How to administer Child Care Subsidy

You must be approved to operate an ECEC service and administer CCS.

Your legal obligations apply to certain people known as ‘persons with management or control’.

You must register with PRODA to use the Child Care Subsidy System (CCSS) to administer CCS.

You must enrol children correctly so families can get CCS. You must submit enrolment notices on time.

You must submit accurate and complete session reports. You must submit them on time.

You must report when a child was absent and the family was charged. You must report absences in session reports.

You must pass on CCS to families as a fee reduction. You must report fee information.

You must notify us about fees, vacancies, closures and changes to information.

You must keep records for set timeframes and tell us their location in certain circumstances.

You can only offer certain types of inducements to secure a child’s enrolment.

You can get help administering CCS in a few different ways.

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