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Geccko: Get early childhood compliance knowledge online
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Get early childhood compliance knowledge online, or Geccko, is the Australian Government’s online learning platform for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.
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.
3 Day Guarantee
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All Child Care Subsidy (CCS) eligible families can get 3 days of subsidised child care per week, or 72 hours a fortnight. This started on 5 January 2026 and replaces the previous activity test.
Providing early childhood education and care
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The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is paid to early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers who pass it on to families as a fee reduction.
Worker retention payment
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We’re funding a wage increase for the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce through the worker retention payment.
How to administer Child Care Subsidy
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Early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers that administer Child Care Subsidy (CCS) must comply with Family Assistance Law (FAL). Providers and services must perform specific tasks to administer CCS payments.
Subscribe to early childhood education and care newsletters
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Join our mailing list to get the latest news and updates about early childhood education and care (ECEC).
Adding authorisations in Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM)
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This guidance is developed to support Principal Authorities and Authorisation Administrators within higher education providers to grant nominated users access to the National Code Web Portal through Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM).
National Code Web Portal - User Guide
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The National Code Web Portal User Guide is designed to help higher education providers access and use the National Code Web Portal (the portal).
Building Early Education Fund
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The Australian Government is investing $1 billion to build or expand early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in areas of need across Australia. This is an important step on the path to a universal ECEC system.
The Office for Youth has published the Engage! Impacts and insights 2025-26 report
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The Australian Government Office for Youth reports on actions and impacts against 3 key priorities and 9 measures outlined in their youth engagement strategy, Engage!.
Documents in relation to a child care centre in Mukinbudin
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Documents created after 22 October 2025 in relation to the building of a child care centre in Mukinbudin
National child safety training
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National child safety training in Geccko is mandatory for people working or volunteering in an early childhood education and care (ECEC) service.
Get help with the worker retention payment
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Early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers can get extra help to engage with the worker retention payment.
Provider tool kit
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Commonly used resources for early childhood education and care providers and services. Find guides, task cards, forms, videos and more.