That says it all really. People are rorting the system because of leniant child care centres. If the centres refused services when fees aren't paid, then the attendance records wouldn't include that much that is unpaid.

We only use registered care (preschool) so not sure if it's different, but I claim using payment receipts. Maybe the automated system for approved care is different? But it does come down to the centre itself cracking down on people paying their fees.
yeah unfortunately it lands on the shoulders of the child care centre and how they manage non-paying families. they could pull their place - but at what point do they do that? the government pay the rebate on what the centre advise they have charged, not what has been paid. the child care centres have to put in usage statements to be able to claim CCB and it's on that basis that CCR is paid.