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Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

CCS is a payment paid directly to the service from the government to provide financial assistance for those families that are eligible.

The CCS will reduce your weekly fee accordingly.

To learn more or apply for CCS, please visit the official government website.

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Please note: Until your CCS has been approved and payment has commenced, we will require full payment of your child's fees.

Child Care Subsidy Calculator

Estimate your Subsidy

This tool is developed for Australian parents to estimate their possible Child Care Subsidy payment amount from the Australian Government and out-of-pocket child care costs when using Centre Based Day Care, Family Day Care or Outside School Hours Care.

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Aiming to help parents understand some very important questions about the Child Care Subsidy such as "How much childcare subsidy do I get?" and "How is Child Care Subsidy calculated?", the CCS Calculator is based on the publicly available guidelines and publications about child care subsidy that can be found in the Department of Education and Training, Australian Government.

The Child Care Subsidy rates changed from 1st July 2023. However, the results from this childcare subsidy calculator are only indicative and informative. The estimation of your childcare subsidy will be based on the information you provide. If any information provided is inaccurate, the estimation could be incorrect.

This calculator could generate inaccurate results in particular cases, for example, the Calculator does not take into account: If you are repaying any money to Centrelink, or have had your payment reduced, or the assets test, or if you are paid under a Social Security Agreement, or if you are overseas.

The Child Care Subsidy commenced in July 2018 to replace the Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR) with a single, means-tested subsidy. If you don't know how to claim Child Care Subsidy, please click the button below to learn more.

Guide: How to claim CCS

Australian Government Department of Human Services. Please Note: 5 per cent (5%) of your weekly child care subsidy entitlement will be withheld until the end-of-the-financial year reconciliation.

Things To Know

We are not affiliated with Centrelink. If you have any questions regarding your Child Care Subsidy Assessment, please phone Centrelink on 136 150 (8 am – 8 pm, Monday to Friday).

Even if you don't meet the Child Care Subsidy Activity Test Requirements, you may still be able to access subsidised child care according to the Department of Human Services.

To get Child Care Subsidy (CCS) you must:

care for a child 13 or younger who's not attending secondary school, unless an exemption applies
use an approved child care service
be responsible for paying the child care fees
meet residency and immunisation requirements.

From 5 January 2026, all eligible families will get at least 72 hours of subsidised care per fortnight. You may get up to 100 hours if you do more than 48 hours of recognised participation, care for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child, or meet exemption criteria.

CentrePay

Centrepay is a voluntary bill-paying service that is free for Centrelink customers. Use Centrepay to arrange regular Deductions from your Centrelink payment. You can start or change a Deduction at any time. The quickest way to do it is through your Centrelink account online.

– Debit Success an alternative to Centrepay to pay weekly accounts.

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