Gap (prescribed) Discount

• NSW Government Fee Relief - Start Strong Funding

  NSW Government Fee Relief - Start Strong Funding The Start Strong program provides fee relief to families with children in Early Childhood Education and Care services and Community Preschools || To view further information about the Start Strong program see: NSW Government - Start Strong ${vimeo}[NSW Start StronFew readers

• Gap Discounts - NSW Start Strong Funding

  The 2026 Start Strong for Long Day Care program provides funding to deliver affordable, quality preschool education to children aged 3 and above who are enrolled in eligible long day care services in NSW. || To view further information about the Start Strong program see: NSW Government - Start Strong & [2026 StartFew readers

• Gap Discounts - VIC Free Kinder Funding

  Gap Discounts - VIC Free Kinder Funding Free Kinder for Your Child Free Kinder is available for all children enrolled in a funded kindergarten program. This includes: Three-Year-Old Kindergarten – giving younger learners the best start in a play-based, nurturing environment. Four-Year-Old Kindergarten, including Pre-Prep – helping children build confidence and skills to thrive at school and beyond. Funded kindergarten programs are designed to support your child’s develoFew readers

Fee (non-prescribed) Discount

• Fee Discount - Salary Sacrifice

  Fee Discount - Salary Sacrifice From 7 July 2025, reporting of non-prescribed provider discounts in session reports will be voluntary. This includes third party payments and provider discounts that reduce CCS entitlement, including: employer subsidies enrolment incentives. You must deduct any third-party contributions from the total session fee before applying the family’s CCS percentage. Reporting third-party payments and discounts in session reports is optional unless they are presFew readers

FAQ's

• Removing an Applied Discount

  Removing an Applied Discount Discounts can be applied to a Child's Booking to reduce the GAP (out of pocket Expense). Discounts can be applied for e.g.: Staff Discounts Holiday Discounts Early Bird Booking Discounts etc. || Note: For CCSS Services, If the dates that the Discount has been removed or edited for have been submitted to CCSS for processing, this will create a Vary session. To assist you further with managing these changes see: [Managing a Varied CCSS Session](https://Few readers

• Gap & Fee Discounts FAQ's

  Gap & Fee Discounts FAQ's | For further information on the CCS requirements for Discounts see: Managing Prescribed Discounts and Managing Non-Prescribed Discounts Question 1: Do I need to backdate Discounts for prior toFew readers

• Discounts - State Funding FAQ's

  Discounts - State Funding FAQ's | For further information on the CCS requirements for Discounts see: Managing Prescribed Discounts. QLD Question 1: Do I need to do anything different for QLD Free Kindergarten? Answer: No, QLD Kindy will continue on as per the current process. NSW Question 1: Do I need to continue to addFew readers

• Filtering Discounts

  Filtering Discounts The Discount Setup screen lets you create new discounts and filter existing ones. You can easily add a discount or quickly find discounts that have already been set up. Filtering Discounts Within the Discount Setup screen, select the Filter icon Filter options Heading Description | Search | Search on Keywords e.g. DisFew readers

• Help Page - Managing Discounts in Xap

  This help page contains all the links to assist you with managing Gap & Fee Discounts within Xap.Featured

• Applying Fee & Gap Discounts

  Applying Fee & Gap Discounts The Department of Education outlines specific rules for managing third-party payments—contributions made by entities other than families—to help cover early childhood education and care (ECEC) fees. These rules ensure compliance with Family Assistance Law and maintain the integrity of the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) system. || Find out more about here: [Reporting Third-Party Payments](https://www.education.gov.au/early-childhood/providers/howto/manage-payments-feesFew readers

• Prescribed & Non-prescribed discounts

  Prescribed & Non-Prescribed Discounts The Department of Education outlines specific rules for managing third-party payments—contributions made by entities other than families—to help cover early childhood education and care (ECEC) fees. These rules ensure compliance with Family Assistance Law and maintain the integrity of the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) system. Childcare providers are required to advise The Department via the Provider Entry Point (PEP), or their Third-Party Software such as *Few readers

• Gap Discount - ECEC Educators/Cooks

  Gap Discount - ECEC Educators/Cooks Providers can offer discounted rate for some employees e.g. Educators & Cooks, without reducing their CCS payments to the service. || Find out more about here discounted care for early childhood workforce. How the Gap Discount works: is a [prescribed discount](https://www.education.gov.au/early-childhood/providers/howto/manage-payments-fees/third-party-payments-dFew readers

• Gap Discount - State Funding

  Gap Discount - State Funding Providers can offer discounted ECEC to some employees without reducing their CCS. || Find out more about here discounted care for early childhood workforce. How the Gap Discount works: Is a [prescribed discount](https://www.education.gov.au/early-childhood/providers/howto/manage-payments-fees/third-party-payments-discounts/prFew readers

• Gap Discounts (Prescribed)

  Gap Discounts (Prescribed) COMING SOON! From Monday, 7 Jul 2025, the Department of Education outlines specific rules for managing third-party payments—contributions made by entities other than families—to help cover early childhood education and care (ECEC) fees. These rules ensure compliance with Family Assistance Law and maintain the integrity of the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) system. || For further information see: [Reporting Third-Party Payments](https://www.education.gov.au/early-chiFew readers

• Gap Discounts - Emergency Closures

  Gap Discount - Emergency Closure Discount During a period of emergency, you can waive the gap fee for families if: a child does not attend care your service is closed as a direct result of the emergency. || Find out more about here Support during a CCS period of emergency. ${vimeo}[Few readers

• Discount Management Dashboard Report

  Discount Management Dashboard Report The Discount Management Dashboard Report, gives you a clear overview of all discounts created or applied to your service, helping you stay ahead of upcoming CCS reporting changes. And is designed to help services review current discount patterns and confidently choose the most appropriate Fee or GAP Discount type in preparation for CCS updates. With this report, you’ll be able to view: Created Fee Discounts Applied GAP Discounts per chFew readers

• Fee Discounts (Non-Prescribed)

  Fee Discounts (Non-Prescribed) From Monday, 7 Jul 2025, the Department of Education outlines specific rules for managing third-party payments—contributions made by entities other than families—to help cover early childhood education and care (ECEC) fees. These rules ensure compliance with Family Assistance Law and maintain the integrity of the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) system. || For further information see: [Reporting other Third-Party Payments & Discounts](https://www.education.gov.au/Few readers

• Viewing Applied Discounts - Statements

  Viewing Applied Discounts - Statements Once Discounts have been applied to bookings, this will display on your families statements. Example - Gap Discount Example below - State Funding Applied by code Statements screen displaying applied Discount Family Statement viFew readers

• Fee Discount - Discount by Code

  Fee Discount - Discount by Code Providers can offer discounted rate for Families as a promotion to increase enrolments or for early bookings for e.g. Vacation Care. || Find out more about here Managing other third-party payments & discounts. How the Fee Discount works: Is a [non-prescribed discount](https://www.education.gov.au/early-childhood/providers/howtoFew readers

• Fee Discount - Weekly Fee Discount

  Fee Discount - Weekly Fee Discount Providers can offer discounted rate for Families as a promotion to increase enrolments or for early bookings for e.g. Vacation Care. || Find out more about here Managing other third-party payments & discounts. How the Fee Discount works: Is a [non-prescribed discount](https://www.education.gov.au/early-childhood/providers/hoFew readers