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- Child Care Services
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Day Child Care Services
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Service Description
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To assist parents who cannot take care of their young children because of work or other reasons, the Social Welfare Department subsidises non-governmental organisations to provide a variety of child care services, to meet the different needs of the parents and their young children.
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Type of Services
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Child Care Centre (CCC) Service [including standalone CCCs and CCCs attached to Kindergartens (KGs)]
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CCC Services aims to provide day care to the children aged from birth to under 3 in a safe, stimulating and learning environment, to enhance their growth and development.
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Service Hours of CCCs is from 8:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. (Monday to Friday) and from 8:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. on Saturday.
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Service fees charged by standalone CCCs and CCCs attached to KGs have to be approved by Social Welfare Department and Joint Office for Kindergartens and Child Care Centres of the Education Bureau respectively.
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The list of aided and private / non-profit making standalone CCCs, the fee charged and ancillary services provided including subvented and non-subvented occasional child care service and extended hours service (as at March 2023) can be downloaded here :
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The list of kindergarten-cum-child care centres (KG-cum-CCCs) provided by the Joint Office for Kindergartens and Child Care Centres of the Education Bureau, the fee charged and ancillary services provided including subvented and non-subvented occasional child care service and extended hours service (as at April 2023) can be downloaded here :
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Harmonisation of Pre-primary services has been implemented since 1 September 2005. For details on the harmonisation of KGs and CCC, please visit the Education Bureau website : EDB Link |
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Kindergarten and Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme (KCFRS)
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Children from low income families receiving full-day child care service can apply for KCFRS to cover part or whole of service fee from the Student Finance Office of the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFAA).
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The Applicants may obtain application forms, guidance notes and the related application documents from the CCCs in which their children are studying / receiving care services and submit to WFSFAA for processing. For detailed information of KCFRS, please visit the website: http://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/ |
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Occasional Child Care Service (OCCS)
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Provide OCCS on full-day, half-day or two-hour sessional basis at some standalone CCCs and KG-cum-CCCs for parents or carers with sudden engagements or various commitments.
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Service Hours of OCCS is from 8:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. (Monday to Friday) and from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m. on Saturday.
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Fee for OCCS (Basic fee level is a two-hour session):
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$64 for a full-day session, excluding meal charge
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$32 for a half-day session, excluding meal charge
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$16 for a two-hour session
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Extended Hours Service (EHS)
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Provide longer hours of child care assistance at some standalone CCCs and KG-cum-CCCs to meet the social needs of families and working parents.
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Service hours of EHS is generally from 6:00p.m. to 7:00pm or 8:00p.m. (Monday to Friday) and from 1:00p.m. to 2:00p.m. / 3:00p.m. / 8:00p.m. on Saturday. (Individual centres may vary their service hours depending on the service demand.)
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Fee for EHS: Hourly rate is charged at $13
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Enquiry and Application Procedure: Parents may make applications for child care
services at their preferred CCCs directly during office hours.
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The list of CCCs and KG-cum-CCCs providing subvented OCCS and EHS (as at
March 2023) can be downloaded here :
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Mutual Help Child Care Centre (MHCCC)
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Aims at promoting mutual help on child care within the neighbourhood.
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Sets up by non-profit-making organisations to provide care for not more than 14 babies and toddlers.
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The list of MHCCCs (as at April 2023) can be downloaded here :
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Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project (NSCCP)
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Provides flexible form of child care service for children aged under 9, and promotes community participation and mutual help in the neighbourhood.
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Two service components:
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Home-based child care service
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Centre-based care group
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Home-based child care service operates from 7:00am to 11:00pm; and centre-based care group operates till late evenings and covers some weekends.
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Fees and charges are approved by Social Welfare Department.
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Detailed information on the service and the list of 18 district-based projects (as at April 2023) can be downloaded here:
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 Acrobat Document
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After School Care Programme for Pre-primary Children [ASCP(PC)]
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Provide child care service for pre-primary children whose parents or carers are unable to provide proper care to them before/after school hours.
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Provide individual/group activities to meet their developmental needs.
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Service target: children aged 3 to under 6 or attending nursery (K1), lower (K2) or upper (K3) classes in kindergartens/kindergarten-cum-child care centres.
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The fee charging level is approved by Social Welfare Department. Service users with social needs and financial hardship may approach respective service operators for fee reduction / waiving.
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For details of the service and fee charging schedules, as well as the list of Centres operating After School Care Centre for Pre-primary Children (as at February 2023) can be downloaded here:
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Acrobat Document |
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Leaflets on Day Child Care Services
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Leaflets on Day Child Care Services in Chinese, English and Ethnic Minority languages can be downloaded here:
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Residential Child Care Centre (RCCC)
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The information here has been moved to the following Page:
Homepage-> Public Services -> Family and Child Welfare Services -> List of Services -> Residential Child Care Services
You may also click here to visit the new page. |
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Special Child Care Centre (SCCC)
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The information here has been moved to the following Page:
Homepage-> Public Services -> Rehabilitation Services -> List of Services -> Day Training Services -> Special Child Care Centre
You may also click here to visit the new page. |
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Registration, Inspection and Control under Child Care Services Ordinance and Child
Care Services Regulations
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The information here has been moved to the following new Page:
Homepage -> Public Services -> Licensing and Regulation -> Registration of Child Care Centres.
You may also click here to visit the new page. |
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The Final Report of the Consultancy Study on the Long-term Development of Child
Care Services
In December 2016, the Social Welfare Department commissioned the Department of Social
Work and Social Administration of The University of Hong Kong (the Consultant Team) to conduct a “Consultancy Study on the Long-term Development of Child Care Services” (the Study). The Study looks into the overall provision of day child care services in Hong Kong and advises on the long-term development of child care services.
The Consultant Team furnished the Final Report on the Study in November 2018 and has put forward a series of recommendations to improve the quality and quantity of child care services in Hong Kong.
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The Executive Summary can be downloaded here.
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The Final Report (updated version - February 2019) can be downloaded here.
(Note : Minor amendments were made on the content of pages 23, 33, 36, 38, 55, 58, 69, 76, 82, 98, 101, 146, 151 to 154, 162 to 164 and 183 of the Final Report.) |
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