Chambers Childcare Group: Childcare Grant Strategy Across Western Australia

Client: Chambers Childcare Group
Sector: Early childhood education and care
Location: Western Australia
Support provided: Grant strategy, project planning, application writing, evidence mapping and funding pathway support

About Chambers Childcare Group

Chambers Childcare Group is a Western Australian early learning provider led by founder, owner and CEO Jane Chambers.

Jane’s work has always been grounded in a clear purpose: creating safe, accessible and supportive care that reflects the needs of local children, families and communities.

Over the years, Chambers Childcare Group has built strong relationships with families, women’s refuges, government agencies, child protection networks and local communities. Their work extends beyond childcare. It supports children and families who may be facing vulnerability, access barriers or complex circumstances.

For NAVIGATE Business Solutions, this is the kind of client relationship we value deeply.

Chambers Childcare Group had a clear purpose, strong community need and a genuine commitment to long-term service improvement. Our role was to help turn that purpose into strong, evidence-backed funding applications.

The challenge

Early learning providers carry a lot.

They support children, families, educators, compliance requirements, learning environments and day-to-day operations. At the same time, many services are also trying to improve facilities, strengthen outdoor play spaces, support workforce development and build more sustainable services.

For Chambers Childcare Group, the challenge was not a lack of ideas. The challenge was knowing which projects were the right fit for funding, how to sequence them, and how to explain the need clearly.

Each grant needed a strong case. It needed to show why the project mattered, who it would support, and how it would improve outcomes for children, families and educators.

NAVIGATE’s approach

NAVIGATE worked with Chambers Childcare Group to build a practical funding strategy across multiple sites and programs.

Rather than treating each grant as a one-off application, we looked at the bigger picture:

• What did each centre need?
• Which projects were most urgent?
• What evidence was available?
• Which funding programs were the right fit?
• How could each application show clear community benefit?

This approach helped turn everyday service needs into fundable projects.

NAVIGATE supported Chambers across childcare, education and service sustainability projects, helping shape each application around the specific grant program, assessment criteria and intended outcomes.

The outcome

With NAVIGATE’s support, Chambers Childcare Group achieved 6 from 6 successful Community Child Care Fund Round 5 outcomes, securing almost $800,000 in funding.

The funded projects supported practical improvements across multiple Western Australian sites, including capital works, outdoor resources, professional development and long-term service sustainability.

For childcare providers, this is what good grant strategy should do. It should support real service needs, improve environments for children and families, and make delivery more sustainable for the people doing the work every day.

Why this matters for early learning providers

Many childcare providers have projects sitting in the background.

An outdoor area that needs improvement. A building upgrade that keeps getting delayed. Professional development that would support educators. Equipment that would improve learning, safety or inclusion. A sustainability challenge that needs attention.

Grant funding can help, but only when the project is clearly planned and strongly evidenced.

The strongest applications show:

• community need
• benefit for children and families
• capacity to deliver
• why the project matters now
• how the outcome will last beyond the grant

That is where NAVIGATE supports early learning providers.

We help identify the right opportunity, shape the project and build a stronger case for funding.

Supporting clients across Australia

Chambers Childcare Group is a strong reminder that NAVIGATE’s work is not limited to Queensland.

We support businesses, not-for-profits and service providers across Australia. Whether the project is in Western Australia, Queensland or another state, the process is the same.

The approach is consistent: understand the need, build the evidence, match the project to the right grant, and submit a clear, competitive application.

Looking ahead

For Chambers Childcare Group, funding has helped support practical improvements across services and communities.

For NAVIGATE, it has been a valued relationship built on trust, purpose and shared commitment to strong outcomes.

For other early learning providers, the lesson is clear: start before the grant opens. Know what your service needs, collect your evidence early, and build the application around children, families, educators and long-term community benefit.

If you operate an early learning, childcare or community service organisation, NAVIGATE Business Solutions can help you identify funding opportunities, shape your project and build a stronger application.