Lists the telephone number for the Child Care Access Hotline. The service helps callers choose suitable child care, such as long day care, family day care, in-home care, outside school hours care and occasional care.

This website provides information about the guidelines for claiming the Child Care Benefit. It also lists the number for the Child Care Access Hotline, a service that connects callers with approved child care services in their area.

From 2006, families will be able to recover some of the costs of child care by claiming a tax rebate. The rebate will cover up to 30 per cent of the cost of formal care, subject to an annual cap. This page explains the rebate, who is eligible, and how to claim it.

This program assists parents with re-entering the workplace after caring for children for more than two years. Parents can apply for grants of up to $1000 to help pay for education and training to update or gain their employment skills.

ways2work is part of the Victorian Government’s support for working families.

Its aim is to assist parents and carers enter or re-enter the paid workforce, and provide advice to prospective employers about creating a better balance between family and work obligations.