This handbook is part of a set of information resources that support the delivery of quality child care and early learning across Australia.
This Quick Guide provides an overview of Australia's formal child care system - that is, regulated child care away from the child's home. The Guide outlines key features of the regulatory framework, approval requirements for a service and describes the funding role of the Australian Government. It includes statistics relevant to the types, usage and costs of formal child care, as well as quality standards.
Greens MPs. (2013) Laurel Tree Hour childcare centre [photograph]. Retrieved from https://flic.kr/p/epfnQJ
