Nearly 900 childcare providers approved to raise fees despite State funding

For the programme year of 2024/2025, the Department of Children received up to 1,145 fee increase applications.

Nearly 900 childcare providers within the Government's funding system have increased their fees this year, latest figures show.

Childcare providers which, as part of the Government’s core funding model, have been prevented from increasing their prices in recent years, can apply for a fee increase assessment if their fees were “frozen at a level that may not be sufficient to sustain their business, even with the increased funding available through core funding”.