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Early Childhood

Early Childhood

For child care providers and educators

Providing child care

The Child Care Package helps services to deliver affordable child care to all Australian families.

Resources for providers

Useful resources for providers, including the Child Care Provider Handbook, Child Care Subsidy Helpdesk and newsletters.

Resources for educators

Support to help educators provide quality early learning outcomes.

Responsibilities and obligations

Understand the legal requirements of operating a child care service.

Families with children in child care or preschool

Get help paying for child care

Find help with the cost of child care, estimate your entitlement and more.

Find a child care service

Use the Child Care Finder to find a service that is best for you.

Extra help to access child care

Extra support is available to help you access child care if you need it.

Improving preschool participation

Learn how we are making it possible for every Australian child to access a quality preschool program. 

Early learning programs

Find early learning programs that help children make a strong start to their education. 

Early childhood data, evaluation and research

Data and reports

Data and reports that inform policy, performance and planning for the child care sector.

Development and evaluation of Child Care Package

Learn about the evaluation and audit of the Child Care Package.  

Quality assurance and research

Discover how we are supporting better outcomes through quality assurance and research.

Announcements

Child Care Subsidy Helpdesk holiday shutdown
9 December 2020
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Early Childhood
Easier entry to the child care market for new services
2 October 2020
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Early Childhood
Transition arrangements for the end of the Early Childhood and Care Relief Package
8 June 2020
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COVID-19
Additional funding for Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package
22 May 2020
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COVID-19
Read the Report: Four Week Review of the Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package
19 May 2020
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COVID-19
Preschool funding extended to 2021
6 May 2020
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Universal Access to Early Childhood Education
Help to find care during the COVID-19 pandemic now available
28 April 2020
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COVID-19
COVID-19: Understanding the Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package
14 April 2020
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COVID-19
COVID-19: Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package - from Monday 6 April additional support for Early Childhood Education and Child Care Services and their families
2 April 2020
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COVID-19
Watch our webcast for child care providers and services about the support available to help manage the impacts of COVID-19
18 March 2020
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COVID-19
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