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Closing the Gap in early childhood
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… The Australian Government is investing in targeted measures to … early childhood education and care (ECEC). … Closing the Gap in early childhood … From 5 January 2026, carers of … Islander children are entitled to 100 subsidised hours per fortnight, regardless of their activity level. … National …
3-day guarantee legislation introduced
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… the 3-day guarantee. Should legislation pass, from next year families can get at least 72 subsidised hours of care …
Professional development opportunities
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… childhood education and care (ECEC) providers to offer professional development opportunities to teachers and educators. Support includes subsidies and an … network to help staff complete training and practicums. … Professional development opportunities … Opportunities … …
NT and WA floods: period of emergency extended
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… after the emergency. The Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) special circumstances grant helps services stay open when …
NT and WA floods: period of emergency extended
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… extended the period of emergency in place for the early childhood education and care sector in parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia following ongoing …
NT floods: period of emergency declared
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We’ve declared a period of emergency for the early childhood education and care sector in the Victoria Daly Regional Council area following flooding.
South Australia floods: period of emergency declared
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… childhood education and care sector in Renmark Paringa, South Australia, following flooding. … South Australia floods: period of emergency declared … The … may also be eligible for other government support: The Australian Government provides payments and help for people …
Strategy and evaluation
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… to ensure early childhood policies continue to meet the needs of children and families. … Strategy and evaluation … National vision for early childhood education and care National Cabinet has asked federal, state and territory education and early years ministers to develop a national …
One-off payment for services affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
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The Australian Government will provide a one-off $10,000 payment to early childhood education and care services (ECEC) affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
2021-22 Budget
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… internship commencing within the first 18 months of enrolment, on top of the $30,000 or $70,000 base funding …
2021 Early Childhood Education and Care National Workforce Census State and Regional Data Table
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… 2021 Early Childhood Education and Care National Workforce Census State and Regional Data Table … 2021 Early Childhood Education and Care National Workforce Census State and Regional Data Table …
Early childhood data and reports
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… We issue public reports about early childhood education and care in Australia. … Early childhood data and reports … Quarterly reports We issue a summary of information about the child care sector in Australia each quarter. Go to the …
How to advertise your service
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… offer certain types of inducements. … How to advertise your service … From 22 July 2024, a change to rule 48B of the … Care Subsidy Minister’s Rules 2017 allows providers and services to advertise their charitable activities to … with the quality or provision of education or care services are no longer allowed. Some examples of …
South Australia floods: period of emergency extended in Renmark Paringa
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… We’ve extended the period of emergency in place for the early childhood education and care sector … on our website. We continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates here as required. Sector-specific … during the period of emergency: services can continue to get Child Care Subsidy (CCS) if they close as a direct …
New financial reporting obligations for large providers
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… education and care providers will have new financial reporting obligations. … New financial reporting obligations for large providers … Large providers … in our Facebook group . Read more about the new financial reporting obligations for large providers . … From 1 July …
Working with other agencies
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… to keep the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) fair. This includes sharing intelligence and information, exchanging data, … and engaging in joint taskforces and programs to ensure providers and services comply with obligations under Family … of the Fraud Fusion Taskforce (FFT). The FFT is a multi-agency partnership working to prevent and detect fraud and …
Background checks
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… How to record and report background checks You must make a declaration in the Child Care Subsidy System that you … against one of the mandatory background checks. You can make declarations and report details of checks via the …
COVID-19 measures ending soon
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… currently providing COVID-19 support to families and early childhood education and care services. This support will end as planned on 30 June … ending soon … The COVID-19 measures were designed to ensure Child Care Subsidy (CCS) continued to flow to families and …
Emergency support in Victoria, Tasmania and NSW
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… the early childhood education and care sector in parts of Victoria and Tasmania affected by flooding. We’ve also added … for New South Wales from 13 October. … Emergency support in Victoria, Tasmania and NSW … Timeframes for support vary … websites for current emergency information in your region: Victoria State Emergency Service Tasmania State Emergency …
What records you need to keep
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… childhood education and care providers must keep certain records. This page outlines record keeping requirements and … records for every child at your service, regardless of whether they get CCS All providers Absence records … any additional absences if required All providers All statements of entitlement All providers Any statements …