How much for a Nanny?

[Jennifer13]

Google Placement Solutions. They are who I go through (there are others). But they are an "approved Centrelink child care provider" or whatever, so CCB, CCR and JET can all be claimed (JET pending inhome care approval). You can't claim CCB/R for an au pair though.

If you hire nanny privately, you won't be able to claim. I have heard that individual nannies *can* become "approved child care providers for Centrelink purposes" but am yet to come across any, as the hassle is too prohibitive it seems. But you can claim for FDC too... They must be "approved" carers - not "registered" carers I believe is the distinction made by Centrelink.

Actually, my old nanny (hired privately, found at the site I mentioned above) was registered and we were able to claim for CCB. It worked out to $3/hr. It did mean a certain level of qualifications (she had formerly managed a child care centre) and continuing registration each year. It wasn't difficult for her to continue to register and I seem to remember it was little more than lodging a form (from her side, not mine).

Not sure how much it would have contributed to our CCR, because DD1 was also in preschool one day a week and that tipped us over the threshold anyway.