Fees and Subsidies
What’s Included
Our daily fee covers a full day from 7.00 am to 6.00 pm and includes:
- morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack, prepared by our on-site chef
- milk and water
- nappies and wipes
- sunscreen
- bed linen for rest time
- your child’s OWNA online portfolio
Please contact us for our current daily fee. Families supply pull-ups for toilet learning.
Child Care Subsidy (CCS)
The Australian Government’s Child Care Subsidy is paid straight to us and taken off your fees. How much you receive depends on your family income: in 2026–27, families earning up to $88,520 receive 90%, reducing gradually as income rises. You claim CCS through your myGov account linked to Centrelink, and give us your Customer Reference Number (CRN) and your child’s CRN so we can submit the enrolment. You then confirm the enrolment in myGov.
To estimate your fees after CCS, use the Child Care Subsidy calculator on StartingBlocks or Services Australia’s Payment and Service Finder. For help, call Centrelink on 136 150.
The 3 Day Guarantee
Since 5 January 2026, every family eligible for CCS can receive at least 72 hours of subsidised care a fortnight, whatever their work or study hours. Families can receive up to 100 hours a fortnight when both parents do more than 48 hours of work, study or other recognised activity a fortnight, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children receive 100 hours.
Our sessions are 11 hours (7.00 am to 6.00 pm), so a booking of three days a week uses 66 subsidised hours a fortnight. Services Australia: subsidised hours.
CCS can also be paid for up to 42 absence days per child each financial year, for any reason.
NSW Fee Relief for 3 to 5 Year Olds
The NSW Government helps with the cost of preschool programs in long day care. In 2026 this is Start Strong for Long Day Care. From 1 January 2027 it is replaced by Fee Relief for Long Day Care, which is taken off your fees each week, after CCS.
| Your child’s age on 31 July 2027 | Standard rate | Maximum rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years or older | $1,826 | $2,625 |
| 3 years | $434 | $788 |
- The maximum rate applies to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and to some services in regional or disadvantaged areas.
- It is not income tested, and visa or citizenship status is not considered.
- You complete a short declaration and consent form each year, and can receive the relief at one long day care service.
- Your weekly statement shows the daily fee, your CCS, the NSW fee relief and the amount you pay.
Details are from the NSW Department of Education’s 2027 program guidelines and may change. NSW Fee Relief for Long Day Care. Ask us whether your child is eligible.
Paying Your Fees
- There is no bond. Instead, two weeks of fees are charged in advance at orientation, and we go through your statement with you.
- After that, fees are charged weekly by direct debit, and your statement is sent through OWNA.
- Fees apply to all booked days, including holidays, sick days and public holidays, because these keep your child’s place.
- Please give us two weeks’ written notice to reduce your days or finish care.