Child Care Subsidy Information (CCS)

Yes, we are a registered childcare provider which means that eligible families are able to claim the Government Child Care Subsidy relating to your childcare.

The  Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is designed to help make early learning and childcare more accessible for a large number of Australian families. Child Care Subsidy will generally be paid directly to your approved childcare provider/s to reduce the fees you pay.

Only About Children is here to support you as you begin to discover your family’s entitlements and the varied options available. We can help guide you to make the most of your CCS, so your child or children can benefit from the exciting opportunities that the right early learning or preschool/kindergarten environment can offer.

The Child Care Subsidy will be paid directly to providers to be passed on to families as a fee reduction. Families will make a co-contribution to their childcare fees and pay to the provider the difference between the fee charged and the subsidised amount.

There are certain requirements that must be satisfied for an individual to be eligible to receive the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) for their child. These include:

• The age of the child (must be 13 or under and not attending secondary school)
• The individual, or their partner, meeting the residency requirements
• The combined family income meeting the specified requirements
• The child meeting immunisation requirements
• The activity level of your family – See the Department of Education’s Child Care Subsidy Activity Test

To find out more information about CCS and eligibility please visit:

• The Department of Education has provided extensive Frequently Asked Questions on their website.
• For in-depth details on the Child Care Subsidy visit their website or contact the Department directly on 1300 566 046

Your best online source of information for this is the Services Australia website page: How to Claim.

• From January 2026, all CCS-eligible families will receive 72 subsidised hours per fortnight of early learning for each child (around 3 days per week) regardless of how many hours of work, study, volunteering, etc., they do. NB. Families earning over $533,280 are not eligible for CCS.
• CCS-eligible families do not need to prove work, study, or volunteering hours to access the first three days per week (or 72 hours per fortnight) of subsidised care
• CCS-eligible families can still get up to 100 subsidised hours per fortnight of early learning if they meet activity requirements.
• Families caring for a First Nations child will be eligible for 100 hours of subsidised early learning per fortnight.

Fact Sheet – 3 Day Guarantee – Department of Education, Australian Government