In Australia, early childhood education and care is delivered by providers and services in the states and territories and subsidised by the Australian Government.
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Periods of emergency
Find out about current CCS periods of emergency underway in parts of Australia.
A one-off $10,000 payment is available for early childhood education and care services affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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Building a universal early education and care system
The Australian Government has announced next steps to building a universal early education and care system.
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Wage increase for early childhood workforce
We’re funding a wage increase for the early childhood education and care workforce through a worker retention payment.
Learn about the worker retention payment
Providers can get extra help to engage with the worker retention payment.
Provider how-to
Easy how-to guides for early childhood education and care providers to administer Child Care Subsidy.
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Grants and extra support
There is a range of extra support available to providers, educators and staff, and families.
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