Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

The Information for families using child care - fact sheet kit aims to assist families to access the support and services required to make important, and sometimes complex, child care decisions.

This comprehensive set of fact sheets highlight the range of Australian Government services and programs available to families using child care. The fact sheets include information on Child Care Benefit, the Child Care Rebate, Jobs, Education and Training (JET) Child Care fee assistance, Child Care Services Support program; and Child Care Access Hotline.

The fact sheets are not available to order but can be downloaded and printed using the following links.

For the complete kit:

• Information for families using child care - fact sheet kit ( PDF 4.3MB | RTF 480KB)

Child Care Budget 2008-09 fact sheets

• Early Childhood Education and Childcare ( PDF 131KB | RTF 31KB)
• Developing a National Quality Agenda for Early Childhood Education and Care
  ( PDF 51KB | RTF 18KB)

For the individual fact sheets:

• Fact Sheet 1 - What assistance does the Australian Government give me for the cost of my child care?
  ( PDF 103KB | RTF 57KB)
• Fact Sheet 2 - What is Child Care Benefit (CCB)? 
  ( PDF 329KB | RTF 39KB)
• Fact Sheet 3 - What is approved child care?
  ( PDF 223 KB | RTF 19KB)
• Fact Sheet 4 - What are the different types of approved child care?
  ( PDF 234KB | RTF 22KB)
• Fact Sheet 5 - What is registered child care?
  ( PDF 271KB | RTF 49KB)
• Fact Sheet 6 - How much Child Care Benefit (CCB) can I get?
  ( PDF 283KB | RTF 74KB)
• Fact Sheet 7 - What is the Child Care Benefit (CCB) work, training, study test?
  ( PDF 244KB | RTF 45KB)
• Fact Sheet 8 - What are my responsibilities for receiving Child Care Benefit (CCB)?
  ( PDF 272KB | RTF 31KB)
• Fact Sheet 9 - Absences from child care - Child Care Benefit (CCB)
  ( PDF 241KB | RTF 36KB)
• Fact Sheet 10 - What is the Child Care Rebate (CCR)?
  ( PDF 298KB | RTF 41KB)
• Fact Sheet 11 - Is there extra help I can get with my child care cost? 
  ( PDF 222KB | RTF 21KB)
• Fact Sheet 12 - What is Jobs, Education and Training (JET) Child Care fee assistance? 
  ( PDF 280KB | RTF 40KB)
• Fact Sheet 13 - What child care services are available in rural and remote and Indigenous communities? 
  ( PDF 203KB | RTF 24KB)
• Fact Sheet 14 - Is there any extra assistance for my child with additional needs? 
  ( PDF 238KB | RTF 28KB)
• Fact Sheet 15 - How do I know if my child is attending a quality service? 
  ( PDF 211KB | RTF 35KB)
• Fact Sheet 16 - Will my child be given priority for child care services? 
  ( PDF 235KB | RTF 29KB)
• Fact Sheet 17 - The Child Care Access Hotline - to help you find a child care service for your child. 
  ( PDF 205KB | RTF 33KB)
• Fact Sheet 18 - Where do I go for more information on child care? 
  ( PDF 235KB | RTF 73KB)
• Fact Sheet 19 – Absences from child care due to a local emergency.
  ( PDF 251KB | RTF 58KB)