Waiting List
Heritage is affiliated with the Australian National University (ANU) and priority is given to the children of staff and students at the ANU. Please fill-in our online waiting list application form if your family would like to join our community.
It is important that email and mobile phone details are up to date on the application as an email and text message will be sent to offer a place when one becomes available. Offers must be accepted or declined within 2 working days by calling, emailing or visiting the service. Failure to respond results in offers becoming inactive.
Heritage is affiliated with the Australian National University (ANU) and priority is given to the children of staff and students at the ANU. Please fill-in our online waiting list application form if your family would like to join our community.
It is important that email and mobile phone details are up to date on the application as an email and text message will be sent to offer a place when one becomes available. Offers must be accepted or declined within 2 working days by calling, emailing or visiting the service. Failure to respond results in offers becoming inactive.
Fees
Fees are currently $176.00 per day (as at 2026) and are payable fortnightly in advance via Debitsuccess. Salary sacrifice is available to ANU employees as a pre-tax or post-tax deduction.
Fees are currently $176.00 per day (as at 2026) and are payable fortnightly in advance via Debitsuccess. Salary sacrifice is available to ANU employees as a pre-tax or post-tax deduction.
The Child Care Subsidy (CCS)
The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is the main way the Government assists families with their child care fees. It is generally paid directly to child care providers, who pass it on to families as a fee reduction. Families make a co-contribution to their child care fees and pay the provider the difference between the fee charged and the subsidy amount.
Some basic requirements must be met for a family to be eligible for the Child Care Subsidy for a child. These include parental residency requirements and the child meeting immunisation requirements. In addition, the parent must be liable to pay for the care provided, the care must be delivered in Australia by an approved child care provider, and it must not be part of a compulsory education program.
Factors that determine a family's level of Child Care Subsidy include:
Families can get an estimate of what they may be entitled to by entering their details into the Department of Human Services Payment and Service Finder.
The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) is the main way the Government assists families with their child care fees. It is generally paid directly to child care providers, who pass it on to families as a fee reduction. Families make a co-contribution to their child care fees and pay the provider the difference between the fee charged and the subsidy amount.
Some basic requirements must be met for a family to be eligible for the Child Care Subsidy for a child. These include parental residency requirements and the child meeting immunisation requirements. In addition, the parent must be liable to pay for the care provided, the care must be delivered in Australia by an approved child care provider, and it must not be part of a compulsory education program.
Factors that determine a family's level of Child Care Subsidy include:
- Combined annual family income
- Number of children in education and care
- Participation levels of parents
- Type of child care service
Families can get an estimate of what they may be entitled to by entering their details into the Department of Human Services Payment and Service Finder.
- From 5 January 2026, all CCS eligible families can now receive at least 72 hours of subsidised care per fortnight.
- Note: CCS is not payable for absences on the first or last days of enrolment.
- Families earning $85,279 or less in 2025/6 receive a 90% subsidy.
- Families earning $85,279 to $535,279 in 2025/6 receive a subsidy that tapers from 90% depending on their income. The subsidy will go down by 1% for each $5,000 earned.
- Families with more than one child aged 5 or under in ECEC may get a higher subsidy for the second child and younger children based on two separate income tests.
- There is additional fee assistance for vulnerable families.
- Families can get 100 hours of subsidised child care each fortnight for each child if they are caring for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child, regardless of their family's participation level.
- Visit the Services Australia website for the most up-to-date information.
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