The Australian Child Care Index

It is vital that our children are well cared for, but we can't all be with them 24 hours a day. The Australian Child Care Index helps parents find the care in their area that suits their needs, by listing all the care options available to them. Looking for childcare? Whether Long Day Care, Family Daycare, an Early Learning Center, a Kindergarten, a Pre-school, a Nanny or a Babysitter are what you need - look around. We have the childcare options that suit your needs.

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  • Creche fees go up $33 a day (Aug 9)

    PARENTS face fee rises of up to $33 per child per day when the Federal Government requires childcare centres to employ more and better qualified staff, a survey of 170 NSW centres has found.

    Read the whole story at the Daily Telegraph website.

  • Kate Ellis attacked for childcare 'snub' (Aug 4)

    Federal Childcare Minister Kate Ellis is under fire for "snubbing" the industry and ignoring its concerns after missing a Gold Coast conference. During a campaign where the cost of living and childcare is front and centre, the sector's peak body has alleged she is not interested in her portfolio and does not engage with the industry when asked.

    Read the whole story at The Australian website.

  • Coalition would put off changes in childcare standards (Jul 27)

    A Coalition government would stall Labor's promised overhaul of childcare quality to further consult with the industry and would reinstate indexing of the childcare rebate, Tony Abbott said.

    Read the whole story at the Sydney Morning Herald website.

  • Coalition leader Tony Abbott promised to $89 million to help make childcare more affordable (Jul 26)

    Mr Abbott said a Coalition government would index the childcare rebate to inflation, a move which he said would give families as much as $300 a child more at the maximum rate of the rebate.

    Read the whole story at the ABC News website.

  • Why South Australia's childcare waitlist is growing (Jul 4)

    South Australia's baby boom will put more pressure on an already struggling childcare system, experts say.

    Read the whole story at the Adelaide Now website.

  • Biting charges dismissed (Jul 2)

    A Brisbane child care worker who claims she was joking when she said she bit a child will not stand trial. Magistrate Allan Taylor dismissed the two common assault charges against Ms Inprom, citing a lack of evidence.

    Read the whole story at the Brisbane Times website.

  • Government defends new childcare taxes (Jul 2)

    Joy Burch, the ACT Community Services Minister, has rejected accusations that childcare costs will soar because centres are being hit with new regulations and taxes.

    Read the whole story at the ABC News website.

  • Coalition push on family daycare (Jul 2)

    Tony Abbott is framing a childcare policy that will boost family daycare, to shift the balance away from formal institutional long-day care.

    Read the whole story at The Australian website.

  • Car seat laws need a boost (Jun 30)

    Parents and childcare workers have called for the State Government to better publicise new car seat laws for kids.

    Read the whole story at the NewsMail website.

  • Despite dozens of breaches, no childcare centre on QLD govt 'shame' register (Jun 26)

    A State Government online database established to "name and shame" rogue Queensland childcare centres remains empty five months after its launch. Inspectors from the Office of Early Childhood Education and Care have detected at least 79 breaches across 21 centres since the database went live on February 1 but none was deemed serious enough be included.

    Read the whole story at the Courier-Mail website.