Woodlands Additional Child Care Subsidy (Child Wellbeing/Domestic or Family Violence)
Additional Child Care Subsidy (Child Wellbeing), a child is taken to be at risk of serious abuse or neglect if the child is at risk of experiencing harm as a result of current or past circumstances or events that resulted in the child being subject to, or exposed to, any of the following:
(In most cases, the full cost of child care will be covered by the funding.)
- Any Form of Domestic or Family Violence
- Serious Physical, Emotional or Psychological Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- Neglect
- Child Under The Protection of a Registered Agency
The definition of ‘at risk’ includes situations where the child is likely to experience those circumstances in the future (for example, the future risk is real and apparent). This allows families to be eligible for the subsidy at the appropriate earliest point and potentially before they are known to a child protection agency.
Any child who is identified as being at risk under state or territory child protection law will meet the definition of at-risk and the individual (or provider) will therefore be eligible to receive the payment.
Professionals considered suitable to provide evidence include:
- Medical practitioners and registered nurses
- Hospital admission/emergency unit professionals
- Welfare agency personnel and social workers
- Psychologists and counsellors
- Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists
- School principals and teachers
- Police officers
- Lawyers
Examples of acceptable evidence:
- Letters
- Referrals
- Case plans
- Court orders
- Documentary evidence from a child safety/protection agency
How To Apply for Woodlands Additional Child Care Subsidy (Child Wellbeing/Domestic or Family Violence )
Please contact the Woodlands Campus Manager via email or phone stating you have experienced the above and the Woodlands Team will be able to assist in applying for the funding which (In most cases, the cost of child care will be covered by the funding.)