28/10/2025
What is the 3 day guarantee?
3 Day Guarantee: changes to subsidised child care hours from 5 January 2026 📣
- Families can get at least 72 hours of subsidised care each fortnight. ✅
- You may get up to 100 hours if you have more than 48 hours of recognised participation per fortnight or have a valid exemption. ✅
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children can get 100 hours. ✅
Families must still pay a gap fee, except in certain circumstances.
