You can be paid for any absence from approved care your child attends for up to 42 days per child per financial year. Additional absences beyond 42 days for certain reasons may be approved and paid. Please talk to your child care provider about the additional absences.
Public holidays will be counted as an absence if the child would normally have attended the service on that day, if it were not a public holiday, and fees have been charged for that day for the child. You can access your child’s absence record on your online statement by selecting 'View Child Care Details and Payments' at Centrelink Online Services. You can also do this using the Express Plus Families mobile app.
For more information on absences from child care, you can use the Information for families using child care kit, on the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website.