There’s not long to go before the New Child Care Package is introduced on 2 July!

Whether you’re a new parent considering your child care options or your family’s already part of the
system, the new Package will overhaul the current child care fee assistance to provide more support for
more families.
If you’re unsure about what the new Package will mean for your family, see below for the key facts
you’ll need to know:
 On 2 July, the current Child Care Rebate and Child Care Benefit will be replaced by a single Child
Care Subsidy.
 Low and middle-income families will no longer have an annual cap on the amount of subsidised
child care they can claim and families with higher incomes (over $186, 958^ and under
$351,248^) also benefiting with the cap being increased from $7,613 to $10,190^ per child per
year. ^These amounts are correct for 2018/19 and may be subject to adjustment through
indexation in subsequent years.

 Three things will determine how much Child Care Subsidy families can access: combined family
income, activity level of parents, and the type of child care service they use.
 A wide range of activities will be recognised for the Child Care Subsidy including: paid work
(including leave), study or training, unpaid work in a family business, looking for work,
volunteering, self-employment, setting up a new business and other activities on a case-by-case
basis.
 Transitioning to the new subsidy is not automatic, you’ll need to provide some new information
and confirm your current details now through myGov.
 Families may not receive child care fee assistance from 2 July 2018, if their assessment is not
completed.
 Visit education.gov.au/childcare for more information.