CCS details can become outdated when real life changes — such as income, care days, childcare fees, work or activity hours, school status, or family circumstances. When that happens, a previous estimate may no longer match your current situation.
Estimate your CCS today — then keep checking when life changes.
CCS Checkup provides estimate-only decision support based on the details families enter. Services Australia/Centrelink determines actual CCS outcomes.
Quick CCS Calculator
FreeUse this if you want a quick one-off estimate based on your current details.
Track My CCS
A$4.99/monthUse this if your circumstances may change during the year and you want to save a baseline, compare projected changes, and identify possible review points based on the details you enter.
Track My CCS helps you save your current CCS baseline and explore possible impacts when life changes. You can adjust and re-check estimated changes to your possible CCS position based on the details you enter.
Income & family details
Work & activity
Care arrangements
Life changes
CCS Checkup does not determine entitlement, confirm eligibility or determine subsidised hours. Services Australia/Centrelink determines actual outcomes based on each family's individual circumstances.
Track My CCS can help compare a saved baseline with projected changes. These examples show the kind of possible review points a checkup may highlight based on the details entered.
You may be getting too much CCS this year.
Based on the details entered — your income, activity hours or care details may be worth checking.
Possible overpayment risk worth checking
Illustrative example only
$4,138
What to check next
Your income, activity hours or care details may be worth checking with Services Australia/Centrelink.
Current baseline (example)
Example only. Actual results depend on the details entered and each family's individual circumstances. Services Australia/Centrelink determines actual CCS outcomes.
You may be missing out on CCS this year.
Based on the details entered — your updated income estimate or care details may be worth checking.
Possible additional CCS worth checking
Illustrative example only
$2,460
What to check next
Your updated income estimate or care details may be worth checking with Services Australia/Centrelink.
Baseline comparison (example)
Example only. Actual results depend on the details entered and each family's individual circumstances. Services Australia/Centrelink determines actual CCS outcomes.
Illustrative examples only. Actual results depend on the details entered and each family's individual circumstances. Track My CCS provides estimate-only decision support. Services Australia/Centrelink determines actual CCS outcomes.
A$4.99/month — cancel anytime.
CCS Checkup helps families estimate their possible CCS position based on the details they enter. Families can save a current baseline and check whether those details may still match real life when circumstances change.
CCS Checkup is not connected to Services Australia or Centrelink, does not access official records, and does not determine actual CCS outcomes.
A one-off CCS estimate is based on the details entered at that time. When income, care days, childcare fees, activity or work hours, or family circumstances change, the previous estimate may no longer reflect the current situation. Ongoing checkups help families keep track of whether the details they have entered still appear to match real life.
Each topic covers a life change that may affect CCS estimates and when a checkup may be useful.
Child Care Subsidy Calculator & Checkup Tool
Get a free one-off estimate of your out-of-pocket childcare costs, or start ongoing CCS checkups.
Income changed? Check your Child Care Subsidy
When family income changes, the CCS details you entered may no longer reflect your current situation.
Childcare fees increased? Check your CCS
When childcare fees change, your previous estimate of out-of-pocket costs may need a check.
Care days changed? Check your CCS
When care days, hours, or session arrangements change, a previous CCS estimate may no longer match real life.
Work or activity hours changed? Check your Child Care Subsidy
When work, study or activity hours change, a previous CCS estimate or baseline may need a check.
Child starting school? Check your Child Care Subsidy
Starting school often changes care arrangements, fees and hours — and a previous estimate may no longer match real life.
New child starting childcare? Check your Child Care Subsidy
When a new child starts care, total family fees, care days and out-of-pocket cost estimates can change.
CCS checkup before tax time
Before tax-time balancing, it may be useful to check whether the details entered still appear to match real life.
More CCS checkup topics may be added later.
Track My CCS is for families who want to save their current CCS baseline and re-check when life changes. It helps compare projected changes and identify possible review points based on the details entered.
Track My CCS provides estimate-only decision support. It does not replace Centrelink or Services Australia. Services Australia/Centrelink determines actual CCS outcomes.
Start with a free one-off snapshot, or use Track My CCS for ongoing checkups when life changes.
Free snapshot — no account needed. Track My CCS — A$4.99/month, login required, cancel anytime.
Built from real CCS experience
CCS Checkup was created from real parent experience with the Child Care Subsidy system, supported by a background in finance and numbers. It helps families estimate, check and better understand when their CCS details may need reviewing — especially when life changes.
Estimate-only decision support. Not financial, tax, legal, accounting, Centrelink, Services Australia or government advice.
Read why CCS Checkup existsDisclaimer: CCS Checkup provides estimates and decision-support tools for general information only. Results are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial, tax, legal, or government advice. Actual CCS entitlements, subsidised hours, withholding, payments, debts and balancing outcomes are determined by Services Australia / Centrelink based on your individual circumstances. Always verify your details with Services Australia before making decisions or changes to your Centrelink records. CCS Checkup is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Services Australia or the Australian Government.
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