Yes, for the funded hours it is a legal requirement that all families must sign the Parental Declaration and Privacy Notice that will be provided to you by your childcare provider. On this form you will identify key aspects of you own personal information as well as your child’s. You will also need to advise how many hours you wish that childcare provider to claim for your child.
In the case of the child being eligible for 30 hours and a split arrangement is in place to access the funded hours at more than one provider, the parent must identify which provider will claim the universal 15 hours for 3 and 4 year olds and think2 - for 2 year recieving additional support.
Children must attend for the agreed amount of funded hours parent have agreed for their childcate provider/s to claim, or the funded hours could be reduced or be removed if absence is a regular occurrence.
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