Latest Child Care Subsidy data now available

We’ve published data about the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) in the December 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 December quarter 2024 include:

  • 1,447,460 children from 1,016,920 families used CCS-approved care
  • 15,051 CCS-approved services operated during the quarter
  • on average, children attended 27.4 hours of care per week
  • the average hourly fee was $13.15
  • the Australian Government paid $3.89 billion in subsidies

Go to the December quarter 2024 report