The Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) is a not-for-profit, member-funded organisation advocating for the future of Australia's children.
We work on behalf of long day care owners and operators to ensure families and their children have an opportunity to access affordable, high quality early learning services throughout Australia.
Below is a list of key government resources for early learning service providers, for your easy reference:
New Child Care Package webpage
Guide to National Quality Framework
Guide to Additional Child Care Subsidy (child wellbeing)
Additional Child Care Subsidy (grandparent)
Community Child Care Fund Restricted Non-Competitive Grants – A Guide for Services
We are receiving quite a few queries from early learning service providers on behalf of their families, in relation to the 36 hours of subsidised care for children attending a preschool program at a centre based day care service.
Under the new Child Care Subsidy, as stated in the Minister's Rules, families that pass the income test are entitled to "36 hours of subsidised care per fortnight if the child attends a kindergarten or preschool program at a centre-based day care in the year that is two years before grade one of school".