A trial program to help working parents with home-based childcare will soon start in the Hunter with applications now open.
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The federal government’s Nanny Pilot Program is designed to help parents who cannot access conventional childcare because of irregular working hours.
This might include, but is not limited to, nurses, farmers and people in emergency services.
Nationals Duty Senator for Hunter John Williams said the pilot program would provide subsidised care for about 10,000 children over the next two years.
“Overall, the government is investing almost $40 billion in childcare over the next four years to make it more affordable and more flexible,” he said.
The Nanny Pilot is a $246 million part of the childcare spend.
Families are eligible for the Nanny Pilot Program if both parents (or in the case of a sole parent family, the sole parent) work, train or study at least eight hours a fortnight, and at least one parent is an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
Visit www.dss.gov.au/nannypilot to make any applications before October 30. Applications for service providers to deliver the Nanny Pilot Program close on October 22.