New Child Care Subsidy data: June quarter 2026

We’ve published data about the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) in the June quarter 2026.

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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 June quarter 2026 include:

  • 1,393,620 children from 989,100 families used CCS-approved care
  • 15,438 CCS-approved services operated during the quarter
  • on average, children attended 26.8 hours of care per week
  • the average hourly fee was $13.90
  • the Australian Government paid $3.88 billion in subsidies.

Go to the report.