ACCC says number of centres charging above hourly rate cap has doubled as government’s cheaper childcare package comes into force
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Childcare fees have outpaced inflation in the past five years, with rises of between 20% and 32% from 2018 to 2022 according to a report from the competition regulator.
Households are now paying 4% more for centre-based and outside-school-hours care, 6% more for family daycare and 15% more for in-home care services, once adjusted for inflation.
$123.64 per child a day for centre-based daycare, with $48.60 out-of-pocket
$90.23 a child a day for family daycare ($28.92 out-of-pocket)
$30 per child a session for outside-school-hours care ($13.54 out-of-pocket)
$301.42 per family a day for in-home care ($60.69 out-of-pocket).
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