Purpose
Remote Kindergarten provides children in rural and remote and other selected communities, where there have been barriers to accessing kindergarten, the opportunity to attend a face-to-face kindergarten program delivered by a prescribed state school.
Funding paid under this appropriation applies to a calendar year for remote kindergarten schools where kindergarten is delivered by the existing classroom teacher, in a composite or multi-age class setting, with support from a teacher aide. Funding paid under this appropriation must be used as allocated to meet mandatory program requirements (particularly staffing levels within schools).
Funds cannot be redirected to purposes outside those identified in this appropriation without central office approval.
Duration of program
Ongoing
Eligibility
Schools prescribed under Schedule 4 of the Education (General Provisions) Regulation 2017 may be eligible to receive a funding allocation under each of the below categories. All State Delivered Kindergarten (SDK) schools may receive capability building support at the discretion of the regions.
Allocation of funds – Remote Kindergarten schools
Per 0.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) registration
| $50.25
| Per annum
|
Consumables
| $1,000.00
| Per annum
|
Teacher aide allowance (20 hours per week)
| $47,468.00
| Per annum
|
Administration time allowance (2 hours per week/casual)
| $4,988.00
| Per annum
|
| Initial kindergarten equipment – program establishment | $10,000.00 | One-off (eligible schools only*) |
*Eligible schools are those that have been prescribed to deliver kindergarten and have not previously received the one-off equipment grant. This funding allocation is to purchase age-appropriate equipment and resources to establish a kindergarten program.
OneSchool revenue account 112800 and expense account 207200 are to be used for payment and expenditure of funds under this appropriation.
Teacher aide, inclusion support and the administration allowance are paid on a pro-rata basis if the program is not offered for a full school year.
Where the acceptance of kindergarten registrations exceeds the department's target class size, the school's classroom capacity or service approval requirements, schools may apply—in consultation with their regional office—for an additional 0.55 teacher FTE resource or additional teacher aide hours to establish an extra composite class or an extra kindergarten delivery group. Allowance is paid on a pro-rata basis if the teacher or teacher aide is not required for the full school year.
Allocation of funds – all State Delivered Kindergarten schools
| Inclusion support | Various | Negotiated with central office |
Capability building
| Various
| Negotiated with central or regional office |
A contribution towards the costs associated with the upgrading of qualifications of current SDK staff or travel for principals, teachers and teacher aides to attend capability building opportunities may be paid to any SDK school as determined by the relevant region or central office.
Payment details
| Annual | March, May, September and November—enrolment determined | 100% or pro-rata |
| One-off – initial establishment | In line with monthly payments—enrolment determined | 100% |
| One-off – supplementary kindergarten equipment | June 2024 | 100% |
| Capability building—on attendance | In the next scheduled monthly payment | Negotiated with central or regional office |
| Inclusion support payments | In line with monthly payments | Negotiated with central office |
Data requirements
| Number of kindergarten children registered | OneSchool data extraction | February (Term 1)
April (Term 2)
August (Term 3)
October (Term 4)
|
Recoupment policy
Funds are paid on the basis that eligible kindergarten children are registered in OneSchool and attending the kindergarten program. Recoupment may be sought if the payment was made based on incorrect data, in error or where kindergarten children are non-attendees or exit the school resulting in the kindergarten program at the school ceasing part way through the year.
Management of funds in accordance with OneSchool revenue and expense accounts referenced above will be monitored. Funds not expended for the purpose allocated may also be recouped. All recoupment scenarios will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
A detailed payment and recoupment policy is available upon request. Email
statedeliveredkindy@qed.qld.gov.au for assistance.
Further information
For further information, please refer to
State Delivered Kindergarten or the contact details below.
Contact
K–2 Strategy
Early Childhood
Phone: (07) 3328 6799
Email:
statedeliveredkindy@qed.qld.gov.au