Who can get early childhood education assistance
You can’t claim for early childhood education in family day care or home-based care or preschool. You can’t claim the costs of a nanny or an au pair.
When you can claim early childhood education assistance
When early childhood education assistance stops
You may get child education assistance instead when your child starts pre-school.
Rate of early childhood education assistance
The benchmark school fees include their enrolment and application fees. The assistance you get to cover these fees at your child’s facility is included in the hourly rate.
Fees the assistance doesn’t cover
You can use your child supplement allowance to help you pay for other early childhood education costs.
How to claim
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