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Child Care Subsidy
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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.
In Home Care
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In Home Care (IHC) is a flexible form of early childhood education and care where an educator provides care in the child's home. It is restricted to families who can't access other types of approved care.
Using early childhood education and care
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Australian families receive help with the cost of early childhood education and care (ECEC) through the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
How to manage payments and fees
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Generally, Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is paid to providers who pass it on to families. Families must make a co-contribution by paying the gap fee. Providers must take all reasonable steps to collect gap fees electronically.
Taking all reasonable steps to collect gap fees
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Providers should have policies and procedures to show that they are taking all reasonable steps to collect gap fees using electronic funds transfer (EFT).
Collecting gap fees
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Providers must take all reasonable steps to collect gap fees from families electronically. This is a requirement under Family Assistance Law (FAL).
Victorian bushfires: CCS period of emergency, new areas added
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We’ve extended the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) period of emergency in parts of Victoria following bushfires.
Direct gap fee collection requirement is now in effect
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From 1 January 2026, Family Day Care (FDC) and In Home Care (IHC) providers must collect Child Care Subsidy (CCS) gap fees directly from families.
Education Funding System overview video
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This video will introduce you to the Education Funding System and why we need it. It will detail the benefits of the EFS and how the new system will be delivered.
National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence webinars
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The National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence sets national standards and requirements for providers to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, including in student accommodation.
Putting student safety first: New National Code explained at O-Week
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The Higher Education Gender-based Violence Regulator (GBV Regulator) has begun attending Orientation Week events, speaking with students about new safety protections under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-bas
Scaling Up Success in Remote Schools Program
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On 29 June 2023, the Australian Government entered into an agreement with the Western Australian Department of Education to deliver the Scaling Up Success in Remote Schools Program, one of three programs under the Closing the Gap - Scaling Up
Institute of Tertiary and Higher Education Australia
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ITHEA Corporation Pty Ltd [02892J], trading as Institute of Tertiary and Higher Education Australia, was placed into liquidation and ceased operating on Tuesday 6 January 2026. Dye & Co. Pty Ltd has been appointed as the liquidator.