The program seeks to improve learning and development outcomes for Australian children (aged 0-8 years) by supporting targeted and universal programs. In the next funding round, the Foundation exclusively seek Expressions of Interest that specifically meet the following objective: to empower parents and caregivers to better access the resources and education required to support children. This can encompass: innovative projects that target disadvantaged communities that seek to improve child development outcomes and have potential for scale; projects to scale and consolidate successful evidence programs to a point of sustainability.

Organisations based and operating in Australia with BOTH Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) Item 1 and Tax Concession Charity (TCC) status. The foundation encourage all organisations to apply regardless of their size. If you are a researcher?at a university or research institute, you should first contact your research office or advancement team who will provide guidance on its shortlisting process for submitting EOIs/applications to the Foundation.

Legal requirements: Tax Concession Charity (TCC), Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR1)

Service providers to simply continue or add new programs, locations or staffing to their existing service offering; advocacy unless it relates directly to a program they are already supporting; pure research projects. Schools or early childhood service providers; retrospective funding; Recurrent expenditure for which there is no future provision; capital or endowment funds; research for undergraduate, masters or doctoral students; auspicing; purposes outside Australia; projects that have previously been declined; organisations that have not successfully acquitted previous grants from the Foundation.

Details at: https://www.ianpotter.org.au/what-we-support/program-areas/early-childhood-development/