1. No category

Child Care Subsidy
Proportion of fees covered – current system compared to Child Care Subsidy, for all services by family income ranges, 2017-18
80,000
100.0%
90.0%
70,000
80.0%
60,000
70.0%
50,000
40,000
50.0%
Percentage
Number of families
60.0%
40.0%
30,000
30.0%
20,000
20.0%
10,000
10.0%
0
0.0%
Number of Families (LHS)
Final model (RHS)
Current system
Cumulative per cent of families (RHS)
Source: Department of Social Services modelling.
Note: There are a small proportion of families earning more than $300,000 as depicted by the shaded area.
Note: The current system has a $7,500 annual cap for CCR, while the Child Care Subsidy has a $10,000 cap for families earning around $185,000 or more.
Table 1: Fee caps by service type, 2017-18
Long day care
$11.55
Family day care
$10.70
Outside school hours care
$10.10