Child Care Service Handbook

Child Care Service Handbook

Child Care Service Handbook 2011-12

This handbook provides guidance and assistance to approved child care services operating under the CCMS.

DEEWR forms referred to in the new Handbook are set out below:

  • 08-230 Approval for 24 hour child care for up to 14 periods in a financial year
    ( PDF 27KB | RTF 12KB)
  • 08-229 Application for Child Care Benefit for 24 hour care beyond 14 periods per financial year
    (  PDF 169KB | RTF 62KB)
  • 08-309 Approving Special Child Care Benefit - will my service exceed the 18% limit?
    (  PDF 46KB |  DOCX 480KB)
  • 08-311 Application for Special Child Care Benefit for a child at risk when no one is receiving Child Care Benefit
    (  PDF 117KB | RTF 56KB)
  • 08-312 Nomination of eligible hours where a child is attending more than one service
    (  PDF 112KB | RTF 59KB)
  • 08-308 Notification of fee reductions that cannot be passed to a family
    (  PDF 109KB | RTF 49KB)
  • 08-310 Approving Special Child Care Benefit - application for a higher limit where 18 per cent limit has been reached
    ( PDF 43KB |  DOCX 207KB)

 See the Centrelink website for up-to-date Child Care Benefit forms.   

Your feedback about the design and navigation of the online version can help us to improve future editions. Please feel free to email your comments or suggestions to:

CCMS@deewr.gov.au with the subject line “Child Care Services Handbook suggestions’ explaining your idea and giving your contact details in case we need more information.

To view your CCMS legislative requirements, please go to Comlaw and refer to A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999.