Teacher Supplement^^ | |
Standard rate – Level 2.5 | $275 |
Standard rate – Level 3.1 | $482 |
Standard rate – Level 3.2 to 3.6 | $688 |
Rural rate – Level 2.5 | $340 |
Rural rate – Level 3.1 | $594 |
Rural rate – Levels 3.2 to 3.6 | $853 |
Pre-Purchased Places^^^ | |
Pre-Purchased Places | $6,796 |
Travel allowance^^^^ | $0.96km |
Table 4 – Early Years Management
January-December 2024 | |
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Annual grant – sessional kindergarten services | $18,500 |
Annual grant – long day care services* | $11,464 |
Additional support loading (for sessional services in rural and/or disadvantaged services) | $3,690 |
Start-up grant – sessional kindergarten services | $18,500 |
Start-up grant – long day care services* | $11,464 |
Transition grant - sessional kindergarten services | $18,500 |
Transition grant - long day care services* | $11,464 |
New provider grant** | Up to $78,797 |
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