Update on the ACCC child care price inquiry

This content was published on Monday 9 January 2023. There may be more recent updates available.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has started its inquiry into early childhood education and care prices.

A consultation schedule is now available on the ACCC website.

The schedule includes a wide range of consultation and information gathering activities.

Stakeholders include:

  • small, medium and large child care providers in metropolitan, regional and remote areas
  • parents and carers
  • educators and workforce participants
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 
  • people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities 
  • people with children who have a disability or complex needs. 

The ACCC will provide an interim report to the Treasurer by 30 June 2023, and its final report by 31 December 2023.

Go to the consultation schedule on the ACCC website.