Uniting Early Learning supports the federal government’s announcement to introduce legislation to guarantee 3 days of early education and care.
This legislation passed in February 2025 guarantees three days a week of subsidised early education for children who need it from January 2026.
Families earning between $50,000 to $100,000 are expected to save on average $1,460 per year.
From next year families can get at least 72 subsidised hours of care each fortnight for each child. This is regardless of how much work, training, study or volunteering they do.
Under the 3-day guarantee:
- all Child Care Subsidy (CCS) eligible families will get 3 days of subsidised care each week for each child
- families caring for First Nations children will get 100 hours of subsidised care each fortnight for each child.
Read more on the Department of Education’s website.
