The Child Care Subsidy is the main way the Government assists families with their child care fees.

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The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is the main way the Government assists families with their child care fees, and is targeted to provide greater assistance to low and middle income families.

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To find out specific details and to answer some of your questions, please access the fact sheets below from the Department of Education, Skills and Employment.

• What is the Child Care Subsidy?

• Child Care Subsidy Activity Test

• Additional information about the Child Care Subsidy activity Test

• Child Care Subsidy Assessment Tips

• Exemptions to the Child Care Subsidy activity test

• How to provide irregular work hours for the Activity Test

• Voluntary work and the Child Care Subsidy activity test

• Absences from child care

• Child Care Safety Net

• Child Care Subsidy – change of circumstance

• Child Care Subsidy – Shared Care

• Child Care Subsidy eligibility for children attending secondary school and older children

• Child Care Subsidy rates

• Child Care Subsidy Withholding

• Emergencies and natural disaster

• Immunisation

• What is ‘liability to pay’ for child care fees?

• What is the Additional Child Care Subsidy (child wellbeing)?

• What is the Additional Child Care Subsidy (transition to work)?

• What is the Additional Child Care Subsidy (temporary financial hardship)?

• What is the Additional Child Care Subsidy (grandparent)?