Resources

The following is a list of all the resources that are associated with Early Childhood.

Community Child Care Fund Restricted Grants – Guide for Grant Recipients

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The Community Child Care Fund Restricted (CCCFR) Grant – Guide for Grant Recipients, provides services with practical guidance on complying with requirements and meeting obligations under the CCCF Restricted non-competitive grant agreement. 

CCCFR Guide - July 2022.pdf

ACCS child wellbeing statutory declaration

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A child care provider can use this form to make a declaration that they are of the reasonable belief that a child meets the definition of ‘at risk’ for the purpose of the Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) (child wellbeing).

3066 ACCS Child Wellbeing Statutory Declaration - PDF Form_ACC.pdf

Child Care data software

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This task card provides a description of data items and their applications within the Child Care Subsidy System.

How to obtain child care software activation codes

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This task card explains how to obtain a software activation code to connect your child care software to the Child Care Subsidy System. You can also use this task card if your original code has expired, been misplaced or if you need additional codes.

Task card - how to obtain child care software activation codes.pdf

Early Childhood and Child Care in Summary June quarter 2017

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The Early Childhood and Child Care in Summary report presents information on the numbers of children and families using approved child care, the costs of care and the numbers and types of child care services in Australia.

eccc_in_summary_jun_quarter_2017.pdf

Early Childhood and Child Care in Summary March quarter 2017

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The Early Childhood and Child Care in Summary report presents information on the numbers of children and families using approved child care, the costs of care and the numbers and types of child care services in Australia.

eccc_in_summary_mar_quarter_2017.pdf

In Home Care National Guidelines

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The In Home Care (IHC) National Guidelines provides information about the legislative and policy framework for the IHC program.

In Home Care National Guidelines - 1 July 2025.pdf

Early Childhood and Child Care in Summary December quarter 2016

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The Early Childhood and Child Care in Summary report presents information on the numbers of children and families using approved child care, the costs of care and the numbers and types of child care services in Australia.

eccc_in_summary_dec_quarter_2016.pdf

A critical review of the early childhood literature

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The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) undertook a critical review of the key and influential evidence on the value of preschool for three year olds, Indigenous children and those from disadvantaged backgrounds and the applicability of the international evidence to the Australian context. They canvassed literature from Australia, UK, USA, Canada and Europe and selected the seven early childhood programs considered to be the most influential, highly referenced and evaluated studies since 1960.

aifs_crit_review_ec_lit_final_pdf.pdf