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. An online waiting list application is available at childcareapplication.com.au 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. An online waiting list application is available at childcareapplication.com.au 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 $137.50 per day (as at 1/1/2021) 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 $137.50 per day (as at 1/1/2021) 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) commenced on 2 July 2018 and replaced the Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR) with a single, means-tested subsidy. CCS is the main way the Government assists families with their child care fees. It is generally paid directly to child care providers to be passed on to families as a fee reduction. Families make a co-contribution to their child care fees and pay to the provider the difference between the fee charged and the subsidy amount.
Some basic requirements must be satisfied for an individual to be eligible to receive Child Care Subsidy for a child. These include the child meeting immunisation requirements and the individual, or their partner, meeting residency requirements. In addition, the individual must be liable to pay for care provided, the care must be delivered in Australia by an approved child care provider, and not be part of a compulsory education program.
The three factors that determine a family's level of Child Care Subsidy are:
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. There is also additional fee assistance for vulnerable families through the Child Care Safety Net.
The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) commenced on 2 July 2018 and replaced the Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR) with a single, means-tested subsidy. CCS is the main way the Government assists families with their child care fees. It is generally paid directly to child care providers to be passed on to families as a fee reduction. Families make a co-contribution to their child care fees and pay to the provider the difference between the fee charged and the subsidy amount.
Some basic requirements must be satisfied for an individual to be eligible to receive Child Care Subsidy for a child. These include the child meeting immunisation requirements and the individual, or their partner, meeting residency requirements. In addition, the individual must be liable to pay for care provided, the care must be delivered in Australia by an approved child care provider, and not be part of a compulsory education program.
The three factors that determine a family's level of Child Care Subsidy are:
- Combined annual family income
- Activity test – the activity level of both parents
- Service type – type of child care service and whether the child attends school
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. There is also additional fee assistance for vulnerable families through the Child Care Safety Net.
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