Can our kindergarten service offer a two-day program for 11 hours a week?
Your service is strongly encouraged to deliver a kindergarten program for at least 15 hours per week for 40 weeks per year, in line with the national commitment to provide an early education program of this duration for all Australian children. All new programs will need to be delivered for this duration, be recognised as approved kindergarten program providers, and be funded under the Queensland Kindergarten Funding Scheme. It is understood some existing services require time to meet this requirement, and transition arrangements have been put in place to help services. Under these arrangements legacy services can deliver a kindergarten program for a minimum of at least 13 hours and 45 minutes per week, for 40 weeks per year in 2011, moving to 15 hours per week, 40 weeks per year in 2012. New services funded under the QKFS must deliver according to those requirements. Further consideration has been given to the needs of small part-time kindergarten services operating in regional commun
