Research snapshot Jun 2023
Child care fees charged by services
This snapshot focuses on child care fees, including analysis of the distribution of fees charged, and analysis of fees relative to the caps.
Research snapshot Jun 2023
This snapshot focuses on child care fees, including analysis of the distribution of fees charged, and analysis of fees relative to the caps.
Research snapshot Jun 2023
This snapshot presents findings from the evaluation of the Child Care Package that relate to experiences of vulnerable families.
Research snapshot Jun 2023
Summarises aspects of the Child Care Package that impact on the cost of child care, and reports on some of the findings related to affordability.
Research snapshot Jun 2023
An overview of the early childhood education and care sector, the contribution of subsidies, and a summary of issues on the viability of the sector.
Research snapshot Oct 2022
An overview of the Inclusion Support Program (ISP) evaluation findings. The ISP is an element of the Child Care Safety Net of the Child Care Package.
Short article Oct 2020
This short article explores how a population approach to early intervention and prevention can support parents and improve child safety and wellbeing.
Short article Jul 2016
How many children are in the child protection system? How can we improve the system's response to these children and their families?
Practice guide Jul 2017
A resource to assist in the development of high-quality and consistent playgroups
Family Matters article Oct 2009
Family Matters article on economic instability and children's development
Research report Aug 2019
This early monitoring report is the first formal evaluation of the Commonwealth’s Child Care Package.