Latest Child Care Subsidy data now available

We’ve published data about the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) in the March and June 2023 quarters.

Each quarter we issue a summary report about CCS-approved care in Australia. The report includes data on child care usage, services, fees and subsidies in Australia.

Key findings from the March quarter 2023 include:

  • 1,419,150 children from 995,350 families used CCS-approved care
  • 14,382 CCS-approved services operated during the quarter
  • on average, children attended 26.7 hours of care per week
  • the average hourly fee was $11.45
  • the Australian Government paid $2.69 billion in subsidies.

Go to the March quarter 2023 report.

Key findings from the June quarter 2023 include:

  • 1,412,320 children from 993,930 families used CCS-approved care
  • 14,510 CCS-approved services operated during the quarter
  • on average, children attended 26.2 hours of care per week
  • the average hourly fee was $11.55
  • the Australian Government paid $2.90 billion in subsidies.

Go to the June quarter 2023 report.