06/07/2020

During the coronavirus, many carers accessed the Australian Government Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package, which gave children access to free early childhood education and care.

This initiative provided important support for carers and helped to maintain placement stability during a difficult time.

Please be aware that this free child care initiative will end soon, with fees resuming on 13 July 2020.

If you work with carers, please make sure that they understand this change and have applied for the Australian Government Child Care Subsidy (CCS) by 31 July 2020.

More information can be found on the online carer platform, including a fact sheet to help carers understand what to do.