Latest Child Care Subsidy data now available

We’ve published data about the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) in the September quarter 2024.

Each quarter we issue a summary report about CCS-approved care in Australia. The report includes data on child care usage, services, fees and subsidies in Australia.  

Key findings from the September quarter 2024 include: 

  • 1,453,780 children from 1,020,820 families used CCS-approved care 
  • 14,937 CCS-approved services operated during the quarter 
  • on average, children attended 27.3 hours of care per week 
  • the average hourly fee was $13.05 
  • the Australian Government paid $3.91 billion in subsidies. 

Go to the September quarter 2024 report.