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Certain people at an early childhood education and care service must have background checks. Providers must have evidence of these checks. In some cases, providers must report the details of the checks to us.

A working with children check is a safeguard to protect the health and safety of children. Under Family Assistance Law, early childhood education and care providers have specific obligations regarding working with children checks.

The Preschool Outcomes Measure is a joint initiative of the Australian and state and territory governments. It is a key reform under the Preschool Reform Agreement.

Early childhood education and care providers have specific legal obligations. These obligations are imposed upon certain people. We call these people ‘persons with management or control of the provider’.

The department has mechanisms in place for receiving feedback on our programs and services, as it is integral to our on-going improvement. You can contact the departments program areas directly or lodge an online complaint form.

There are rules around claiming Child Care Subsidy (CCS) for Family Day Care (FDC) and In Home Care educators who care for relatives.

On 20 June 2001, the Senate agreed to an Order requiring each Minister to table a letter advising that a list of contracts in respect of each entity administered by that Minister has been placed on the Internet with access to the list through the

Children who attend approved early childhood education and care must be enrolled. Providers must enrol children correctly so families can get Child Care Subsidy (CCS) payments.

The Child Care Subsidy System (CCSS) is the online system we use to administer the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). It holds records like enrolments and session reports. This information is used to calculate payments for families.

Commonly used resources for early childhood education and care providers and services. Find guides, task cards, forms, videos and more.

This page lists the locations of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services that received funding offers through round 5 of the Community Child Care Fund sustainability and capital support grant.

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