The Federal Government implemented its then new Child Care Subsidy last year on 2 July 2018, replacing Child Care Benefits and Child Care Rebates. The hourly rate cap for 2018/2019 for centre-based daycare is $11.77 for children below school age and $10.29 for school aged children.
As part of the legislation, the Child Care Subsidy's (CCS) hourly rate cap is to be increased by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at the commencement of each financial year (ie 1 July onwards).
At the time of writing this article, the hourly rate caps for the upcoming 2019/2020 financial year has not been announced by the Federal Government but is due to be imminently.
The Australian Childcare Alliance (ACA) NSW has contacted the Federal Department of Education as well as the Child Care Subsidy System's Helpdesk where both have confirmed that they have not yet released the CCS hourly rate cap for 2019/2020 yet but will do so in June 2019.
ACA NSW will broadcast a Member Alert e-mail to share this new information as soon as we have been informed.
In the meantime, members could find the following links useful:
- Family Assistance Guide to the CCS Hourly Rate Caps
- Federal Department of Education's Child Care Subsidy Type
- CEIC's Australian Forecast of Consumer Price Index Growth
And as always, ACA NSW members can contact the ACA NSW Office on 1300 556 330 or nsw@childcarealliance.org.au for further information/clarification/assistance.
Published: 18 June 2019