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Step 3.1 - Fill in details for child 1
What type of childcare(s) does this child attend?
Centre Based Day Care
Per Week
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Child 1 Summary [Standard CCS Rate 90.00%] Weekly Average Quarterly Average Yearly
Child Care Fees $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Child Care Subsidy $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Child Care Subsidy Withholding $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Child Care Subsidy Paid to Service Provider $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Out-of-pocket Child Care Cost $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Child Care Cost after EOY Reconciliation $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

Calculation

In case you wonder how the CCS is calculated please read through the CCS calculation steps listed below. In Step 4.4 to Step 4.9 calculations for both standard CCS and higher CCS will be shown. Please note: if your child is attending more than one type of care this will be accurate only if you estimate one type of care at a time. Some calculations might be a bit off due to rounding numbers to two decimals.

Step 4.1 - Work out the CCS hours per fortnight

In your case your activity test result is 100 hours. This means you are eligible for up to 100 hours of subsidy per fortnight (50 hours per week).

Step 4.2 - Work out the hourly fee

In your case you pay a daily fee of $180 for a 10 hours session so the hourly fee is the daily fee ÷ the session hours: $180 ÷ 10 = $18.

Step 4.3 - Work out the lower of the hourly fee and the hourly CCS rate cap

In your case the hourly CCS rate cap is $14.29 which is lower than the hourly fee $18. This mean the CCS will be calculated based on the hourly CCS rate cap $14.29 instead of the hourly fee $18.

Step 4.4 - Work out the hourly CCS amount

In your case since your CCS rate is 55% the hourly CCS amount will be the lower of the hourly fee and the hourly rate cap × the CCS rate: $14.29 × 55% = $7.86.

If you are eligible for higher CCS, your CCS rate will be 80% and the hourly CCS amount will be $14.29 × 80% = $11.43.

Step 4.5 - Work out the weekly CCS amount

In your case you can get 50 hours of subsidy per week so your weekly CCS entitlement is the hourly CCS amount × the hours of subsidy per week: $7.86 × 50 = $393.00.

If you are eligible for higher CCS, the weekly CCS entitlement will be $11.43 × 50 = $571.50.

Step 4.6 - Work out the weekly withholding amount

In your case the withholding percentage is 5% so the weekly withholding amount is the weekly CCS amount × the withholding percentage: $393.00 × 5% = $19.65.

If you are eligible for higher CCS, the weekly withholding amount will be $571.50 × 5% = $28.58.

Step 4.7 - Work out the weekly CCS paid to the service provider

In your case the weekly CCS paid to the service provider is the weekly CCS amount − the weekly withholding amount: $393.00 − $19.65 = $373.35.

If you are eligible for higher CCS, the weekly CCS paid to the service provider will be $571.50 − $28.58 = $542.93.

Step 4.8 - Work out the weekly out-of-pocket cost (also known as the gap fee)

In your case the weekly out-of-pocket child care cost (gap fee) is the daily fee × the days enrolled per week − the weekly CCS paid to the service provider: $180 × 5 − $373.35 = $526.65.

If you are eligible for higher CCS, the weekly out-of-pocket child care cost (gap fee) will be $180 × 5 − $542.93 = $357.08.

Step 4.9 - Work out the weekly cost after EOY reconciliation

In your case once you get the withholding amount back after the end of year (EOY) reconciliation the weekly child care cost will be the weekly out-of-pocket cost − the weekly withholding amount: $526.65 − $19.65 = $507.00.

If you are eligible for higher CCS, the weekly child care cost will be $357.08 − $28.58 = $328.50.