In Australia, early childhood education and care is delivered by providers and services in the states and territories and subsidised by the Australian Government.
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Quality and safety
The Australian Government is committed to improving the safety, health and wellbeing of children in early childhood education and care (ECEC).
Governments across Australia have come together to strengthen safety, improve quality and protect children.
Periods of emergency
Find out about current CCS periods of emergency underway in parts of Australia.
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Building a universal early education and care system
The Australian Government has announced next steps to building a universal early education and care system.
Read about Building a universal early education and care system
Wage increase for early childhood workforce
We’re funding a wage increase for the early childhood education and care workforce through a worker retention payment.
Learn about the worker retention payment
Providers can get extra help to engage with the worker retention payment.
Provider how-to
Easy how-to guides for early childhood education and care providers to administer Child Care Subsidy.
View our how-to guides
Grants and extra support
There is a range of extra support available to providers, educators and staff, and families.
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