School Readiness Funding to be reviewed based on sector feedback

The Victorian Government has committed to reviewing and improving several key areas of School Readiness Funding (SRF) in response to feedback from kindergarten services about how they engage with and use the funding. 

Collated in this statement from the Minister of Early Childhood and Pre-Prep, Ingrid Stitt, the feedback gathered from a range of evaluation activities of the initiative has provided the Department of Education and Training with valuable information about areas that could be improved to ensure the funding achieves its objectives.

In response to the evaluation findings, the Victorian Government has announced that over the next 2 years, SRF will be refined in 4 key areas:

• reviewing the SRF priority areas definitions
• extending the SRF planning cycle to a 2-year cycle
• improving the SRF menu
• continuing to streamline planning and administration.

The changes to SRF will further improve outcomes for children experiencing educational disadvantage in the priority areas of communication, social and emotional wellbeing, access and inclusion.

For more information about the SRF reform directions, refer to School Readiness Funding: supporting kindergartens.

For further enquiries, contact the department by email: [email protected]