Childcare fees in Australia outpace inflation with rises of up to 32%, report finds
ACCC says number of centres charging above hourly rate cap has doubled as government's cheaper childcare package comes into force
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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