We’ve published data about the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) in the March quarter 2026.
Each quarter we issue a summary report about CCS-approved care in Australia. The report includes data on child care usage, services, fees and subsidies in Australia.
Key findings from the March quarter 2026 include:
- 1,413,870 children from 998,500 families used CCS-approved care
- 15,393 CCS-approved services operated during the quarter
- on average, children attended 27.8 hours of care per week
- the average hourly fee was $13.75
- the Australian Government paid $3.59 billion in subsidies.
Go to the March quarter 2026 report.