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Annual funding agreement

Early Childhood education and care services receiving funding through the department’s grants and funded programs are required to accept an annual funding agreement, which includes the terms and conditions and relevant program guidelines.

A read-only version of the 2025 Terms and Conditions is available to download.

2025 Funding Agreement

Please note, the 2025 Funding Agreement must be accepted by an authorised person in the Early Childhood Contract Management System (ECCMS). The version available above does not include signature fields, and is not considered a replacement to the 2025 Funding Agreement available in ECCMS.

How to accept the 2025 Funding Agreement in ECCMS

Follow these steps to accept the 2025 Funding Agreement:

  1. If you are the SP-Admin user for the Approved Provider, log in to your account in ECCMS using your myID.
    1. Note: the SP-Admin user is the only user able to accept the Funding Agreement on behalf of the Approved Provider.
  2. On the ECCMS menu, click Service Provider.
  3. Click the Terms and Conditions tab.
  4. Click the Terms and Conditions hyperlink. The Funding Agreement will open in another window in your browser
  5. At the bottom of this pop-up window, click the 'Print Preview' button, download the PDF and read the Funding Agreement.
  6. When you are certain that you have read and understood all the Terms and Conditions and associated program guidelines, select the 'Read, Agreed and Accept' check box and then click 'Accept'.

The Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions document will now have a status of Accepted. The Accepted Date is set to the date actioned, and the name of the person who accepted displays under Accepted By.

The acceptance of the 2025 Funding Agreement cannot be changed in ECCMS.

Troubleshooting

Please use the below troubleshooting tips if you experience difficulties in accepting T&Cs:

  • Please try an alternative browser, such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Firefox. It may be helpful to clear your cache and cookies as well.
  • Ensure pop-ups are enabled on your browser.

The options to clear cache/cookies and enable pop-ups can usually be found within each browser in the settings menu, which is located under the More, Tools or Menu option.

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  • Early Childhood Outcomes
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