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Providers must apply a fee offset that fully covers the entitlement, keep fees consistent across kindergarten-age enrolments, and reflect the offset weekly or fortnightly on parent invoices as a Victorian Government Free Kinder offset. 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This ensures that children in the kindergarten program do not pay higher fees than those not in the program.\ndirectly offset the full Free Kinder payment from the fees of parents with children in the funded kindergarten program (i.e service providers are not required to calculate and record the cost of the kindergarten hours separately for integrated programs).\nensure families receive their full correct Free Kinder entitlement. This means that if a family pays more in fees than the Free Kinder offset amount ($2,101 or pro-rata for Pre-Prep more than 15 hours or three-year-old programs less than 15 hours) across the year, they must receive the full offset amount.\napply the fee offset weekly, or fortnightly and make it clear on parent invoices (label it as ‘Victorian Government Free Kinder offset’).\nadvise families when the offset will commence and end.\nreconcile payments before the end of each calendar year to confirm that all families have received their full and correct entitlement.\nuse any surplus funding to improve the funded kindergarten program. This may include improving quality and supporting family engagement. This is for situations where families pay less than the Free Kinder payment in out-of-pocket fees throughout the kindergarten year.\nInteractions with Commonwealth Childcare Subsidy\nIn Victoria, Free Kinder is an allowable third-party payment under Commonwealth funding rules. This means that Free Kinder does not impact a family’s CCS entitlement. It also means that long day care service providers must apply the Free Kinder offset to each families' fees after CCS has been applied.\nConfirming a child’s funded kindergarten program\nServices must tell families that their child can only go to one funded kindergarten program at one service at a time. Services must ensure that all families have a signed form that confirms where their child will go for their funded program and keep a copy on record at the service.\nAll services must use the department's \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.vic.gov.au/resources-funded-kindergartens\" \\l \"for-sharing-with-parents\" \u0014one funded place declaration form\u0015. This can be included in an enrolment pack in hardcopy or electronically, but it must be completed with a parent/carer signature (hardcopy or electronic) and remain on the department’s template.\nLong day care services must re-confirm a child’s participation in their funded kindergarten program prior to Annual Confirmation to make sure funding Is paid to the right service.\nServices should also wait until \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.vic.gov.au/school-term-dates-and-holidays-victoria\" \u0014Term 1\u0015 begins (in line with school terms) before applying the offset, in case families decide to access a funded program at a sessional service.\nIf a child is enr","cbCaiiDG7eo4s6wb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiDG7eo4s6wb","docx",95296,"English","# 2025 Free Kinder Funding Requirements\n## Long day care services (integrated programs)\n## Interactions with Commonwealth Childcare Subsidy\n## Confirming a child’s funded kindergarten program\n## Communicating with parents\n## Confirmation of participation in Free Kinder\n## Monitoring and compliance with funding requirements","[{\"question\":\"What must long day care providers do to apply the Free Kinder offset correctly?\",\"answer\":\"Providers must directly offset the full Free Kinder payment from fees for families with children in the funded kindergarten program and ensure families receive the full correct entitlement.\"},{\"question\":\"How should Free Kinder be shown to parents on invoices and how often should the offset be applied?\",\"answer\":\"The fee offset must be applied weekly or fortnightly and clearly labelled on parent invoices as “Victorian Government Free Kinder offset”.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Free Kinder interact with the Commonwealth Childcare Subsidy (CCS)?\",\"answer\":\"In Victoria, Free Kinder is an allowable third-party payment and does not impact a family’s CCS entitlement; providers must apply the Free Kinder offset after CCS has been applied.\"}]","2025 Free Kinder Funding Requirements - Long Day Care Services | DOCX"]