All child care services seeking to access Australian Government child care payments are first required to complete an approval process.
As set out in the ‘Child Care Subsidy Minister’s Rules 2017’ made public in November 2017, this approval process is changing to prepare for the New Child Care Package:
- Child care services wishing to become CCB approved and commence operations in the first half of 2018 should apply for CCB approval as soon as possible and by no later than 31 March 2018.
- As part of the transition arrangements for the new Child Care Package, the Department will stop accepting applications for CCB approval on 1 April 2018 (unless exceptional circumstances apply).
- From April 2018, new child care services seeking Child Care Subsidy (CCS) approval will be able to apply online for CCS approval (effective from 2 July 2018).
The attached Fact Sheet and Frequently Asked Questions Sheet explain the arrangements in more detail.
Further detail is available at: https://www.education.gov.au/