Latest Child Care Subsidy data now available

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

  • 1,425,210 children from 1,001,660 families used CCS-approved care
  • 14,732 CCS-approved services operated during the quarter
  • on average, children attended 27.3 hours of care per week
  • the average hourly fee was $12.40
  • the Australian Government paid $3.36 billion in subsidies.

Go to the March quarter 2024 report.