What is approved child care?
Approved child care is child care that has been approved by the Australian Government for Child Care Benefit (CCB) purposes because it meets certain standards and requirements. In the case of long day care, family day care and outside school hours care, services must also meet quality assurance standards. Approved child care services can receive Child Care Benefit of behalf of families. You can choose to receive your Child Care Benefit payments as reduced child care fees or as a lump sum.
Approved child care is care provided by a service provider that participates satisfactorily in the Australian Government’s funded quality assurance system and has been approved to receive CCB payments on behalf of eligible families. Examples of approved care can include: • long day care • family day care • in-home care • outside school hours care (including before and after school and during school holidays) • vacation care, and • some occasional care services. To find out if you are using approved child care, phone the Child Care Access Hotline on 1800 670 305.
