Can a child just attend for the funded hours only and do I have to use all the funded hours?
Parents can choose that their child attends for just the funded hours, but only on the days and hours that are supplied by the provider and depending on their availability.
There should be no mandatory requirement by providers for parent to purchase additional hours, food, nappies, trips, clothing or any other consumable or service just to gain access to funded hours.
Parents are under no obligation to use up all the funded hours. It is at the parent’s discretion how many hours/ days they wish their child to attend within the provider’s offer.
Providers can only claim for hours parent have agreed for a child to attend as outlined in a completed parent declaration and privacy notice that should be presented to parents to review and sign as part of the agreement to claim funded hours.
