Childcare fee clarity worksheet
Should childcare centres show fees online? — the guide this tool belongs to.
Centrely practical planning worksheet—not an industry benchmark or entitlement decision. Verify current CCS settings and the family’s actual circumstances before relying on any estimate.
Core calculation
- Daily/session fee: $______
- Session length: ______ hours
- Hourly fee: daily fee ÷ session length = $______
- Current CCS hourly cap: $______
- Effective date of cap: ______
- Amount above cap per hour: max(hourly fee − cap, 0) = $______
Family example
Use an illustrative CCS percentage only; never present it as the family’s entitlement.
- Illustrative CCS percentage: ______%
- Capped session amount: lower of fee or cap × session hours = $______
- Illustrative CCS before withholding: capped amount × percentage = $______
- Amount above cap: $______
- Illustrative family amount before other adjustments: $______
Publication checklist
- Daily/session fee
- Session length
- Hourly fee
- Current CCS cap and effective date
- Clear explanation if fee is above cap
- Inclusions and additional charges
- State kindergarten funding treatment, if relevant
- Personalised estimate
- Services Australia disclaimer
- Fee effective date
- Same fee across website, Centrely, documents and systems
- Family communication prepared before a change
Verify current caps at the Australian Government Department of Education before publishing.