Childcare is made FREE for all working parents in plan to help families through Sydney lockdown By Charlie Moore, Political Reporter For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:04 BST, 15 July 2021 | Updated: 00:10 BST, 15 July 2021 Viewcomments Sydney parents will not have to pay for childcare if they keep their child at home during the city's lockdown. From Monday July 19, childcare centres in locked down areas can waive gap-fees on the days that parents choose to keep their children at home. The gap fee is the difference between the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) the Government pays to a service and the remaining fee paid by the family. Parents who send their children to care still have to pay as normal. Sydney parents will not have to pay for childcare if they keep their child at home during the city's lockdown Prime Minister Scott Morrison said around 216,000 families across Greater Sydney that access childcare services could benefit from this measure. 'When gap-fees are waived families will not have to pay any out-of-pocket costs for those days that their children are at home during the current stay at home period,' Mr Morrison said. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility