Maximise your childcare benefits

Are you maximising your childcare benefits? Oz Education Early Learning Centres are approved for the government’s child care subsidy which makes childcare more affordable for our families. All families earning less than $533,280, are eligible for subsidised childcare.

Oz Education is offers Flexible Hours to help families minimise out-of-pocket expenses. It enables you to choose between a full day session, 10 hour or a 9 hour session, which could give you more childcare hours and subsidy that your family needs.

If you are entitled to a maximum subsidy of 85%, your fees could start from as little as $20 a day.

Benefits of the Child Care Subsidy

The  Child Care Subsidy (CCS) provides financial assistance to most working parents who rely on child care to:

• work (paid, self-employed and unpaid work in your family business)
• volunteer for work or looking for work
• study
• driving to and from work (not home), to our childcare centre
• do other recognised activities.

The new subsidy will be directly paid to an approved CCS centre like Oz Education, reducing your total fees.

Determining your Child Care Subsidy

On 2 July 2018 the Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR) were replaced by the new Child Care Subsidy (CCS). The new Child Care Subsidy is activity and income-tested. Many factors determine your family’s entitlement.

During this change, Oz Education contacted our families to help them understand their eligibility for the new child care subsidy and lodge their assessments during the transition period. In addition, we helped them maximise their childcare benefits to lower their out-of-pocket costs.

Call us today on 1300 644 125 or book an appointment to find out how you can minimize your out-of-pocket costs or to discuss any new subsidy changes and your personal circumstance.