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About 

The mychild.gov.au website is the Australian Government's online child care portal. On this website you will find information on different types of child care and how to get assistance with the cost of child care. You can also search a database to find child care centres in your local area. In many cases, you will also be able to find the services' vacancy and fee information. You will also find links to other useful websites about children's health and wellbeing, parenting and family support services.

To get started you can find information via our homepage, or choose one of the links below.

I need:

The links provided on the mychild website are primarily for programs provided or supported by the Australian Government or state and territory governments.

To make sure mychild.gov.au meets your needs, we have included a feedback page where we welcome your comments on how we can improve the site so it contains information that you need.

If you have any suggestions on what we can include or change, please let us know through our feedback page.

About the Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care

The Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care is responsible for delivering the Australian Government's key commitments on early childhood education and child care, as well as guiding major national policy reform.

High-quality child care plays an important role in a child's educational and developmental outcomes, and enables parents to participate in the workforce and broader community.

The Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care is located in the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).

Further information

For more information visit the Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care section of the DEEWR website.