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Address 33 Girraween Rd, Girraween NSW 2145

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Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

The Government Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is the main system that assists families with their child care fees. From 10th July 2023, there will be some changes to CCS, meaning child care will be cheaper for most families.

CCS Eligibility

Some basic requirements that must be satisfied to be eligible to receive Child Care Subsidy include:

  • The child and parent having individual Centrelink Reference Numbers (CRN)
  • The child meeting immunisation requirements
  • The parent meeting the residency requirements listed in the legislation

CCS Entitlement

There are three factors that determine the level of a family's Child Care Subsidy:

  1. Combined annual family income
  2. Activity Level of Parent
  3. Type of Child Care Service

 

1. Combined Family Income

The combined family income determines the family's eligible CCS percentage (Subsidy Rate).

Changes from July 2024:

  • Families earning $83,280 or less will get a CCS rate of 90%.
  • The family income limit to get CCS is increasing from $530,000 to $533,280 per annum.
  • Families earning more than $83,280 and less than $533,280 will be eligible for a CCS rate starting at 90%. This will go down by 1% for each $5,000 of income they earn above $83,280. This rate reaches 0% for families earning $533,280.

Please refer to Services Australia - Income for more information.

Services Australia - Income

2. Activity Level of Parent

The amount of work-related activity determines the eligible hours of subsidy.

The activity level is calculated from the least active parent.

Changes from July 2023:

  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children can get at least 36 subsidised hours of early childhood education and care per fortnight, regardless of their family's activity level.

Please refer to Service Australia - Activity Level for more information.

Service Australia - Activity Level

3. Type of Child Care Service

The Government has different maximum hourly subsidy rates based on the type of child care service.

We are classified as 'Centre Based Day Care'.

Please refer to Service Australia - Type of Childcare Service for more information.

Service Australia - Type of Childcare Service

4. Number of Children

If you have more than one child aged 5 or younger in care, you may get a higher subsidy. This will apply for one or more of your children.

Changes from July 2023:

  • Families earning below $362,408 with more than one child aged 5 or under in care will be eligible for a higher rate of CCS for one or more of their children.

Please refer to Service Australia - Number of Children for more information.

Service Australia - Number of Children

 

If you have all relevant information, feel free to contact us for an estimate of your out-of-pocket cost, or simply use the online estimate calculator below.