Fees

Early childhood education and outside school hours care services set their own fees.

Contact your local service for more information.

Start Strong fee relief

• The Start Strong program aims to improve the affordability, quality, and accessibility of preschool education for children in the years before school.
• The program provides funding to eligible long day care services and community and mobile preschools to deliver affordable, quality preschool education to children aged 3 and above.
• The program also provides fee relief payments to families. Children enrolled in eligible services may be able to access fee relief funding which is passed on by the service as a reduction in fees.

Subsidies

• The Australian Government’s Child Care Subsidy helps families with the cost of childcare. Parents and carers enrolling a child in services including long day care, occassional care and family day care services may be eligible to claim the Child Care Subsidy and Additional Child Care Subsidy.

• Families who need help with the cost of early childhood education and care or with raising a child should visit Services Australia for more information.