Attraction and Retention Packages for Regional Childcare Workers Program

Organisation: 
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder    

Project: 
Goldfields Professional Development Project    

Project Description: 
Partnership with the Shire of Coolgardie and Shire of Leonora. Goldfields Professional Development Project.   

Region: 
Goldfields/Esperance

Organisation: 
Shire of Cunderdin

Project: 
Cunderdin - Attraction and Retention of Staff

Project Description: 
Professional development program including workshops and online learning modules.

Region: 
Wheatbelt

Organisation: 
Shire of Donnybrook Balingup

Project:
Attraction and Retention of Child Care Workers in Shire of Donnybrook - Balingup

Project Description:
A promotional campaign to advertise for qualified early childhood education and care workers; provision of rental and fuel subsidies; and a training and travel funding pool for staff professional development.

Region:
South West

Organisation: 
Shire of Dumbleyung

Project:
Dumbleyung Family Day Care Setup and Worker Attraction Project

Project Description:
Support the set-up of a new family day care site; and attract a new family day care operator and service.

Region:
Wheatbelt

Organisation: 
Shire of Gnowangerup

Project:
Cost of Living Relief for Valued Regional Educators

Project Description:
Provision of staff incentives, including fuel and accommodation subsidies and staff retention bonuses, for educators at the Gnowangerup Family Support Association that operates childcare centres in Gnowangerup and mobile childcare centres in Borden, Ongerup, Nyabing and Newdegate.

Region:
Great Southern

Organisation: 
Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup

Project:
Support the Tambellup Family Daycare in delivering ECEC Services

Project Description:
Provision of a travel subsidy to the owner-operator of the Tambellup Family Daycare service; and support for the family day care service through the purchase of resources to off-set service costs.

Region:
Great Southern

Organisation: 
Shire of Williams

Project:
Professional Development and Educational Resources

Project Description:
Contribution towards the set-up of a new in-venue family day care service in Wickepin; set-up of a toy library that will provide resources to Willi Wag Tails family day care services; and online professional development opportunities for early childhood education and care educators.

Region:
Great Southern, Kimberley, Wheatbelt

Organisation: 
Shire of Shark Bay

Project:
Housing Subsidy

Project Description:
Provision of a housing subsidy for the educator at the in-venue family day care service in Denham.

Region:
Gascoyne

Organisation: 
Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley

Project:
Childcare Worker Housing Support Program

Project Description:
Subsided accommodation to offset the high cost of rentals in the region.

Region:
Kimberley

Organisation: 
Shire of Denmark

Project:
Retention and Attraction of Staff for Gumnuts Occasional Daycare

Project Description:
Provision of a housing subsidy to the Director of Gumnuts Occasional Daycare; travel subsidies for qualified early childhood education and care staff, and professional development for staff.

Region:
Great Southern