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The following is a list of providers and courses approved under Round 1 of the Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education.

We can issue infringement notices, or fines, to providers that don’t follow the rules under Family Assistance Law.

The Australian Government conducts strategic planning, inquiries, research and evaluations to ensure early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies continue to meet the needs of children and families.

This page outlines reporting obligations that apply when you identify a child in need of wellbeing support and apply for Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) child wellbeing on behalf of their family.

Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) temporary financial hardship gives families experiencing significant financial stress extra help with the cost of child care. It is a short-term payment.

Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) grandparent gives grandparents on income support, who are the primary carer of their grandchild, extra help with the cost of child care.

Financial information including financial performance, financial position and cash flows for higher education providers derived from institutions' financial statements.

If a family receiving Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) child wellbeing needs wellbeing support for longer than 6 weeks, you can apply for a determination. A determination gives families access to the subsidy for up to 13 weeks at a time.

If you identify a child in need of wellbeing support, their family may be eligible for Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) child wellbeing. This page outlines when a child is considered in need of wellbeing support.

You must deduct the contribution from the total session fee when managing other third-party payments and discounts. The family’s CCS percentage will then be applied to the reduced session fee.

Australian, state and territory governments are exploring the development of a national early education and care commission.

If you suspect a child care provider, service or employee is committing Child Care Subsidy (CCS) fraud, you can tell us.

If you have a question or would like to give feedback, you can get in touch with us online, by email, phone or by mail. You can also find us on social media.

We undertake compliance activities to help make sure Child Care Subsidy (CCS) goes to its intended beneficiaries – families. We take enforcement action against providers and services who do not comply with Family Assistance Law (FAL).