23 JunTransition Grant offers need to be accepted by providers by 1 July 2020
Approved providers are receiving Grant offers under the Community Child Care Fund from the Australian Government in the form of Transition Payments as the sector prepares to return to the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and Additional Child Care Subsidy on 13 July 2020. The Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package (Relief Package) will cease on 12 July 2020, with the CCS and Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) resuming from 13 July 2020.
Instead of receiving JobKeeper Payments, providers will receive Transition Payments. These payments will be 25 per cent of providers’ fee revenue from the relevant reference period. These will be paid as a grant under the Community Child Care Fund and will be progressively sent to CCS approved providers.
When your offer arrives you will receive a DocuSign email to review and sign. The DocuSign agreement links to the Transition Payment Guidelines. Providers should read and regularly revisit the page with the Guidelines as it will be updated by DESE on an ongoing basis.
For the most current information on what to do when you receive the Grant offer please view the process for reviewing and submitting the Transition Payment Grant offer. This document explains the process step by step.
A pre-recorded session from DESE also explains the Transition Payments that will be paid from 13 July 2020 to 27 September as well as detailing various scenarios regarding JobKeeper ineligibility which come into play from 20 July 2020. Information is also provided on the relaxed activity test for families, and how services can prepare families for what they need to do as the sector transitions.
Providers will need to accept the Grant offer by 5 pm AEST 1 July 2020.
Make sure your provider details are up-to-date
To ensure Transition Payments can occur as planned, providers need to check and update their provider and service details in the Child Care Subsidy System.
Most importantly, the following need to be correct for payments to occur:
- provider name
- provider email address
- service email address
- legal entity address
- service address
- bank details.
If any of these details are not correct, Transition Payments may be delayed.
You can update your details via the Provider Entry Point (PEP). Guidance is available in the task card ‘How to View and Update Organisation Details in the PEP’.
Alternatively, you can update your details via your third party software. Please contact your software provider if you need assistance.
