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1. The Commonwealth Childcare Program -- 1.1. Aims and objectives -- 1.2. Family day care -- 1.3. Commonwealth and State responsibilities -- 1.4. Release of service information -- 2. General conditions of funding -- 2.1. Who can be funded? -- 2.2. Legal responsibilities of operating a service -- 2.3...

3.9. Responsibilities to children -- 3.10. Information needs of parents -- 3.11. Handling complaints -- 3.12. Links with other services -- 3.13. Fee schedule -- 4. Who can use a service? -- 4.1. A community service -- 4.2. Priority of access guidelines -- 4.3. Provision of care to near relatives --...

8. Childcare Assistance -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Eligibility for Childcare Assistance -- 8.3. Fees and Childcare Assistance -- 8.4. Special Childcare Assistance -- 8.5. Income and assets assessment -- 8.6. Calculating and recording Childcare Assistance -- 8.7. Claiming Childcare Assistance -- 9....

11. Employer sponsored family day care -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Models of employer sponsored family day care -- 11.3. Commonwealth funding -- 11.4. Fringe benefits tax -- 11.5. Negotiations between emplooyers and schemes -- 11.6. Management of employer sponsored family day care places -- 11.7....

Appendix A. Funding rates -- Appendix B. Request for extension of 24-hour care -- Appendix C. Suggested family day care fee schedule -- Appendix D. Operational profile form -- Appendix E. Forms relating to Childcare Assistances and D-SUPS -- Appendix F. Employer sponsored places form -- Appendix G....