What will child care cost you?
Your Child Care Subsidy rate and the gap fee you pay, from your family income, days in care and the daily fee.
Common questions
How much Child Care Subsidy will I get?
Families earning up to $88,520 a year get 90% of the fee, up to an hourly cap. Above that, the rate drops 1% for every $5,000 of income, to nothing at $538,520 (2026–27).
What is the 3 Day Guarantee?
Since January 2026 every family gets at least 72 subsidised hours a fortnight for each child, whatever their work or study hours. Families where each parent does more than 48 hours of work, study or volunteering a fortnight get 100 hours.
What is the hourly rate cap?
The most the subsidy is worked out on: $15.19 an hour for centre-based day care before school (2026–27). If your centre charges more, you pay the difference in full.