30 NovFree Kinder payments for 2023
Service Providers who have opted-in to Free Kinder in 2023 recently received information from the Victorian Department of Education and Training (Vic DET) regarding Free Kinder payments for 2023.
Monthly Free Kinder payments will commence following approval of Annual Confirmation. Annual Confirmation will open from 9 January 2023 and will close on 10 March 2023. Enrolments for 2023 can be entered in KIMS now in preparation for Annual Confirmation.
For any sessional services that have cashflow concerns prior to Annual Confirmation, an upfront lumpsum Free Kinder payment equivalent of up to three months of Free Kinder funding based on 2022 enrolments may be available. Please note that any upfront Free Kinder payments will be manually recouped once Annual Confirmation has been submitted.
Services that predict that they will experience financial viability concerns until Free Kinder payments commence are to contact Vic DET by 2 December 2022 via reply email to the correspondence received 25 November.
For any other questions, please contact your local Early Childhood Improvement Branch.
