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Rural and regional areas offer many great opportunities for students. These programs help to support students to continue their education in these areas.

Find government programs, initiatives and resources to help with your studies.

Child Care Subsidy (CCS) helps families with the costs of child care. Families must meet eligibility criteria to get CCS. The amount of CCS a family can get depends on their circumstances.

The Australian Government is investing $1 billion to build and expand early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in areas of need across Australia. This is an important step on the path to a universal ECEC system.

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Get early childhood compliance knowledge online, or Geccko, is our online learning platform for the early childhood education and care sector.

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers that administer Child Care Subsidy (CCS) must comply with Family Assistance Law (FAL). Providers and services must perform specific tasks to administer CCS payments.

The Inclusion Development Fund provides funding to help early childhood education and care (ECEC) services address more challenging barriers to inclusion.

Families engaged in programs listed on the Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) child wellbeing approved program list are eligible to apply for ACCS child wellbeing.

This toolkit is for providers, services and stakeholders to help build awareness of changes to Child Care Subsidy (CCS) hours from 5 January 2026.