CCSA has been engaged by the NSW Department of Education to provide Mobile Preschool Funding Implementation Support to support Mobile Preschools transition to the new Mobile Preschool Funding Program, or to alternative funding streams including Start Strong for Community Preschools.
The Implementation Support will include Webinars, Communities of Practice and one on one tailored support via phone, email, and online meetings to individual preschools to support understanding of the new funding guidelines and how best to align your business model to maximise quality outcomes and opportunities.
All implementation support resources will be uploaded on this page as a central location for your reference.
Community of Practice
What is a Community of Practice?
A CoP web-conference is a collective learning space to connect with colleagues, share knowledge, experience and resources across the objectives of supporting mobile preschools under the new funding arrangements. CCSA’s facilitation of these sessions will provide specialised knowledge and experience in mobile preschool operation and professional practice, and how this can be organised to best effect.
Focus Topic: Planning for change
Next Community of Practice
27 April 2023, 10.30am
Privacy and data breaches in mobile preschools
In this webinar we will take an in depth look at the privacy obligations in early childhood education from the mobile funding guidelines, and the human resources/industrial relations perspective..
30 March 2023, 10.30am
Resources to Download
Use of Vehicle Policy Development and Considerations
Newsletter: Mobile funding guidelines have now been updated
Recorded Webinars
Mobile Preschool Funding Guidelines
This webinar explains the components of the Mobile Preschool Funding Program.
Presented by John Gunn on Thursday 30 June
Using the Mobile Preschool Funding Planning Tool
Demonstrating the use of the Department’s Planning Tool to forecast future funding, test enrolment scenarios and forward planning.
Presented by John Gunn on Friday 1 July
Budgeting in the Mobile Context
Understand the impacts of the August census and funding adjustments on your budget, how to begin to develop a 3 year budget projection, and how budgeting supports your strategic goals.
Presented on Thursday 25 August
Strategic Planning for Mobile Services
Having a strategic plan supports continuity of direction and purpose for all stakeholders of the service. This webinar explores the key elements of a strategic plan and the process for its development.
Presented on Thursday 20 October 2022
FREE Phone and Email Support for CCSA members and non-members
Please reach out to us for phone and email support.
Contact us on (02) 4782 1470 Option 2
or email sectorsupport@ccsa.org.au and we will get back to you.
This support program is funded by the Department of Education and brought to you by CCSA as part of the sector support program.