The government offers financial assistance to families who require child care known as the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
Three things will determine a family’s level of CCS available:
- Combined family income
- Activity level of parents
- Type of child care service
Some basic requirements must be satisfied for an individual to be eligible to receive CCS for a child. These include:
– the age of the child (must be 13 years or under and not attending secondary school)
– the child meeting immunisation requirements
– the individual, or their partner, meeting residency requirements.
You can estimate what your subsidy might be by using the online estimator.
Important to Note
All families are encouraged to set up a MyGov account as this is an avenue used to confirm all bookings/enrolments into the OSHC service. Once your enrolment has been processed by our staff you will be asked to log into your MyGov account (Centrelink section) to confirm your CCS enrolment with Big Childcare. If you are entitled, CCS is paid directly to services – in your case Big Childcare.