Getting your bearings
- What “day care”, “kinder” and “preschool” actually mean
- Every type of care compared in one table
- What “kinder program included” really means
For parents who don’t have an hour to spare
Child care,
in plain
English.
Every fact, once. The subsidy, the red flags, the paperwork. No forums, no five tabs, no calling round to ask the same question twice.
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5Parts, start to finish
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What’s inside
All five things, in the order you need them.
No padding. Read it start to finish in one sitting, or jump straight to tonight’s problem.
The money
- Who qualifies for Child Care Subsidy, in plain terms
- The 3 Day Guarantee, and what changed in 2026
- A worked example across three income bands
Choosing a centre
- What to check before you even book a tour
- The exact questions worth asking on the day
- Red flags vs completely normal, side by side
Starting
- The enrolment and immunisation paperwork checklist
- A realistic settling-in timeline, week by week
- What a normal day actually looks like, hour by hour
Make the best choice
- A 5-step decision check that rules centres in or out fast
- The one-page checklist, ready for any tour
- A glossary for every acronym you’ll ever be handed
The rule that just changed
You don’t need a job for this anymore.
Until January 2026, no work or study hours meant no subsidised care. That link is now cut, for your first three days a week, full stop.
Who wins: stay-at-home parents, people between jobs, part-timers who got knocked back before.
3Subsidised days, zero activity test
100K+Families this unlocks
Why this guide
Built for a phone, in a car park, before a tour.
Every term, translated instantly
Nothing left for you to Google later. Each acronym gets explained the second it shows up.
The maths, already done
A worked example across three income bands. Not a calculator you’ll open tomorrow and forget.
Built to be used, not read twice
The one-page checklist is made to be screenshotted and pulled out mid-tour.
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There’s no perfect centre, only the right one for your family. This checklist is here to help you tell the difference.— From Part 5, Make the Best Choice for Your Child
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