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Early childhood education and care providers may get notices if we think you have information, documents or records that will help us administer Family Assistance Law (FAL).

The Family Day Care (FDC) Capability Trial underlines the Australian Government’s commitment to strengthen the FDC model and improve access to flexible early childhood education and care (ECEC) in regional areas of limited supply.

We take enforcement action against early childhood education and care providers and services who do not comply with Family Assistance Law. We may publish details of our enforcement action in the public interest.

As a provider, you must have clear policies, procedures and systems to show how you manage and collect gap fees.

When a parliamentary committee completes an inquiry it tables a report in parliament. Where the inquiry is relevant to our portfolio, we respond to those reports and state what we intend to do.

The department's privacy policy embodies our commitment to protecting the personal information we hold.