The daily rate charged by the childcare service you intend to use

From 5 January 2026, the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) activity test is changing

Before we begin

From 5 January 2026, the CCS activity test is being replaced. Families will get at least 72 hours of subsidised care per fortnight. 

care for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child · have an exemption or experience exceptional circumstances

receive Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) child wellbeing, temporary financial hardship or grandparent payments. 

 includes paid work, study, training, volunteering. To find out more and lodge a claim, visit the 

Recognised participation

Annual income is your and your partner’s adjusted taxable income for the whole financial year. For more information, visit 

Your income can affect Child Care Subsidy - Child Care Subsidy - Services Australia

Family's estimates annual income

About this tool

This quick and easy Child Care Subsidy (CCS) calculator tool helps you find out what your family might pay for early childhood education and care. Use this tool to check your Child Care Subsidy.

For a more comprehensive estimate across a range of payments, including Child Care Subsidy, Family Tax Benefit and Income Support Payments, see 

Services Australia's Payment and Service Finder.

What is the Child Care Subsidy

Who can receive the Child Care Subsidy

Eligibility and entitlement

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Recent changes

Find the right early learning service based on fees, vacancies, quality ratings and inclusions.

Looking for quality early childhood education and care?

Child Care Subsidy rates are changing soon. 

From 5 January 2026, all CCS eligible families can get at least 72 hours of subsidised care per fortnight. These changes are known as the 3 Day Guarantee.

The amount of Child Care Subsidy you get depends on your circumstances. These estimates are based on the information you provide. To learn more go to 

Child Care Subsidy Calculator

Services are given a rating for each NQS quality area and an overall NQS service quality rating based on these results. The overall rating provides a snapshot of how the service is performing.

Learn more about the assessment and ratings process

Overall rating

Assessment and Ratings Process

Approved children's education and care services across Australia are assessed and rated by their state and territory regulatory authority. The NQS is part of the National Regulations and includes seven quality areas that are important to children's learning and developmental outcomes.

Service Quality Ratings

Last visited by regulatory authority

State and territory regulatory authorities visit services to undertake quality assessment and rating, support quality improvement, monitor compliance, and investigate complaints and incidents.

Regulatory activities

Conditions are an additional requirement that services or providers must comply with.

Conditions

Learn more about enforcement actions here

These are actions taken by the State or Territory regulatory authorities when a service is found to be not complying with National Health and Safety regulations. These actions range in severity and are designed to improve and ensure children’s safety and wellbeing.

What is an enforcement action?

The regulatory authority may amend the provider or service’s approval to operate.

Compliance notices or directions include formal instructions for a service to rectify compliance issues.

Conditions placed on a service or provider approval require the service or provider to undertake specific actions to be compliant.

 – Emergency action notices require immediate steps to be taken by the provider to address serious risks at a service.

 – Enforceable undertakings are legally binding agreements that can be made between a regulatory authority and an approved provider or an individual. They set out what that approved provider or individual agrees to do or refrain from doing to comply with the National Law.

 – In extreme cases, the provider or service may temporarily lose their approval to operate.

What are the different enforcement actions?

For more details, ask your service for their record of compliance with the Education and Care Services National Law.

Definitions

. They may be awaiting assessment rating under the National Quality Framework (NQF). To find out more, contact the service provider directly.

Out of scope

This service is not yet rated by the National Quality Standard (NQS).

This service does not operate under the National Quality Framework and is therefore not assessed against the National Quality Standard or receive a NQS quality rating. 

They may be subject to other regulatory systems or frameworks. To find out more, contact the service provider directly.

This service is not operating under the National Quality Standard (NQS).

For fee and inclusions information, please contact the service directly.

Fees

Fees over time

Shows if the service has vacancies this week. Please contact the service to confirm age group and permanent/casual intake.

General Vacancy

For vacancies information, please contact the service directly.

Vacancies

The approved provider must employ at least 1 full time family day care co-ordinator for every 15 family day care educators providing education and care to children.

The approved provider must notify the Regulatory Authority within 5 days of commencing operation of the family day care service.

The approved provider must ensure that the maximum number of family day care educators employed or engaged by the service does not exceed 12 educators.

The approved provider within 5 days of commencement of the operation of the family day care service must submit to the Regulatory Authority: 
•	a copy of the register of family day care educators that complies with section 269 of the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 and regulation 153 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011.
•	a copy of the staff records that complies with regulation 154 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 for each of the persons appointed as a family day care co-ordinator to monitor and support family day care educators.

Monday	09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed


Full day session	Hourly
-	$13.56
Inclusions	Inclusions
None


Full day session	-
Inclusions	None

Hourly	$13.56
Inclusions	Afternoon tea, Breakfast, Education Programs, Excursions / Incursions, Lunch, Morning Tea, Nappies, Other Meals, Transport

Holistic Approach Family Day Care Scheme

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This service is not operating under the National Quality Standard (NQS).

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